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    Protected: B is for Bare Bones – A Feardom Tale

    April 2, 2023August 23, 2025
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    Protected: A is for Ashes To Ashes – A Feardom Tale

    April 1, 2023August 23, 2025
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  Another Island: Mahim Memories
    City | Poetry | Relationships

    Another Island: Mahim Memories

    March 29, 2023April 14, 2024
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    This tiny station doesn’t feature in most Mumbai narratives but Mahim is full of the rich, unspoken connections that make this city.

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    Books | Politics & Feminism

    REVIEW: The Mountain Of Light – Who’s Really Stealing The Kohinoor?

    March 26, 2023December 16, 2023
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    Indu Sundaresan’s ‘The Mountain of Light’ left me unimpressed. The Kohinoor diamond is a sore spot for people of the Indian subcontinent.

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  Vulnerability Is Just A Place To Be In
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    Vulnerability Is Just A Place To Be In

    March 22, 2023December 29, 2023
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    Vulnerability is a magic spell drawing us into its space, that strips illusions, entices us into dancing naked with shame-free selves.

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    The Pandemic Cook: How I Learnt To Love Food

    March 17, 2023February 27, 2025
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    In India, you’re not allowed to be a woman who can’t cook. The pandemic brought me ways to navigate this and a new appreciation of food.

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    FLAMINGOS 🦩- A Mumbai Story

    March 14, 2023July 7, 2023
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    FLAMINGOS is the story of two realities (flight & bondage) juxtaposed in a corner of Mumbai’s forgotten history.

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  • Ramya in specs & red jacket looking up and over. Above are red roses in a wall sconce.
    Map Of Emotion | Poetry | Pop Culture | Relationships

    Friday Night Nostalgia

    March 10, 2023September 17, 2023
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    You’re out to dinner on Friday night. It’s nothing exciting, nothing new. Till you look over to the next table.

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    The One Who Called Me Office Spouse

    March 9, 2023May 18, 2023
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    Have you ever had an office spouse? I did back when Indians were shy about gender, relationship labels and women in the workplace.

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    BOOK REVIEW: Best Of Friends – Kamila Shamsie

    March 8, 2023December 16, 2023
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    What does Benazir Bhutto have to do with me? We women of the subcontinent. My sisters, my friends.

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