Notes From The Surviving City
I’m home today after living through the first natural calamity in my life – the Mumbai floods of July 2005. My city drowned and floated.
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Beauty, Thy Name Is Womanhood
Women are beautiful. The fairer sex really is the fairer sex. I know this has been common knowledge for years but the full meaning hit me just today. I was in the ladies compartment of a train…for a change not squeezed into a crowd but with enough space to look…
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Office Capers: The Guy Everyone Wants To Meet
A new job isn’t just about getting to know new people and learning new techniques. It seems to be about acquiring a new lifestyle altogether. This seems especially true in the case of NB(Naya Bachcha). This is his first job since college. Every evening, he is to be found at…
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Museebat Monday
There is a reason people hate Mondays. There is a reason I abhor Mondays. Having spent the weekend stewing a resolution to be on time, I did manage to get up early. Rushed through getting ready and I was at the station by 8:35 a.m…..just a minute later than the…
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Shattered By A Look: The Mirror Watcher/ Predator
A candid account of feeling violated in public spaces by a look, challenging societal norms, and the struggle for solidarity.
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Office Capers: Lost In Translation
FF, the ‘phoren mulga,’ & his language misadventures in the Indian workplace make for much fun in translation. Cultural exchanges take unexpected turns.
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Office Capers: Athithi Devo Bhava
And yet another character for the daily drama of this blog. Introducing the Funny Firang……the latest import to our office, he’s friendly, upbeat and all agog over the ‘India experience’. We’re having the time of our lives playing gracious Indian hosts to FF. Me: You know that girl who sits…
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Office Capers: On Your Mark….
The training program is almost over. We’ll be back in the office soon. Panic, panic, panic…now do I know enough to get to work? I’m getting to know people slightly and slotting them into my caricatures of them. Meet my new masters…uh…colleagues… Smarts in an ivory tower (SIT): Pedigreed background,…
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Twenty-Five: Quarter-Live Review
At twenty five, a year of self-discovery, love, quitting a job, and embracing new adventures. Here’s to lessons learned and the journey ahead!
