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  The Trouble With A Woman Asking A Man Out Is…
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    The Trouble With A Woman Asking A Man Out Is…

    January 6, 2014March 28, 2023
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    I’ll vouch for the self-confidence this gives a woman. But are men ready for this?

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    Things I Learnt In 2007 (That Are Still True)

    January 4, 2014March 27, 2023
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    Things that are just never ‘right’ Things that shouldn’t but do enough work well enough Things that are sure-fire bad ideas because…trust me, I’ve tried them!

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    Can A Man Be a Feminist?

    December 30, 2013February 27, 2025
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    These were my thoughts in 2013 on the male feminist. I have since recanted in 2023 with greater understanding of gender & allyship. Please read in context.

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  Soft Touches
    Digital World | Map Of Emotion

    Soft Touches

    December 27, 2013June 12, 2025
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    This article (‘Learning to Measure Time in Love and Loss‘) may seem rather formulaic, soppy and trite to some of you. Maybe it is. I know I’m a soft touch for stories like this. But I also think, soft touches are getting increasingly rarer in a cynical today. Independence doesn’t…

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    What Do You Miss?

    December 26, 2013March 27, 2023
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    When you miss someone, you think of all that happened and wonder,

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    I Wear: Warm & Cool

    December 23, 2013March 27, 2023
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    Winter’s here (for what it’s worth in Mumbai). And we enjoy the brief stint where we get to wear high necklines, layered garments and boots. The tricky thing about dressing for a December day in Mumbai is that you’ve to be prepared for stinging heat as well as infection-ridden chill….

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    Home & Identity

    On Being Thirty-Four: Then & Now

    December 17, 2013July 3, 2024
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    I wonder if being thirty-four has changed in the last three decades.

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    Body & Sex | Books | Politics & Feminism

    Delta Of Venus: Anais Nin – A Woman’s Perspective On Sex

    December 16, 2013September 21, 2023
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    ‘Delta of Venus’ by Anais Nin has an interesting backstory. Erotica? Not quite. More like revenge craft via sex writing.

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  IFocal: Artist & Audience
    City | Roving I

    IFocal: Artist & Audience

    December 16, 2013March 29, 2025
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    Of this one, I have two renditions: I spotted this young man engrossed in his work of painting an Ganesh idol, in preparation for Ganesh Chaturti. The man on the scooter idled at the red signal watching him. And in this picture, I realized that the artist and his idol…

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    Relationships

    On Being ‘In Like’ With Someone

    December 9, 2013March 27, 2023
    3 Comments

    You like them. It’s not love. At least not yet. It’s a possibility. A probability? Too early to say.

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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…”
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  • 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…”
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