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  Friends, And That’s All The Benefits We Need
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Friends, And That’s All The Benefits We Need

    August 10, 2016August 28, 2023
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    “You guys seem so close! Are you really just friends?”

    Just friends. What does that even mean?

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    Pop Culture

    The Moody Artist Cliche

    August 8, 2016March 29, 2023
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    This great myth of the tortured artist, the starving writer, the moody creator needs to be debunked once and for all.

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  • City | Pop Culture

    I Wear: Hipster Worker

    August 8, 2016September 18, 2023
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    Includes a video

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  • Pop Culture

    I Wear: Ampersands On The Go

    August 4, 2016February 25, 2025
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    What I look like when I’m chilling

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  • Home & Identity | Pop Culture

    New Spaces But The Stage is Always Home

    July 27, 2016September 4, 2023
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    I’m always looking for new spaces to perform in. New venues, new people, new poetry. I brought my story of Mumbai’s textile mills to Ghatkopar station.

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  Quoted In HT Cafe: ‘A Shot In The Dark: Why Artistes Love To Perform With The Lights Out’
    Pop Culture | WorkSpace

    Quoted In HT Cafe: ‘A Shot In The Dark: Why Artistes Love To Perform With The Lights Out’

    July 26, 2016July 8, 2025
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    HT Cafe carried a story by Sapna Mathur on darkroom performances in Mumbai. I was quoted for my spoken word poetry. They were also nice enough to include a video of my collaboration with Karthik (performed in the light, so you can see) of the same act we did during the darkroom event – Lullaby.

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    I Wear: The Girl In Transparent Boots

    July 25, 2016October 15, 2023
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    Getting a haircut, being compared to a celebrity, trampling around puddle-filled lanes and keeping up the look through rain & sunshine – I Wear.

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    Performing To The Gallery: Alcohols & Men – Tuning Fork

    July 22, 2016March 30, 2025
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    I went to an Open Mic after nearly three weeks and I’m glad I picked that Monday to do it. It was an evening rife with unusual performances, from a poem-turned-song to a monologue to a haiku battle to a truly moving piece that made everyone’s eyes well up. I had…

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  A Retro Generation: Burnt Out Firecrackers & Faded Flowers
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture

    A Retro Generation: Burnt Out Firecrackers & Faded Flowers

    July 20, 2016February 25, 2025
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    “It was rebellion. Just like every other generation.”

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    I Wear: The Girl With A Cameraphone

    July 18, 2016April 14, 2024
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    I Wear goes video! My first everyday style post but with a view.

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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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