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ఇది ఒక ఇంటి కథ. ఆ ఇంట్లో ఒక నాన్న ఉంటాడు. అచ్చంగా ఆ నాన్నలాగే తయారైన ఒక పెద్ద కూతురు ఉంటుంది. ఆ కూతురు రెండు నెలల తర్వాత రాక రాక ఇంటికి వచ్చింది. ఇంట్లో అందరూ సంతోషంగా ఉన్నారు. నాన్నతో కూర్చొని మాట్లాడుతోంది. తను ఇన్ని రోజులు తిరిగిన దేశాల గురించి, చూసినవాటి గురించి, జరిగిన ముచ్చట్ల గురించి చెబుతోంది. అమ్మ అడిగింది, “ఏం తింటావు?” “పోహా!” అని చెప్పింది. తనకి అదంటే ఎంతో... Continue Reading →
Well, let’s start with what these last couple of weeks have been. It is a wonder when you have advanced so busily in your career, and it is almost a coincidence when both your alma maters (IIT Madras and University of Pennsylvania) plan gatherings in the span of one week! So I thought, just like... Continue Reading →
Returning to IIT Madras after eight years was nostalgic. Returning to discuss public policy, governance, technology, and nation-building with fellow alumni serving across the country was something else entirely. The event, jointly organized by the Centre for Technology and Policy (CTaP) and the IIT Madras Alumni Association, brought together an unusual cohort of serving and... Continue Reading →
When I was in middle school, a VIP was visiting our school, and a few students had to welcome them with bouquets. Our class teacher picked me along with a handful of others, and we were all sent downstairs to wait. A few minutes later, one of the organizers looked at us and told me... Continue Reading →
Ambedkar.A name that resonates with uplifting millions from discrimination. The father of Indian constitution. A prodigy with countless degrees. A life that continues to inspire. Out of all the narratives that make up Ambedkar's remarkable journey, one stands out peculiarly unique. Seen through the lens of a boy made to sit outside the classroom, ostracized... Continue Reading →
No one is a stranger to the big fat Indian weddings - the pomp, glam, and glitter. Beneath the superficial enormity, when one dives deep in, the sociological threads emerge into patterns of reference group behaviour. The buzz around the grand scale of celebrity weddings is known to every corner of the world, credits to social media. These big weddings are not just personal events of the upper classes, but also serve as an inspiration for the middle and lower classes. It becomes an aspirational group, the one towards which individuals look up to. This leads to a mimicking of behaviour and rituals, with anything original hardly left.
People all over the Indian sub continent including the vast diaspora spread across the world celebrate the festivals of Dasara and Diwali with much fervour. These festivals, 21 days apart, are the triumph of good over evil. Festivals of victory and light. Festivals that dawned peace upon the land. But in terms of peace, there... Continue Reading →
P.S: A beautiful art I found in a museum in Jerusalem I read an article in The Hindu about an intimidating experience a journalist had with security forces in Israel-Palestine. He was a part of the Prime Minister of India's team who was in the Middle East on a state visit. His article took me... Continue Reading →
The magnitude of how far women have come in workplaces hits you sometimes. I was sitting in a room with three other women reviewing a document. We stumbled upon a notable personality in society who recently commented that women should be confined to their houses. We heard his whole speech. By the end of it,... Continue Reading →
The more you dive into the breadth of human lives, the deeper you understand the living. It’s disheartening to see cracks in the feminist movement caused by championing just one’s own type of feminism, disregarding the other types. Or the comparison of who’s the bigger feminist. Disrespecting feminism in its own shade is just like... Continue Reading →
