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  Does Being A Woman Have To Be A Fight?
    Politics & Feminism

    Does Being A Woman Have To Be A Fight?

    September 20, 2013December 25, 2024
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    Since the Shakti Mills gangrape incident hit headlines, my sense of self has been shaken up badly. How can I be a person when being a woman means living in fear?

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    Fiction | Map Of Emotion

    Any Excuse To Fall In Love

    September 20, 2013March 26, 2023
    3 Comments

    I have been looking for excuses to fall in love, yes.

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    Pop Culture

    Ideart: Geometry Lessons in Bottles

    September 18, 2013March 26, 2023
    0 Comments

    I painted bottles!

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  • Fiction | Relationships

    Sept Shorts06: All The World’s A Stage

    September 17, 2013March 23, 2026
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    The Bard was right. All the world really is a stage.

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  Sept Shorts05: Bollywood Taste
    Fiction | Pop Culture

    Sept Shorts05: Bollywood Taste

    September 14, 2013September 16, 2023
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    Culture is a matter of taste but how about flirting?

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    Books | Fiction | Pop Culture | Relationships

    Sept Shorts04: Book Lovers

    September 11, 2013August 26, 2025
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    A romance between the pages for book lovers.

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  A Conversational Weekend
    City | Home & Identity

    A Conversational Weekend

    September 9, 2013February 25, 2025
    2 Comments

    Mumbaikers don’t consider a minute well-spent unless it’s used for something tangible. Conversations don’t count.

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    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    I Want Love, Not Marriage

    September 7, 2013February 25, 2025
    2 Comments

    After the debacle of last year, I’ve learnt a few things. In fact, as far as lessons go, that experience has been a gift that keeps on giving. My mistakes give me better and better clarity on what it is that I really want. And perhaps life is nothing more…

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    Fiction

    Sept Shorts03: Mehtavian Maths

    September 6, 2013February 26, 2024
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    A Tiny Tale about settling a score in maths class. My first attempt at a short story for young readers.

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    Fiction | Relationships

    Sept Shorts02: Cryptic Chimichangas

    September 4, 2013March 26, 2023
    2 Comments

    Chimichangas bring together two very different appetites.

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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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