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Story of a woman on a quest for that special one who can make her heart race fasterLet’s take a hypothetical character – a woman, plumpish of appearance, she spends a lot of time sharing and staring at...
View ArticleA woman confident in her own skin is the beauty industry’s biggest nightmare
Courtesy - Google imagesThe beauty industry capitalizes on our insecurities because we let them. My monthly visit to the salon plays like a typical saas-bahu saga that blares on telly every evening....
View ArticleBehind Every Successful woman are a Dozen Men Admiring Her Behind
Helpful tips on how to deal with sexual predators at office without having to kick his ballsImage courtesy - Google imagesHello Beti,Congrats on landing your dream job. You must be soaring in the sky...
View ArticleFinding Me in Us
We have both found the ‘I’ in us and are not letting go of it. Every couple has their favourite chapter of their life they love regaling their friends with. Over the years their story-telling skills...
View ArticleNo One Knows Us Better Than Our Bed
A Bed Is Not Just a Bed, Its Much MoreImage courtesy - Google ImagesWhen I was growing up, the bed in our house was not just a place where we retired to at the end of a long day. It was something that...
View ArticleIf You Believe You Are A Supermom, You are Victim not a Victor
I avoid socializing with women who cannot talk beyond their kids. No, it has nothing to do with them making me feel like a useless Mom. An alien who can’t even recall the name of the papers her...
View ArticleAn Idiots Guide to How to Compliment a Woman Without Offending Her
Courtesy Google imagesCertain men seem to be under the impression that they are in charge of a woman’s self-worth, and not without reason. Since the time they sprouted facial hair, they have been told...
View ArticleOpen the door, the Goddess is right outside
If you are a woman of reasonable means living in India, chances are you have seen God regardless of your caste, belief and pet prejudices. For those of you unfortunate enough to be deprived of this...
View ArticlePeriod leave – Yay or Nay for Empowerment
I will conquer the world but only after I am done with my periodsA Mumbai based firm in their attempt to be more women friendly has granted first day period leave to all its women employees. Yay! This...
View ArticleDear Magazine, I am not sorry we broke up
The newspaper is dying a slow death, but not in India. For many households it’s still the perfect accompaniment with morning tea even though the many reports of horrific rapes and killings fill you...
View ArticleHow To Be An Asshole and still be Mistaken as God
Hello, my lovely disciplesLet me start by congratulating you for being a lucky bastard. Now now, don’t start fancying yourself as John Snow. Your case is different. You are blessed to be born in India...
View ArticleHave We Let Our Children Down?
Photo courtesy - Google imagesYou don't realise how deeply you are capable of loving till you have your own child. As an adult who’s seen the world that can be kind and cruel, soft and harsh, cheerful...
View ArticleWomen not crackers make Diwali special
Take out the woman of the house from festivities and it becomes a cold, empty house waiting to be filled with happy laughter. A major cluster of our cherished childhood memories hover lovingly around...
View ArticleSnacking Is India’s Favourite Pastime Right After Outrage
Courtesy - Google ImagesHunger is one of our most primal needs, because it’s food that sustains and comforts us, and gives us joy. Sometimes we get into such an intense relationship with food that it...
View Article2018, a LOU story
Heartless Nimmo ran away with all of Pran Nath Banke’s money leaving him with egg on his face. The neighbourhood is abuzz with it. Technically it was not his money but we’ll come to that later.Many of...
View ArticleIndia – URine Trouble
Gadkari Jee has asked for storage of urine at airports and intends to make urea out of it. India, you are in trouble~10 December 2022 – Nitin Gadkari is the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel prize...
View ArticleQuarantine- when you discover everyone has hidden talents and you have none
The last 50 plus days of quarantine have been extremely distressing for me. I had to experience the ignominy of discovering that every single one of my friends and acquaintances, including the ones I...
View ArticleDammit Covid - Did you have to cancel Gluttony as well?
The beloved breakfast buffet, the sole reason why many of us went for vacations, is about to be relegated to the dustbins of history. I mean I get it. These are unusual times. Thanks to bat borne...
View ArticleVocal for the local Gamchha
If you are a Bengali kid whose childhood resides somewhere in the 70’s and 80’s, you were probably scarred by the memory of a grandparent prancing around the house in a mere gamcha. Since they were no...
View ArticleHow to make most of the monsoons - hint, do it the Bengali way
Monsoon in India is anything but mundane. It is chaotic, disruptive and joyous at the same time. As the skies open up after months of relentless heat and drenches the parched earth making it fragrant...
View ArticleHelp! I have no idea what to do with my hard-earned Unlockdown
Has prolonged isolation robbed me of my ability to have a normal conversation again? Should I move to a cottage in the hills and prepare for a rest of life in solitude! After all these months of...
View ArticleBaal baal dekho, hazar baar dekho
When hair is everything, can shampoo be far behind?I have scant memories and feelings for my first boyfriend but turn into mushy over-cooked porridge when I think of my first ever shampoo from the US....
View ArticleA RATIONED CHILDHOOD
Now that frugality is back courtesy a pandemic, it's time to acknowledge that our middle class upbringing was our saviour. My childhood resided in the pre-liberalisation era when everything from...
View ArticleCancelling Enid Blyton Will not Make Racism Go Away
The Cancel Culture Is Mostly Performative And Brings About No Real ChangeBritain, a nation best known for its shameful imperial past and then conveniently forgetting they colonised over 200 nations,...
View ArticleHow To Do Revenge Travel Right During A Raging Pandemic
If you think the universe is conspiring against your holiday spirit, you’re absolutely right. But does that mean you deprive yourself of the thrill of plotting and planning your travels! Of course not....
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