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  Different Shades of Grief
    Body & Sex | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture | Relationships

    Different Shades of Grief

    May 3, 2020July 16, 2023
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    In how many ways shall I experience grief? I watched THAPPAD and thought about all the people who have hit me. In plural

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  Pockets of Courage
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    Pockets of Courage

    May 1, 2020March 23, 2023
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    Inside my pockets, I keep pieces of courage, to reach for when I need them. See, life has become an unpredictable horizon strewn with landmines called memories. An accidental sighting and unfortunate coincidences. We’re so connected, we’re entrenched seamless and a chance encounter, becomes an obituary. Memory, that unreliable narrator…

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    Home & Identity

    Harvest Festival

    April 27, 2020February 25, 2025
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    I’ve moved away from a lot of festivals steeped as they are in religion, the biggest reason for violence & turmoil in my country right now. I was talking to a stranger yesterday when I realised just that this is a good time to remember abundance. But it only feels…

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  First Deaths
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    First Deaths

    April 23, 2020August 22, 2023
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    The first time you watch someone die is a surprise because wasn’t death supposed to be silent?

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    Moonlight

    April 20, 2020February 25, 2025
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    I make the decision to let go of the validation & security they offer while I’m on this quest to discover who I am.

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  • Ray & I in sarees
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    I Wear: Saree Sisterhood

    April 17, 2020February 25, 2025
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    When a wave of stories about men’s atrocities began coming out a couple of years ago, she and I found ourselves shoulder to shoulder and talking. And we also discovered a mutual love of sarees, especially when personalised to our contemporary lifestyles.

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    Menstrual Cup Anniversary: Third Time’s A Charm

    April 16, 2020February 25, 2025
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    This is a recap of my menstrual cup journey. I have not one but two that suit me now.

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  Prison Perspective
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    Prison Perspective

    April 14, 2020March 23, 2023
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    I’ve been in situations before where I’ve felt like there is no way forward. Like being in prison. This is a good thing.

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    A Word Called TRUST

    April 13, 2020February 25, 2025
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    A wave of anti-CAA protests swept across the country. Terror gripped the country and still the political rhetoric continued. We have forgotten trust.

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  Rebirth Feels A Lot Like Near-Death
    Digital World | Map Of Emotion

    Rebirth Feels A Lot Like Near-Death

    April 13, 2020September 10, 2023
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    I lost all my Instagram Drafts, at least 15 Drafts in stages of completion. Gone in one shot.

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  • 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…”
  • IdeaSmith on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “@XXfan: Yes, it appears to be a legal requirement for the hospital to show the removed parts to kin, probably…”
  • Xxfan on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “I experience with hysterectomy made me more mature.my mom had to have a hysterectomy.this was my first experience handling everything…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Slogan Murugan: Indeed. Books were always fascinating but this year has been about the people and spaces around books as…”

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