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Needless to say I am somewhat homesick today. (For this moment, home = home with parents). I woke up and realized five minutes later that it was Vijayadashmi. I am not a spiritual person, but at times, I turn religious. There is a calming hypnotic effect in rituals that I yearn for. Plus, as I [...]
Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
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Posted on September 9th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
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I completely forgot about this mild horror story from last year. I met a kid in a lift who did not know Lakdi Ki Kathi. Don’t ask me how I found out. But the kid had never heard of the song. Not even heard the tune. He didn’t know what the term meant. And this [...]
Posted on August 4th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
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I’ve never really had anything knitted for me. My mother was coerced by me to try and knit something for me. In the winters, all my classmates wore at least one item that had been lovingly knitted by some woman in their family. It probably has something to do with growing up in the South, [...]
Posted on April 16th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
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Saturday mid-morning, a sudden rush of energy. The house feels like it’s been drowned in dust. Despite how I romanticized the far-away firang lands as being relatively dust-free, two days without dusting results in a gossamer layer of dust. I dust and sneeze. The unwashed utensils mock me in the sink, and are cleaned. The [...]
Posted on January 12th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
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The weather is strangely moody today. We woke to a rather cloudy morning. Dull and heavy. It began to pour later. Not the usual drizzle, but a small dose of thunder and fat drops. When the sun finally came out, rr and I walked to the Borough Market.
There is something incredible about unpackaged vegetables in [...]
Posted on July 20th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
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Broom and I have a brief conversation on our mobile phones. During which, as is customary, we say really mean things to each other. About how the other is simply not smart, intelligent or cute enough. Things go as usual. She hangs up. Says she will call later.
My landline rings. I half expect it to [...]
Posted on July 19th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
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