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    The Male Slut

    November 13, 2007April 14, 2024
    9 Comments

    Personally I loathe the ‘s’ word. I’m no prude but it is just derogatory. On the other hand, it conveys a certain devil-may-care, FO attitude, doesn’t it? Or more aptly ,a fuck-me-or-fuck-off attitude. Perfect. That’s this man alright. Can I attempt to define the Male Slut? Rather tough. Let me…

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    Books | Map Of Emotion

    Farewell Gift

    November 8, 2007April 14, 2024
    4 Comments

    Then that’s why there’s so much room for deja vu, familiarity and seemingly magical connections in my life. No wonder then I’m frequently bored…I’ve seen all of this before. Who’s got the time or the inclination..or the need, to recreate the entire production again? When all I have to do…

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  • Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Karva Chauth, The Great Indian Starvation Ritual

    November 2, 2007March 13, 2023
    5 Comments

    I wanted to write this last week but I’ve been running late on a lot of things and just haven’t had the time. Nnnneeeaaarrrrrggghhh. Now usually I like to be this one foot here/the other there sort of person who expounds on the scientific reason behind certain superstitions, the validity…

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    Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture

    Ghosts

    November 1, 2007July 15, 2025
    3 Comments

    Had a thought – a few actually – in the last fortnight, that I haven’t had a chance to put down. I saw this movie and thought, I see ghosts too. They hurt me sometimes. They talk to me. They walk around like everyone else. They are the ghosts of…

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    City | Roving I

    Running Late

    October 31, 2007March 29, 2025
    12 Comments

    You know what it’s like to wake up in the morning to a blaring alarm and you wonder what sort of perversion in the human mind permitted the invention of such a torturous experience? Till you remember that you set the alarm. You know what it’s like to bounce out…

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    Moonlight Walk

    October 30, 2007November 11, 2023
    10 Comments

    A poem about a moonlight walk.

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    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Sambar Masala

    October 29, 2007March 30, 2025
    8 Comments

    When sambar isn’t sambar without masala powder, why are we to accept a matrimonial match with no attraction?

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    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    Tell Me Your Dreams

    October 29, 2007November 11, 2023
    7 Comments

    When is the last time you wished for something? In fact, when was the last time you allowed yourself to want something? Without telling yourself that it was…impractical…unachievable…wrong…silly…unmentionable…impossible…too big to fit into your cupboard…too expensive…incompatible with your lifestyle What was it that you wanted so much but didn’t dare ask…

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    Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    Pujo

    October 28, 2007November 11, 2023
    10 Comments

    I once painted this for him. It was a tribute to his native culture that celebrates Durga with Pujo.

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    Movies

    October 27, 2007November 11, 2023
    7 Comments

    A trip to the movies has some unsuspecting confessions spilling out in the dark.

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