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You have lodged yourself in my head. Perhaps in the sinus. Which explains why my head rattles when I move it. You swing from end to the other. The more I shake my head to dislodge you, the more it hurts. When I sit quiet, then you settle yourself. You see. I cannot fight it. [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
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Street Harassment has never been an “issue” in India. It’s been there for so long that it doesn’t feel like an issue – it’s just a part of the wider context. Forgotten by the authorities, ignored by Mainstream Media – it’s just something you factor into your everyday life. Your clothes, timings, gestures, eyes, smell, [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
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Childhood red oxide floor
prints of monkey paws
here – we spilt milk, there,
the little one peed.
Cousins hold their peace
while jackfruit ripens on
trees, the stomach then
rose in waves of laughter.
Spouses wave to touch
invisible ghosts of great uncles,
moustached playmates. That
night we were so scared.
Sacred pillow tucked under
head. Remember Kaikeyi
who slept such on bare floor
causing nothing but theatrics.
To exiles [...]
Posted on February 24th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
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I am asked by a reader “What does “3 am” connote? Apart from its 3 hours past midnight and its early morning does it have more meaning? ”
3 AM seems to be caught in a cusp. From the time my parents could no longer force me to go and sleep at a particular time (and [...]
Posted on February 22nd, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
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Inky and Wendigo are a sight for sore eyes. They threatened to come home for a cook-over. Both me and my kitchen were very excited. Among other things we scared some of our neighbours and created quite a racket. Inky made curry and I made sambhar. Wendigo did the dishes. She just doesn’t wash [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
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India’s first Bird Flu case has been confirmed with samples from dead poulty being tested. So far no humans have been reported with the infection. It appears to be of the H5N1 subtype, though more samples have been sent to a lab in Bhopal for a final confirmation. Reports suggest that between 5o,000 to 150,000 [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
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On Ego – The Ego is like the Liver. It gets hurt, but has an incredible capacity to regenerate. The Ego’s memory is only left with a dangling scar, and sometimes even that disappears.
On Adoring – Adoring is a lot like snoring or sleep talking. You have no awareness of it. It’s so bloody natural, [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
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