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  Contemporizing Crochet
    Pop Culture

    Contemporizing Crochet

    March 21, 2012April 14, 2024
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    I’ve taken to crochet at some of the most tumultuous times in my life. It’s meditative and modest in ways other arts & crafts are not.

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    Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    The Middle-Class Indian Family – Then & Now

    March 16, 2012October 3, 2023
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    Contrasting the Indian middle class through the decades via ads.

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  The Big Bang Theory Spiralling Downward
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    The Big Bang Theory Spiralling Downward

    March 14, 2012March 23, 2023
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    Geek boydom has come of age and badly.

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  I Wear: Elephants = Fashion + Fusion
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    I Wear: Elephants = Fashion + Fusion

    March 12, 2012October 3, 2023
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    A book launch and a fusion store launch at two ends of the city on a muggy day. What did I wear?

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  A Perfect Sunday Luncheon
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    A Perfect Sunday Luncheon

    March 11, 2012March 23, 2023
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    Sunday lunch

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  Conversation With Gul Panag
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    Conversation With Gul Panag

    March 9, 2012July 15, 2025
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    I interviewed Gul Panag, one of the first Indian celebrities to innovatively use social media to build their personal brands online.

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  Down With Women’s Day!
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    Down With Women’s Day!

    March 7, 2012October 10, 2024
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    The barrage of communication, that popular media is bombarding at us about March 8th, can’t have escaped anyone’s notice.

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  I Style!: Grumpy Monday Socks
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    I Style!: Grumpy Monday Socks

    February 22, 2012March 23, 2023
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    Look what I found on the Santacruz station bridge! I also spotted a Homer Simpson pair and another one titled ‘Bumpy Thursday’ with a Mr.Bump character. This was what I picked up. It cost me all of Rs.20. Grumpy Monday themed socks for Rs.20 at Santacruz station bridge  

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  Public Shaming As A Social Media Tactic
    Digital World | WorkSpace

    Public Shaming As A Social Media Tactic

    February 21, 2012February 25, 2025
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    Examining the phenomenon of public shaming over social media and what it means for organisations.

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  I Wear: Taking A Leaf
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    I Wear: Taking A Leaf

    February 21, 2012March 23, 2023
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    They say a woman learns to dress from her mother. Actually, mum’s style is very different from mine. She’s a good dresser but unlike me, she tends towards minimalism & sobriety in colour and accessories. Remember this Ideart project on leaves? Mum and I went on a weekend shopping spree…

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  • IdeaSmith on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “@Harshaman: What a delightful set of throwbacks it was to receive this comment! First, to the days when one would…”
  • Harshaman on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “Which for me means, looking back at the past with a discerning and curatorial eye I had been thinking about…”
  • Neha Kapoor on Unlikeable Women: It’s Okay To Dislike Her, But Respect Her: “You always have such good book recommendations!”
  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”

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