Indian Women
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When Did We All Become Café Girls?
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Somewhere between four nights a week in smoky bars, Kamikazes and pretending aching feet were a small price to pay for being seen, the party girl quietly discovered cold brew and Birkenstocks.
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The Strange Joy Of Becoming Friends With Your Mother
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As children, we think our mothers have all the answers. Mine certainly did, although I’m still waiting to find out why red is called red and not blue. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, our conversations changed, and so did our relationship.
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When Fitness Stops Being About The Scale
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We grew up believing fitness meant being thin. Somewhere between weighing scales, fad diets and society’s expectations, many of us forgot that health is far more than a number. This is the year I stopped measuring fitness by the scale.
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The Year You Stop Chasing Potential
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We spend years falling in love with who people could become instead of who they already are. Somewhere between hope and compromise, we stop trusting what people consistently show us. This is the year I stopped chasing potential and started believing patterns.
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When Home Becomes Your Favourite Place In Mumbai
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Mumbai teaches you to live outside your home. In your twenties, home is a pitstop between parties, bad decisions and late-night food runs. In your thirties, it starts becoming somewhere worth returning to. And by your forties, somewhere between the promotions, heartbreaks and Blinkit deliveries, you realise the place you’ve…
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The Friends Who Knew Us Before Life Happened
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Many of us have two best friends in life: the one who knew us before life happened to us, and the one who met us after. A reflection on adult friendships, shared exhaustion, accidental support groups, and the people who somehow know exactly what you mean when you say, “I’m…
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The Hilarious Reality Of Dating At 40
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You’re old enough to be called Maasi, young enough to be offended by it and somehow still expected to date. Welcome to the hilarious reality of dating at 40.
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When Did Beauty Become Homework?
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Beauty was supposed to feel comforting, not exhausting. Somewhere between “glass skin” routines and endless self-optimization, rituals that once helped women slow down have turned into performance metrics. This essay explores how beauty drifted away from care, and why femininity feels softer when rituals become personal again.