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    I Wear: Candy Valley Girl

    October 10, 2016March 31, 2023
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    I was in Kandivali (Candy Valley).

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  • Map Of Emotion | Poetry | Pop Culture

    The Kindness Of September

    October 7, 2016April 14, 2024
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    September was kind. I had four milestone conversations.

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    A Digital Native In Chinchpokli: My Spoken Stories

    October 5, 2016September 17, 2023
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    I performed two pieces I’m very happy with. One about my digital adventures and one about Chinchpokli.

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    I Wear: Dressing For Rehearsal

    October 3, 2016February 25, 2025
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    A week before my September feature calendar unfolded I ran off to Bandra for a rehearsal with Gaysi. I wanted to be comfortable and protected from the monsoon but also look good. The gay community is so well-dressed! This is what I pulled on. I Wear: — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —— — — — — — — — — — If you liked…

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    The Politics Of Cinema: Ideas, Influence & Agenda

    October 1, 2016June 12, 2025
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    Can we separate filmstars from their politics? The medium has a pervasive impact on society and actors enjoy unprecedented privilege. Do they not owe us ethical guidance of that thought?

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    I Wear: The Indian Turk

    September 28, 2016April 14, 2024
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    A little style tip I borrowed from Instanbul women that works perfectly well for Mumbai’s weather and terrain! I guess cultures may vary but urban style is universal. * If you enjoyed this style post in video, check out the other I Wear posts and videos.  

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    I Wear: Independence Sari

    September 21, 2016April 14, 2024
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    Independence Day fell close to a weekend this year. And it was also a sunny, dry day in the middle of a wet August. I took the opportunity to pull out a garment that I added to my wardrobe on another Independence Day four years ago – the sari. I…

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    I Wear: Lightweight Indian

    September 14, 2016March 31, 2023
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    Indian wear for a modern woman.

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    Why I Returned To Tinder After Being Burnt

    September 14, 2016March 31, 2023
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    Tinder was a brutal experience when I first got on to it, in its early days in India. So why did I go back?

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    I Wear: It’s Hard To Dress Up In Mumbai

    September 9, 2016February 25, 2025
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    The weather makes all the difference. Humidity is terrible for natural fabrics and for hair and skin. Synthetic fabrics aren’t very classy and they tend to make you sweat like a pig. And after everything, if you manage to find a fabric balance, the dust just adds a sheen of…

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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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