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    55-Word: Resigned To Victory

    April 16, 2007March 8, 2023
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    He exclaimed, You’re a worthy opponent. A good sparring partner! She sighed wearily, There is more to life than verbal battles. Don’t you get tired? He asked, Why? Our conversations are so much fun! She retorted, We don’t have conversations; we have custody battles for the last word! She won…

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    Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture | Relationships

    The Motherhood Myth

    April 16, 2007May 31, 2024
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    The biggest propagators of male chauvinism are women. Yes, read that again. Why do a lot of men behave like they’re God’s gift to the world? Why do they live their lives in self-absorbed, unbelievably deluded over-confidence completely unrestrained by conscience or empathy for the opposite sex? Why indeed? Because…

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    Home & Identity | Politics & Feminism

    Brand India Symbols

    April 15, 2007April 14, 2024
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    Narayan Murthy plays the instrumental form of the national anthem. Sachin Tendulkar cuts a tricolour cake. How should we treat symbols of Brand India?

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  55-Words: Thick As Thieves
    Politics & Feminism

    55-Words: Thick As Thieves

    April 14, 2007November 28, 2023
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    A 55 word story about being thick as thieves.

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    Subway Sandwich

    April 12, 2007December 10, 2023
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    I had a solo date. I ran some errands, bought a few books, had a meal and many personal revelations at the Subway sandwich counter.

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  Touch Me Not: The Politics Of Body Contact
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism

    Touch Me Not: The Politics Of Body Contact

    April 12, 2007April 14, 2024
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    When I was about 17, I was suddenly fascinated by salwaar-kameezes. My mom, delighted with my sudden interest helped me build a collection of fabrics from around the country. Fab India, Nalli and the local markets helped. And the local darzi was a genius with the needle. So my lovely…

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    Happily Ever After – 2

    April 12, 2007January 7, 2024
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    Sometimes I think the only reason women have a problem at all, is because of the fairytales that are fed to us as children, all ending predictably in ..and they lived happily ever after. So who knows what “happily ever after” really means? I’m just finding out. Nope, I haven’t…

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    Happily Ever After

    April 11, 2007March 8, 2023
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    A friend and occasional blogger tells us about an arbit conversation that she had with her husband on the breeding habits of towels. Khee khee khee. “What are all the towels doing behind the door?” I asked him.“Breeding,” came the prompt reply.“Breeding?” Quite used to getting such answers by now,…

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    Office Spouse

    April 5, 2007March 30, 2025
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    Someone from the neighboring cubicle (SNC): He calls you his ‘Office spouse’?? What on earth is that? Didn’t he just get married a month back? ME: Yeah, that’s in his personal life. An office spouse is someone you talk to, share your problems with, are friendly with, get over your…

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  55 Words: As Beautiful As Sin
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    55 Words: As Beautiful As Sin

    April 2, 2007September 17, 2023
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    Secrets cause no casualties.
    A sin is forever.

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  • 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…”
  • IdeaSmith on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “@XXfan: Yes, it appears to be a legal requirement for the hospital to show the removed parts to kin, probably…”
  • Xxfan on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “I experience with hysterectomy made me more mature.my mom had to have a hysterectomy.this was my first experience handling everything…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Slogan Murugan: Indeed. Books were always fascinating but this year has been about the people and spaces around books as…”

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