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Good Omen / The Hooghly Review / Page 194
Good Omen / The Hooghly Review / Page 194
(Selected) Non-fiction
Reading Carver: On love and loneliness / Essay / Firstpost
Reading Carver: On love and loneliness / Essay / Firstpost
What began as a minor reflection of the spectacular institution that love and marriage are — at least that is how I thought of it back then — ended up being a grand reveal of all that was so magnificently broken.
On ‘family women’ and ‘family breakers’ / Mint Lounge
On ‘family women’ and ‘family breakers’ / Mint Lounge
Turning Red: It's a women's world / Essay / Outlook
Turning Red: It's a women's world / Essay / Outlook
On comedy and cruelty of dysfunctional families / Book Essay / News9
On comedy and cruelty of dysfunctional families / Book Essay / News9
Despite the cultural differences spanning generations and continents between the two families at the heart of Love Marriage, they are a familiar social microcosm.
On ‘bad’ mothers in contemporary Indian fiction / Essay / FII
On ‘bad’ mothers in contemporary Indian fiction / Essay / FII
What is madness? Watching our mothers not playing by the book is probably one simple way to define it. t is a luxury that mothers have been denied for long.
Humans as horror in zombie dramas / Essay / News9
Humans as horror in zombie dramas / Essay / News9
Happiness exonerates its zombies. It shows that sometimes, in a crisis, it is better to keep the humans out.
On coming to terms with a sexual assault / Essay / Outlook
On coming to terms with a sexual assault / Essay / Outlook
Abandonment, sexual exploitation, poverty: Women pay a higher price for climate crisis / Interview / Down to Earth
Abandonment, sexual exploitation, poverty: Women pay a higher price for climate crisis / Interview / Down to Earth
Down To Earth brings to you latest news, opinion and blogs on environment and science from India and south Asia. Follow us for information on water, waste, climate change and energy among other topics
On my grandad I never knew / Essay / The Indian Express
On my grandad I never knew / Essay / The Indian Express
As dementia claimed him, I lost the grandfather I would never know.
On Ib and his relentless pursuit of meaning / Book Essay / The Indian Express
On Ib and his relentless pursuit of meaning / Book Essay / The Indian Express
Unless it’s Ib and his relentless pursuit of meaning. An account that reaffirms how the journey is often all there is
A mathematician's take on reassessing vocabulary, actions to undo gender bias / Interview / Down to Earth
A mathematician's take on reassessing vocabulary, actions to undo gender bias / Interview / Down to Earth
The world is often viewed through simplistic concepts of ‘masculinity’ and ‘femininity’ that pit men and women against each other. This linking of behaviour wit
On the beauty of letting short romantic engagements remain short / Essay / Arre
On the beauty of letting short romantic engagements remain short / Essay / Arre
On a life in captivity / Book Review / The Indian Express
On a life in captivity / Book Review / The Indian Express
Nadia Murad’s life in captivity and after, and the violence she, and other Yazidis, endured at the hands of ISIS
When women doctors were denied maternity leaves in Delhi govt hospitals / Investigation / TSG
When women doctors were denied maternity leaves in Delhi govt hospitals / Investigation / TSG
On gender bias and racism in STEM / Interview / DTE
On gender bias and racism in STEM / Interview / DTE
Gender diversity and representation of women have been the long-sought goal across Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. But can
On what voters think when they vote / News / TSG
On what voters think when they vote / News / TSG
Suicides at IITs / News analysis / TSG
Suicides at IITs / News analysis / TSG
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