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  #AndheriGirl: Auditions
    Home & Identity | Pop Culture

    #AndheriGirl: Auditions

    September 25, 2014March 30, 2025
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    Good girls go to heaven.Andheri girls go to auditions. #AndheriGirl

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  • City | Poetry | Relationships

    The Phone Call

    September 22, 2014September 17, 2023
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    My truth comes calling, on an international phone callSounding exactly like every other person who thinksThey have something important to say to meExcept this one always doesFor sure, her words are truth, her truths truer. She thinks I need to be better, work harder, be smarter at my jobI know,…

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  • Politics & Feminism

    Feminine Mystique Is Masculine Bullshit

    September 15, 2014March 28, 2023
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    I find it strange when men say things like “Women are complicated. They are difficult to understand.” I am a woman, a rational one. And I know I am no more or less complex than an average human being. Some things about the way I live my life are different…

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  • City | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    Ladies Compartment

    September 9, 2014March 28, 2023
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    The Mumbai metro recently announced a separate coach for women only.

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    City | Politics & Feminism

    Ladies Compartment: The Myth About Mumbai ‘s Gender Segregated Spaces

    September 9, 2014September 10, 2023
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    The Mumbai metro has recently announced a separate coach for women only. Is this really in line with the safest city of the country?

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  #IdeaStory: Sea of Words
    City | Fiction | Relationships

    #IdeaStory: Sea of Words

    September 2, 2014March 28, 2023
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    I’m drowning in a sea of words, she saysYou don’t want to be rescued, he observesSo she asks if they can write a story together.

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    Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    The Completely Bearable Lightness of Being 35

    August 26, 2014June 14, 2024
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    I feared the mundanity of 35. I’m learning it’s not mundane when it happens naturally.

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    Men Are Just As Misinformed About Their Rights As Women

    August 19, 2014March 30, 2025
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    Dispelling some myths about men’s rights

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  • Digital World | WorkSpace

    Brand, Be Bold. Brand, Be Quick.

    August 9, 2014September 17, 2023
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    I’ve written about how I think a brand should approach social media (See ‘A Brand Walks Into A Party‘). I find that many brands are afraid to open a conversation with consumers. This leads to stifled social media strategies and formulaic ‘safe’ content that won’t ruffle any feathers. Well, if…

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  I Have A Bloody Relationship With My Pad
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    I Have A Bloody Relationship With My Pad

    August 9, 2014September 16, 2023
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    The CEO of Bodyform posted a video satirically busting male stereotypes around menstruation. Let’s talk about menstrual pad advertising.

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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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