Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie
A police drama. A feminist novel. Both markers in my journey to trusting my judgement again. ‘The Rookieβ and Meena Kandasamyβs debut novel were soul mirrors.
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A police drama. A feminist novel. Both markers in my journey to trusting my judgement again. ‘The Rookieβ and Meena Kandasamyβs debut novel were soul mirrors.
Mad women on my mindβthrough cults, kitchens, crimes, and cosmic quests. These stories of rage, resistance, and reckoning ask: what makes a woman mad?
Reading isnβt a flex. Self-help isnβt a gateway drug to fiction. If you read to look good, I’m not impressedβand neither is Gabrielle Zevin.
This happened to me. After being an enthusiastic reader my whole life, I stopped being able to read. The book became an alien in my brain.
Why is bad parenting seen as bad mothering? And why is a father allowed the bare minimum when he shapes masculinity for the world?
Dil Chahta Hain (2001) is a coming-of-age film. It also lays out a playbook of toxic desi masculinity. Things havenβt changed in 2025.
Crime fiction by 3 female authors – Unmana, Meeti Shroff & Kalpana Swaminathan. Reading these inspired revelations on my feminism.
A song, a book fest, a memoryβthis weekβs feels are nostalgia-drenched. From 90s music to Kala Ghodaβs magic, I time-travel through moments & meaning. β¨
Before the affairs and chaos, there was Midge Daniels. Did their relationship shape Don Draperβs tragic journey through love and power?
Curating moments of inspiration, music, and reflections that spark joy, soothe pain, and celebrate the beauty of simply being moved. The feels this week!