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  Pipes
    City | Politics & Feminism

    Pipes

    March 12, 2008March 22, 2023
    7 Comments

    Exactly what are those pipes?

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    Map Of Emotion

    Empathy

    March 11, 2008November 7, 2023
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    What makes empathy?

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  • Map Of Emotion

    How Fragile We Are

    March 9, 2008March 14, 2023
    11 Comments

    A death and a birth, how fragile we all are.

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    Politics & Feminism

    What Makes A Feminist?

    March 7, 2008November 7, 2023
    16 Comments

    The world is my bee hive. I am a queen bee. What makes me a feminist? Is it (only) about critiquing masculinity? I think it’s more.

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    Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    Breaking Up Is A Reason To Celebrate

    March 7, 2008September 16, 2023
    14 Comments

    There is so much of literature available on love – how to find it, how to handle it, how to make it happen, how to make it last. But what about the sometimes inevitable – loss of love? Breakups are as much a reality as relationships

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  • Digital World | WorkSpace

    Blogetiquette For Dummies

    February 26, 2008November 7, 2023
    22 Comments

    Blogging is exploding like no one’s business with every next net-connected person signing up for their own URL. It is great to have this kind of freedom of expression combined with the sheer reach of the internet. In the meantime though, it surely is imperative to remember such things as…

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  • Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture | Relationships

    The Cad Fad

    February 19, 2008March 13, 2023
    9 Comments

    I’m quite offended by this new Sprite ad. A lot of ads seem to be offending me these days…no, it isn’t because ads have suddenly become offensive, it’s because I’m watching more TV. And being increasingly appalled by what popular culture is shoving down our gullets. But to come back…

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    City | Roving I

    The Dabba Roster On The Train

    February 18, 2008March 29, 2025
    7 Comments

    I remain a Mumbai train loyalist. Not only is it the fastest way to get from Point A to Point B, it also gives you a slice of real Mumbai life.

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  • Digital World | WorkSpace

    Hindustan Times on Twitter

    February 17, 2008April 14, 2024
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    Being a Twitter user got me a mention in this piece, which I kept quiet about in the post-coming-out-of-anonymity freaking out. Reproduced here as the first time my online and offline identities were mentioned together (in a national daily!!) Blogging by SMS, new rage in cool IndiaNeha Tara Mehta, Hindustan…

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  Idea-toons: The Male Mind
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism

    Idea-toons: The Male Mind

    February 15, 2008March 30, 2025
    3 Comments

    The inner workings of the male mind.

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