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    Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture | Relationships

    Proud To Be A Papa

    February 13, 2006December 30, 2023
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    A father and a child

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    Digital World | Relationships | WorkSpace

    Who’s The Loser?

    February 8, 2006March 30, 2025
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    Embark on a hilarious journey exploring the ‘loser’ stereotypes in an office conversation – from nosy neighbors to YahooMail woes, embrace your inner loser.

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    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Manual for Ex-boyfriends

    February 7, 2006March 30, 2025
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    There used to be an ad for a shampoo on TV that went “Dandruff is like ex-boyfriends…keeps coming back!” Of course I’m repeating myself. Yes, this is going to be a raving post. I don’t give a damn. So here’s presenting the must-read manual for ex-boyfriends. (How I wish I…

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    Map Of Emotion | Poetry | Relationships

    Eternal Memory (I Don’t Remember)

    February 5, 2006September 17, 2023
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    “Do you remember?” he asked.I was silent for a long moment.“Okay, I understand” he said and he walked away. And I was standing on the dark, shiny wet roadSpotted by the reflection of the street lampsThinking, “Do you really?” Do I remember? When I hug someoneMy arms seems to move…

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    Wedding Gift Shopping

    February 2, 2006March 4, 2023
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    I spent a good three hours last Sunday on a wedding gift. Why, oh, why do people get married? It is such a task getting them wedding gifts. I mean, it is difficult enough trying to buy one person a gift. Now double that number, make it two sets of…

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    Office Capers: Playing Telephone Operator

    January 31, 2006March 30, 2025
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    Naya Bachcha (NB) is a tricky bugger. Several months after induction, training, rubbing elbows in the cramped quarters of work (before we shifted to our spacious, spacey office), running over each other’s toes with our swivel-chairs in this new place…..all this while later I still can’t tell if he has…

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    Home & Identity | WorkSpace

    Getting Ready To Run

    January 23, 2006March 30, 2025
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    Navigating post-grad life: Realistic insights on career, networking, success, mid-twenties reflections to facing the quarter-life crisis.

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    Office Capers: Corporate Communication

    January 21, 2006March 30, 2025
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    At office, everyone I need to talk to is within shouting distance. The cubicles are arranged in a grid layout like most other offices in the world. And inside them sit all kinds of people. Those like me who like to be seen AND heard. And others, whose expressions are…

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    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    On Cheating and Other Such Sparkly Things

    January 17, 2006March 4, 2023
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    I think the world can be easily divided into two types in a lot of ways. One of them is this: Those who cheat and those who don’t.

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    The Lift (and The Travails Of Tuesday)

    January 11, 2006December 30, 2023
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    Explore the unexpected twists of a Tuesday morning in this suspenseful tale. A lift that defies logic, shadows in a bustling metro & strange luck.

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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…”
  • Harshaman on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “Which for me means, looking back at the past with a discerning and curatorial eye I had been thinking about…”
  • 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…”
  • 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…”

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