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  What About Regret?
    Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture

    What About Regret?

    May 9, 2022July 16, 2023
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    An event titled ‘An Evening of No Regrets’ made me ponder the role of regret in my world.

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  My Solo Dating Life
    Home & Identity | Relationships

    My Solo Dating Life

    April 10, 2022April 12, 2023
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    Solo dates are my most enjoyable dates.

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  Colonising Love
    Map Of Emotion

    Colonising Love

    April 4, 2022March 3, 2023
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    “You can give yourself a city if you love the whole world.” – ‘The High Priestess Never Marries’ by @sharanya_manivannan. Is that what Kannagi did? Do we love people or are we just uncontrollably drawn to colonise their minds, their bodies, their lives? Do I love? Do I love the…

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  Bridgerton 2: Kamasutra Chic & Colonial Racism
    Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    Bridgerton 2: Kamasutra Chic & Colonial Racism

    March 27, 2022January 10, 2024
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    Is Bridgerton Season 2 entertainment or perpetuating stereotypes? A critical examination of historical accuracy, cultural misrepresentation & racial dynamics.

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  Sweet Tooth
    Body & Sex | Fiction | Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    Sweet Tooth

    March 21, 2022February 27, 2025
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    Sweet Tooth. I didn’t have one. There was no room for it in my world of efficient kitchen logistics & transactions of nutrition.

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  Out Of The Closet
    Home & Identity

    Out Of The Closet

    March 19, 2022October 9, 2023
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    We are getting some long overdue renovations done on our home. So we’ve moved out temporarily. I moved my belongings and from my closet, fell old wounds.

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    Body & Sex | Books | Map Of Emotion | Poetry

    Journal Entries, 2016

    March 17, 2022February 25, 2025
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    A love poem in pieces of my heart and pages from my journal.

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  Bombay Meri Hain: A Konkani Slice
    City | Home & Identity

    Bombay Meri Hain: A Konkani Slice

    March 12, 2022August 14, 2023
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    My history is a slice of Bombay culture. A Konkani song sent me down nostalgia lane.

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  In Memorium: Thinking Of Jaideep
    Fiction | Map Of Emotion

    In Memorium: Thinking Of Jaideep

    March 7, 2022February 25, 2025
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    Flowers & an endless supply of pens for you, Jaideep Khare. Written for an @alphabetsambar writing exercise on Clubhouse.

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  A Skin Of Dignity: Kiran Nagarkar’s Legacy
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    A Skin Of Dignity: Kiran Nagarkar’s Legacy

    March 5, 2022April 21, 2023
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    Kiran Nagarkar’s legacy is making me ponder questions of dignity.

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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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