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  Birthday Notes
    Map Of Emotion

    Birthday Notes

    May 5, 2021March 16, 2023
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    It’s not my birthday now but it is of a lot of people I love.

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  Don’t Just Do Something! Stand There!
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    Don’t Just Do Something! Stand There!

    April 26, 2021April 23, 2023
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    The second COVID wave made me ponder why we do things. Is it not more about our own personal ego gratification than about helping?

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  Shameless Self & How To Get There
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    Shameless Self & How To Get There

    April 25, 2021December 29, 2023
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    A friend’s admission about being shamed made me think. All shaming is bullying. What does it mean to be shameless?

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  The Awkward Feminist & Friendly Fire Feminism
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    The Awkward Feminist & Friendly Fire Feminism

    April 15, 2021April 21, 2023
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    Maybe the only reality is an awkward feminist. We are fighting patriarchy and also those who weaponise feminism to wage war on each other.

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  The Return Of The Queen
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    The Return Of The Queen

    April 13, 2021March 16, 2023
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    I never imagined my life as an epic. And The Lord of The Rings wasn’t even one of my favorite books. Yet, it’s odd the way things turn out, what you’re intended for and what is intended for you. At the age of 30, I pivoted my life from behind…

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  To The Guy Who Likes Long Drives
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    To The Guy Who Likes Long Drives

    April 11, 2021March 16, 2023
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    I wrote to all the guys who list ‘long drives’ as what they like on dating apps

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  Mutual Misbehaviour
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    Mutual Misbehaviour

    April 5, 2021February 25, 2025
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    When I protest misbehaviour, I’m told “that’s how other people behave with me”. Does mutual misbehaviour negate the fact that this is in fact, misbehaviour?

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    Watercolours & Words

    April 3, 2021July 16, 2023
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    Healing is messy. So is art. So is living. With lots of love to @senseslenses and @shaunakde for helping make my life & healing, art. My journey in watercolours.

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  • Bombay Begums
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    In The Court Of The Bombay Begums

    April 1, 2021July 16, 2023
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    Bombay Begums follows a formula of casting, tropes & production values. But it brings up some interesting questions.

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  A Big Ask
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    A Big Ask

    March 30, 2021February 25, 2025
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    Do we invest any pride in the act of asking? Ask.

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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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