Bangalore

How We Talk About Violence: The Bengaluru PG Murder

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024

A Bengaluru murder reveals deeper issues of gender violence, victim-blaming & cultural conflicts. We need to reconsider how we think about violence.

City | Digital World | Home & Identity

A Time-Traveler’s Guide To Bangalore: Millennial Angst In IT City

August 11, 2023February 27, 2025

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I made an impromptu visit to my first-love city, Bangalore. How does it feel to date a former lover after two decades? Nostalgia, fear & thrills all in one.

City | Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | Poetry

Two Cities I’ve Loved – Bangalore & Mumbai

November 11, 2022September 17, 2023

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Feeling the tug between two places – one that feels like home and one that is dutifully home.

City | Home & Identity | Pop Culture

Cityzen – A Mumbai Retrospective

February 21, 2021February 25, 2025

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My divided love affair between the cities of Bangalore and Mumbai

City | Map Of Emotion

Hello 2015, Welcome In…

January 1, 2015February 25, 2025

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Hello 2015, Welcome in. You are going to occupy my life starting now. And I’m welcoming you in. I have been looking forward to seeing you for a long time now. You see, you end with a 5 which is a very nice satisfying number to be. I wouldn’t call…

City | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism

The Bangalore Story

December 27, 2009April 14, 2024

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I came to Bangalore over 10 years back. I was falling in love. Not with a person or even a place. I was really, completely, truly committing myself to life. I was 19. I had just weathered a tempestuous adolescence culminating in my dropping out of college. Then I licked…

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IdeaSmith on The Indian Man: A Doll That Goes “Mama”: “@TheShySaggittarian: Thank you for this comment. It takes a lot of courage and even more generosity to share such a…”
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IdeaSmith on Food & Gender Politics in Asia: BUTTER – Asako Yuzuki, CHHAUNK – Abhijit Banerjee, PERFECT MATCH (Netflix): “@LizzyBeth: I’m glad you did! Curating the consumption experience this way (food, audio, screen, music etc.) takes the conversation forward,…”
TheShySagittarian on The Indian Man: A Doll That Goes “Mama”: “@theidea-smithy I accidentally came across this, and it resonated deeply because I’ve experienced something similar. I was once married to…”
Lizzybeth1986 on The Feels This Week: Going Fishing: “I love these shots you took so much, and I think one of the reasons why is because a lot…”
Lizzybeth1986 on Food & Gender Politics in Asia: BUTTER – Asako Yuzuki, CHHAUNK – Abhijit Banerjee, PERFECT MATCH (Netflix): “Loved this post! I do love deep dives into food writing that explore it not as just a site of…”