Sita – Devdutt Pattanaik: Repackaging The Indian Superhero With The Same Old Religious Tripe
A review of Devdutt Pattanaik’s ‘SITA’ contrasted with his other book ‘JAYA’.
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Why My Life Really Began At Thirty
I started ‘The Thirty Diaries’ a month before I hit 30. Now, six months from my 35th birthday, I do a mid-way check.
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#Ideastory: Your Secrets
Your secrets
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Mumbai Haiku
I attended a workshop on Haiku writing and this is what I came up with about my city.
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‘Do You Want Kids?’ Is Not A Yes Or No Question
Why is motherhood a decision taken by consensus, not my consent? Do I want kids? I don’t know.
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I Wear: Saree Funk
I have adopted the saree as my go-to garment. Its versatility really appeals to my creative side and liberates me from the shackles of womens wear.
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Evenings In Mhaari/ Saadi Mumbai
I miss the Mumbai of my childhood. I suppose I’ll have to stop calling it ‘amchi Mumbai’ and shift to ‘maari Mumbai’ or ‘saddi Mumbai’ instead.
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The Crush Taxonomy
I tweeted about a funny guy crush. A friend asked what other kind there was and challenged me to write a list.
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S.E.C.R.E.T. Shared – L.Marie Adeline:
Secret Shared by L. Marie AdelineMy rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve read more of the genre after I read S.E.C.R.E.T. so I’m inclined to be a little kinder in my assessment of this book. There is a lot of crass bilge passed off as erotica and this is not…
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I Focal: The Other Side of The Tracks
East and West of Mumbai train tracks
