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To a Clean Cut and a New Start

As a child sexual abuse survivor, the most traumatic part of life for me has not been the many episodes of sexual abuse from five different people in my immediate family’s inner circle from the age of 7 to 14,… Continue Reading →

Entitlement of Desperate Wannabes

A few days after legendary singer S Janaki’s funeral, I saw a social media post from singer Shweta Mohan, daughter of the very famous singer Sujatha Mohan. In her post, Shweta had given an explanation (with a disclaimer that she… Continue Reading →

Neutral, Not Spineless

One of the most common and most annoyingly misused statements I have seen on present-day social media is this – “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor” (Desmond Tutu, as per… Continue Reading →

Hidden Psychopaths

I am a nonvegetarian, and being from Kerala, I eat most kinds of meat. I am also a person who likes animals. Yes, I can be both, contrary to the image given to nonvegetarians by many vegetarians and vegans –… Continue Reading →

Embracing the “Petty” Me

I am one of those people who remember birthdays and other special days. Back when Facebook wishes were a real thing, I used to check the birthday updates to make sure that I hadn’t missed anyone and write birthday messages… Continue Reading →

Down Syndrome and Its Reality

“Inclusivity” is a term that is beautiful. In a world that is separated by walls of all kinds of differences, this term should have a tremendous role in bringing more people together. But what has happened in reality is that… Continue Reading →

Malayali and the High Literacy Syndrome

A couple of weeks ago, I came across a news piece regarding an Indian guy who was arrested in the UK after an online vigilante group against pedophilia monitored his activities in grooming underage “girls” (the vigilante group members posing… Continue Reading →

Haircut Woes

A haircut can either act as the best therapy you ever had and put you on top of the world… or make you want to live in a cave where no one will see you – there is no in… Continue Reading →

Old Age Homes and Care Facilities – Not an Evil

Many years ago, while I was at my parents’ home for holidays, we stumbled on the topic of old age homes during a conversation. I think it was related to a piece in the newspaper about an old couple who… Continue Reading →

A ‘Shobhaless’ Critique of Nationalism

There was a time when I used to write about things that have a hue of politics and religion – solely to call out people’s double standards and blatant hypocrisy when it comes to having different behaviours in response to… Continue Reading →

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