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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni quotes Amrita Pritam’s There are many stories which are not written on paper, they are written on the minds and bodies of women in the very beginning of her latest piece of art- Independence.I read this line and the first thing I did was take a picture and send it to a…
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“Girlll, is this now an exclusive relationship?”I laugh and ridicule your speculationWhat are you even saying? We aren’t even together!He is not my typeHe is young and full of lifeI got my driver’s license the year he was born!He likes to go out on weekdaysEat hot dogs from random stands on the corner of some…
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The sun is out. Or at least it has started to rise from the horizon, I can see the light seeping in through the disgusting yellow curtains in your room We have been lying in bed, looking at the creaking fan and talking all through the night Well there were those moments when you got…
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This is personal, almost as if a diary entry. I was feeling emotional. It is also quite long, bear with me. I can’t help but wonder if everyone has these relationships that they are born into and thus have a predetermined way of acting in but somehow the relationship has developed into something deeper and…
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As I turn 51 the coming weekendI sit at my study, making a list of invitees for the grand soireeThat I throw for myself every passing yearNo no, don’t feel sorry for me,This is a choice I made many moons agoYou see my family is great at throwing formal dinners,But the birth of a wildflower…
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Just a regular morning in the life of someone dealing with mental health A 9 am class.The alarm goes off at 7:20Snooze.7:29Snooze.7:38Stop.I try to get upRoll out of the bedTake off the blanketJust move your damn headBut I can’tI can’t moveI can’t even open my eyes completely.My heart was racing at 4:41 amI woke up…
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If I had a penny for every fuckin’ time I have been asked to“Learn to take a joke”“Chill”“Laugh it off”And my most favourite- “Lighten up”I would be covered in gold: head to toe The usual inappropriate jokes on my body–“If I start wearing a bra, I would need a bigger cup size than yours”“God you’re…
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I was walking down my usual path and just like any other morning-it was windy, my fingers and the tip of my nose were freezing, I was listening to some bollywood song and the air smelled fresh.I was counting the number cycles that surpass me to divert my mind from the extreme anxiety I was…
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This one is from the archives. Its that can’t fall asleep, let me try to be Harivansh Rai Bachchan and write poetry in hindi nonsense. I see its poor but its cute. I wrote it when I was just starting to try writing in Hindi, so bear with me. मेरे आँचल में बिताई वो शामें…
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I read this beautiful piece written by my dearest Rishika called “Google Maps is giving me directions to a cafe in my own hometown” this morningAnd a fellow Indian in Europe told me “you seem like a very Europeanised Indian girl” last weekI wear my mother’s very traditional-looking vintage ring to university every dayI have…
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