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    The Team Goes Out For A Meeting

    October 19, 2004March 30, 2025
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    On a particularly scorching day, five people jammed into a tiny soap-box (ooops…the Boss di gaddi…) with laptops, files, phones ringing, hands-free wires tangling, radio stations clashing and the road bump-bump-bumping along….provide enough fodder for yet another post in the Office Capers section. Waiting for AKB who’s late.SNC: Is that…

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  • Politics & Feminism

    A Gal’s Retort To The Guys’ Rules

    October 17, 2004March 30, 2025
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    I used to be one helluva firebrand. So of course my friends had to be people who enjoyed playing with fire. Once a guy friend forwarded a mail titled “Guys rules” to his entire address book with a comment “Now what?”. I took one look at it, started smoking at…

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  • Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Female Bonding

    October 10, 2004January 11, 2024
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    Met an old childhood pal this weekend. A female friend.Looked in at a sale, saw the prices and raised serious doubts about the shop’s touch with realityEnacted a little charade to get another counter to exchange a lipstick that she changed her mind aboutBrowsed a bookshop and giggled over the…

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    Freaky Friday Fun

    October 8, 2004March 30, 2025
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    You can tell the pressure is getting to us when the crazy jokes start flying. Today’s dose of hysteria flags off the weekend before that big meeting. It’s Friday! : GOD (a.k.a da Boss): So who gave the talk finally?Me: RC…that manager guySNC (Someone from the next cubicle): RC? Rajput…

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    Vacuum

    October 2, 2004November 11, 2023
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    What a vacuum feels like.

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    Why I Love Saturdays And Hate Mondays

    August 23, 2004March 30, 2025
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    I slept over and nearly missed the bus, watched grey rain soiling the already wonderful roads of Mumbai and finally got to office to kick-start Monday with this conversation with SNC (Someone from the next cubicle, for those who missed my earlier post) Me: *Groan* I hate Mondays.SNC: Yeah, it…

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    Superwoman

    August 17, 2004July 3, 2024
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    The Superwoman origin story:
    I am the only kid on the tree in pigtails
    I am the daughter who will one day be the ‘man of the house’

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    The Tribulations Of An Ant

    August 9, 2004March 30, 2025
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    Wednesday: Meeting at 10:30, made it after wading through knee deep water, rolled up trouser legs, precariously balancing laptop on one shoulder (uggh….why don’t they make these things lighter?) and handbag on the other. Made it into the office! Soaking umbrella dumped into the bucket at the door, hair slicked…

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    God At Work?

    August 6, 2004March 30, 2025
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    Conversations with God also known as the BOSS on a rain-drenched day. Prayers remain unanswered – a humorous take.

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    Parallel Monologues

    August 2, 2004September 17, 2023
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    A brooding player. A sensitive charmer. We are running parallel monologues.

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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…”
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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…”
  • 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…”
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