Tag: family
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Chai is going to be the next MatchaAn American TikToker posted a video of her walking in the snow, drinking chai from her flask with this caption. But you see, I am a proud desi girl, and half my Instagram feed is Indians reclaiming their culture from the West. Someone is mad about the dupatta…
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They are selling my ancestral house. My great-grandmother sold all her dowry to buy land in the city so she could help her newlywed husband find his calling. Madhu was a city gal who refused to settle for mediocrity. She held on to one piece of jewellery: her huge diamond studs. She loved them dearly,…
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My dearest Margi Kiya, I hope you are happy wherever you are and at peace. We are good too. Life is moving pretty fast, there is so much happening that sometimes I forget to update you for weeks. Apologies. But I am assuming you are watching over my shoulder anyway, so you do know what’s…
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I used to have a blue Princess and the Pauper sipper when I was a kid On a hot summer day in Mumbai, I forgot it in an auto rickshaw My mum was so mad when I went to her crying She tried finding a similar one but I was too heartbroken over my loss…
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My father measures time with mogras. He goes to this public park to walk every evening Walks the same route, at the same time like clockwork Done that for about 16 years now And in one corner of the park, there are swings Where kids play Near the swings are some old benches where the…
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