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  The Wedding Night And Other Friendly Stories
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    The Wedding Night And Other Friendly Stories

    October 23, 2007March 30, 2025
    13 Comments

    Heeheehee….got this picture off The Lady‘s post. It reminded me of the time my friend got married. The pre-wedding days were a time of much mirth for the cronies of the bride and groom. But of course. We were such a bunch of wits. For the wedding night, we decided…

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  The Window
    Map Of Emotion

    The Window

    October 22, 2007March 13, 2023
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    10 September 2004 When I was a child I’d stand at the window that the adults looked out of with so much ease. Sometimes an indulgent adult would pick me up to look out and then with an “ooof” put me back since I was ‘too old’ to be carried….

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    Aspirational Manhood

    October 21, 2007November 17, 2023
    3 Comments

    When a good friend recently told me that he was gay, it did not come as a surprise. Indeed I concluded that my prayers had been answered in the form of someone who was already quite close to me. But even more, it was a moving moment since he chose…

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  Footprints
    City | Home & Identity | Poetry | Pop Culture | Roving I

    Footprints

    October 19, 2007March 29, 2025
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    I see the footprints of hundreds of busy feet that walked before me.I see history being created….little histories, not major sagas.

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    The pursuit of Excelense

    October 18, 2007March 30, 2025
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    Yes, yes, I spelt it that way on purpose. It does have a meaning. Not an error. Oh alright, I’ll stop snapping. I’m entrenched deep in the pursuit of Excelense. Excelense is the fine art of decoding MS Excel. Now, don’t get me wrong. I have an open mind and…

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  Coup In The Ladies’ Coupe On A Mumbai Train
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    Coup In The Ladies’ Coupe On A Mumbai Train

    October 13, 2007April 14, 2024
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    The newspaper tells of a change in the Mumbai train system that brought on the ire of the ladies. And they won the battle.

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  Coup In The Ladies’ Coupe
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    Coup In The Ladies’ Coupe

    October 13, 2007April 14, 2024
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    One little corner in the newspaper tells of a tussle between women commuters and the Mumbai railway authorities. Apparently as a part of a new range of services on Mumbai’s Harbour line, the earlier timetable has been altered. The hitherto 9:14 a.m. Vashi-CST local was advanced by one minute. Not…

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    Body & Sex | Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture | Relationships

    The Past and His Present: Douche Ex Machina

    October 13, 2007November 11, 2023
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    An Ex has an uncanny way of showing up when you’re least prepared. Often with a new human appendage designed to hit you worse. It’s Diabolus Ex Machina.

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    City | Fiction

    Sucker For Sob Stories

    October 13, 2007March 30, 2025
    5 Comments

    She’s generous. Just bring her a great deal of stories. But he knew that already.

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  All You Need Is Love *
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    All You Need Is Love *

    October 12, 2007December 29, 2023
    5 Comments

    We’d rather be immortalized as heroes or villains in history than survive the daily mundane. Love makes us fools.

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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…”
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  • 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…”
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  • 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…”
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