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Could you love the sea if you weren’t introduced to it at a very young age? For instance, do you have to introduce dogs at a young age, when they are still wobbly kneed puppies to salt water? Is it then that they begin chasing the waves? Running into froth and diving for pebbles?
I [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Cities, Self | 5 Comments »
In Delhi. Yay! Weather is lovely, have had two wholesome meals and one plate of Golgappa already. Have already started shopping and felt its consequent fatigue. All in a few jetlagged hours.
In Mumbai for a few days next week, part of a last minute change in plans. Some people to meet, and some places to [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Self | 4 Comments »
A rather hypersensitive part of my head gets a bit agitated when random people feel free to tell you that Asian women look hot, or Indian women are pretty or some damn variation of the same theme.
Never mind the fact that it exoticises, trivialises and does a thousand other unacceptable things in the grand scheme [...]
Posted on February 13th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Self, wtf | 13 Comments »
A few general things on life. Considering this is the longest the blog has remained quiet – about a month of silence I think.
The New Year started on a very raw note. I felt like the universal cow was chewing my happiness. By the fourth week of January though, it felt like the happiness had [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Music, Film and Art, Self | 14 Comments »
Gives me great delight to announce that this blog has been nominated for the Indibloggies in the Humanities Blogs category. I am not entirely sure what a Humanities Blog is – but I suspect it’s a category for the vagrants – those who write, and never have one issue to write about.
Funny thing is, [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2009 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Self | 7 Comments »
Two seemingly unrelated posts. One on how the notions of ‘dark skin is indicative of inherent evil tendencies‘ seems to permeate an animated series for children, and the other on young kids dressed up by their parents – in clothes which are inappropriate.
Some of us are saved from the fate of low self-esteem thanks [...]
Posted on November 17th, 2009 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: People, Rants and Rambles, Self | 4 Comments »
I turn 28 in a week’s time, and I never thought I would be dog-less at this age. But having grown up with dogs in the house, I know it’s a huge responsibility. It’s also a matter of space. And with all the travel that comes with my job, how can I have any animal [...]
Posted on November 5th, 2009 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Photographs, Self | 10 Comments »
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