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  • Ramya on the balcony of a Juhu house, beach in the background.
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    Alone Time Doesn’t Always Look Like This

    January 21, 2019March 29, 2023
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    Alone time doesn’t always look like this. More often than not, it’s faded, crumpled, tattered even. But it’s important.

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  • persons left hand with red manicure
    City | Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    I’m Always Coming of Age

    January 14, 2019September 16, 2023
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    I think I’ll be coming of age for the rest of my life. I immerse myself in people & experiences, that it is the death of the rest of me.

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    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism

    2019, You’re Kicking Butt Already

    January 8, 2019February 25, 2025
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    I started 2019 on a promising note. I broken through long held fears. I fell splatch but even my blood stains make art.

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    Books | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    Life is hard. Men are crap. Books are bae.

    December 8, 2018October 27, 2024
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    I have opened my bookshelf after a long time. Books are the best.

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  Polyamory: In The Name Of Love (For Many)
    Body & Sex | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Polyamory: In The Name Of Love (For Many)

    December 1, 2018August 28, 2023
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    Millennial Free Love Or Old Cheating With A New Name? I’ve written about polyamory before. I’ve known polyamorous people. I’ve been out with some. I have felt a deep connection, even great affection for a polyamorous person. But I’ve also known a lot of men who use polyamory as license…

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    Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    Death In A Paper World – A Cremation, A Trip, Lots of People

    November 29, 2018September 16, 2023
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    This month began with news of the death of one of my close relatives. A few minutes before midnight, he was found at his computer, hand still on the mouse, the light and life gone from his eyes.

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  • Ramya Goddess on Hotstar
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism | WorkSpace

    A Bleeding Goddess

    October 27, 2018October 10, 2024
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    Don’t objectify me. Don’t deify me. I am not a sex object. I am not a worship object. I am no goddess. I am a person. I am a voice.

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    City | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    Flamingos Fly Through The Ruins

    October 21, 2018August 28, 2023
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    My years working in Chinchpokli were checkered with the ruins of the past as well as the promise of flamingos. It shaped me in so many ways.

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    What #TimesUp India Is Making Me Realise About Myself

    October 9, 2018August 25, 2023
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    India’s #TimesUp / #MeToo movement is up and kicking. It brought…Pain. Disbelief. Grief. Guilt. Rage. And also…Joy.

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  • Ramya in a Mondrian print saree in a train. Signs.
    Map Of Emotion

    Seeing The Signs

    October 1, 2018August 28, 2023
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    In embracing the idea that every experience has lessons for me, I have to admit, they all come with prior signs as well.

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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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