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  Flow Control (Anger)
    Map Of Emotion | Poetry

    Flow Control (Anger)

    April 19, 2005September 17, 2023
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    Anger can destroy everything in my line of sight,in one magnificent explosionOr it can eat into life itself, silentlylike a single drop of acid on your skin every day.

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  Surrender
    Map Of Emotion | Poetry

    Surrender

    April 16, 2005September 17, 2023
    1 Comment

    Surrender. As I have done.

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  Monday Morning Musings In Mumbai
    City | Poetry

    Monday Morning Musings In Mumbai

    April 11, 2005September 17, 2023
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    Bells ringing. Traffic honking. Burdens falling. Surprises galore.
    Faces, faces, faces everywhere.
    It’s Monday morning in Mumbai.

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  • Politics & Feminism

    The Modern mEn

    April 8, 2005March 4, 2023
    3 Comments

    Having looked at all that the modern woman is going to be, lets look at what the modern men are going to be. Yes, you read that right…the modern womAn and the modern mEn. Because I think there will be multiple stereotypes to describe the kind of man attracted to…

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    Politics & Feminism

    The New Equation

    March 31, 2005January 11, 2024
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    Women, armed with education and ambition, are forging a new world. As pioneers, they reshape norms, impacting marriage, parenthood, and men’s roles.

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  • Pop Culture

    When I Get Nasty, I Say…

    March 28, 2005March 30, 2025
    1 Comment

    General zingers· You deserve an Oscar for the best impersonation of a human being that I’ve ever seen.· If I were politically correct, I’d refer to you as cranially challenged· Of course there are a lot of people who care about you; they call themselves PETA· They named an element…

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  Secret Crush
    Poetry | Relationships

    Secret Crush

    March 26, 2005September 17, 2023
    9 Comments

    What’s my secret?

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  em Be ay or not to Be
    Home & Identity

    em Be ay or not to Be

    March 26, 2005January 11, 2024
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    MBA reflections: Gained confidence, structured thinking, exposure to diverse ideas. Tangible benefits and enhanced communication. Perspective is key.

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  • Pran's Chacha Chaudhary Saboo a comic
    Pop Culture

    A Turbanned Man And An Alien Giant

    March 25, 2005March 25, 2025
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    Nostalgic memories of Diamond comics, forbidden yet intriguing. Chacha Chaudhary’s adventures, Tinkle, and Champak; a journey back to childhood joys.

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  • emotion
    City | Poetry

    21st Century Emotion

    March 23, 2005September 17, 2023
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    A girl explores her emotion in a corner of the 21st century on a Sunday in December in Mumbai.

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  • 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…”
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