A Woman Among Men
A weekend party where I was a minority woman among men had me thinking about I navigate my gender based on attraction politics.
Womanhood
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Manguide 5: Bollywood Pin-Ups
And now that we know them by the cities they live in, the professions they pursue, the interests they devote their time to and the languages they speak, what’s left? The women they love of course! Here’s a look at what you can tell about a man by his favorite…
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Manguide 4: States Of India
I categorise Indian men by the states they hail from.
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A Voice That Shatters Glass…The Glass Ceiling!
I was an amateur singer in college. Inadvertently, the campus festivals also became my ground for shattering glass celings with my voice.
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Beauty Parlour
Planning a rendezvous with a girlfriend. She is at the parlor and I have to wait till she gets done. I sit tight elsewhere and am most amused to hear her say, I think it will be an hour before I’m released!!! And if that sounds like parole from jail…
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Barbie With A Brain
When I first chanced upon the Agony Aunt section in HT Cafe, I had to smile when I saw who was solving problems for the lovelorn. Kim Sharma!! Kim Sharma?? What sort of advice could she possibly give anyone? Then today I read an interview with her. You seem to…
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The Narcissa Of Hot
“That girl is hot!”
“No, she is not.”
“And you would know, would you? You don’t check out women.”
“Says who? I check out women all the time.”
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Bacchanalia On New Year
I ushered in the New Year at a hip party in a swank hotel. Multiple dance-floors, buffet dinner and unlimited alcohol. Most of the guests took the last part of that invitation seriously. Real serious. By 11pm, the open-air lawn bar was clean out of vodka, wine and Breezers. A…
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Karva Chauth, The Great Indian Starvation Ritual
I wanted to write this last week but I’ve been running late on a lot of things and just haven’t had the time. Nnnneeeaaarrrrrggghhh. Now usually I like to be this one foot here/the other there sort of person who expounds on the scientific reason behind certain superstitions, the validity…
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Sambar Masala
When sambar isn’t sambar without masala powder, why are we to accept a matrimonial match with no attraction?
