Faith At A Funeral
How do you find the will to go on, as an unbeliever faced with death? I struggled at my grandmother’s funeral.
Politics & Feminism
Commentary on current social affairs. Intersectional feminism examining questions of gender, sex, sexuality, caste, class, race, religion & other discriminators.
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The Land Of Chowmein Rapes & Durga Ma
I usually steer clear of current affairs, especially on this blog. It’s comfortable to sit in this nook where a woman can say and do anything, assuming that the freedom of speech and other laws of this land apply equally to her. But the past couple of weeks have really…
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Goddess
I drag feet of clayThrough a day too longFlap through the slime of bad moodsTo islands of coherent thoughtAnd prepare for the battle of the sore back I fidget in my chairAnd remember too late,I’m wearing whiteI work late so the paper’s pristineAnd so no one sees the stains when…
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Salt & Saffron: Kamila Shamsie – Where you came from and where you’re going
A review of ‘Salt & Saffron’ by Kamila Shamsie
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The Badness Of Good Boys
Is the Good Boy really that much better than the Bad Boy?
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Career Woman or Wife: Why Should A Woman Have To Choose?
This story of an 80s feminist is always a comfort read. And it brings up a question we’re still grappling with thirty years later.
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Where I Take The Power Back
I’m reclaiming my right to write. There’s much I’ve felt and been and heard and wanted to say but didn’t. A relationship, an engagement, a bitter breakup…aren’t all of these fodder for a feeling writer? And yet I’ve been quiet. I’ve been under a self-imposed gag order that no one…
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Featured in DNA, 27May2012: Mumbai does not welcome you
Mumbai’s victimisation of South Indians happened a little before my time. But I remember life in the city before and after the Babri Masjid incident. My city, my beloved home has gone from an all-welcoming abode to a place that hates Muslims as much as the rest of the propagandized…
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Masculine Logic
Being in a close relationship brings you insights aplenty. Your brain certainly works overtime and some of those times, you stumble onto enlightening bits of wisdom (even if they are *hic* alcohol-soaked). Here’s something I thought last week – the sex ratio is skewed in favour of men, in most…
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Woman, are you safe on Social Media?
The flipside of the Information Age is how it has made the broadcasting of personal information a casual thing.
