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    I Wear: Bohemian Rockstar

    November 6, 2016July 16, 2023
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    I was featured in an event themed ‘Women Empowerment’. And my look was a fashion-forward, sex-positive rockstar.

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  • Body & Sex | Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    A Stranger’s Houseparty

    November 3, 2016March 31, 2023
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    I haven’t written anything new through October. It wasn’t a bad month though. Far from it. The rains petered out and I think I dealt with my least favorite season a lot more gracefully than I usually do. I know it often seems like I’m endlessly complaining. But only I…

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  There’s No Sane Way To Grieve
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    There’s No Sane Way To Grieve

    October 26, 2016February 25, 2025
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    Breakups need to be grieved. Grieving is messy and the path to healing isn’t straight. But if you have the space & support, it happens.

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    Shame In My Belly: Body Image & The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

    October 21, 2016February 25, 2025
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    Of the many wars a woman fights, body image issues are some of the hardest to tackle. Because they’re always fought by an army of one against the whole world inside the dark battlefield of one’s mind. Shame is a powerful adversary.

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    I Wear: Ranger Ramya Goes Adventuring With Stories

    October 17, 2016February 25, 2025
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    Alphabet Sambar meets are always a pleasure. But getting up on a Sunday morning when the weather is so meh (rainy! cloudy!) needs all the willpower I can muster. So on this grey morning, I decided to ask colour to play sunshine to my mood. And I went ranger. Here’s…

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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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  • City | Digital World | Poetry | Pop Culture

    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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  • 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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