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    Body & Sex

    Tattoo Story: A Cute Dragon

    September 17, 2005January 5, 2024
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    Unveiling my journey with a dragon tattoo – from fascination to pain, this inked emblem is a proud reminder of my wild, offbeat self. 🐉✨ #TattooStory

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  • Home & Identity | WorkSpace

    Being okay

    September 17, 2005March 4, 2023
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    It has been over three months since I came back to work. Three months. A quarter of a year. I like the work I’m doing. It is fascinating and fun and challenging enough to keep me interested but not so much that I’m crumbling under the pressure. I like the…

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    Office Capers: Everything Is Personal

    September 10, 2005January 5, 2024
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    From separating work and personal life to embracing a vast network – navigating the evolving world of relationships in a dynamic workplace. #WorkLifeBalance

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  • Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    All Kinds Of Funny Notions…

    September 9, 2005March 30, 2025
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    I read an article in the Mumbai Mirror today titled “Find the missing comic”. It listed all the finalists of ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’ and surprise, surprise…they were all male! The article went on to ask people whether women had a sense of humour or not. Of course we…

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  • Body & Sex | WorkSpace

    Office Capers: Never Ever, Have I Ever…

    September 2, 2005March 4, 2023
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    Yesterday I went out for a drink with some colleagues. The talk turned to drinking games and we started on one called ‘Never ever, have I ever’. Here’s how it is played. One person raises his/her glass and proclaims “Never ever, have I ever….” and ends it with a statement….

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  Honesty, The Men-Only Policy
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Honesty, The Men-Only Policy

    August 30, 2005April 14, 2024
    17 Comments

    Navigating relationship honesty: Should one disclose their past? Exploring societal expectations and gender double standards. #Relationships #Honesty

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    Crush

    August 25, 2005July 3, 2024
    7 Comments

    My 14-year-old cousin thinks the Indian Idol, Abhijeet Sawant ‘has nice eyes’. She has his album carefully tucked away between her best clothes. And she thinks the contestants of Fame Gurukul are so lucky because one of them got to sing a duet with him. Ah….it is beginning! My kid…

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  • Politics & Feminism | WorkSpace

    Office Capers: Money Management

    August 23, 2005March 30, 2025
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    Not a week goes by without one of us having a problem with a bank. Login access problems, wrongly debited entries, incorrect charges…the list is endless. We got to thinking of some ways to keep our money safe and out of the reach of those moolah-monsters…. SNC: I think I’ll…

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    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism

    When Masculinity is Forced Into Strength

    August 22, 2005August 22, 2023
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    There was a death. And I watched who was allowed to grieve and who was required to show strength. It made me ponder masculinity.

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    Mirrors Don’t Cry

    August 14, 2005January 5, 2024
    15 Comments

    Reflecting on the profound connection between self and mirrors, a poetic exploration of emotions, vulnerability, and the unspoken truth within reflections.

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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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