The first day of my engineering college is etched carefully in my mental map, simply because it was the first day of my life post school. I had been crazy with excitement, redoing my wardrobe, carefully choosing accessories, discussing dares and ragging stuff with my schoolmates. I had been so brainwashed by the movies and literature of the times that glorified college days as the rosiest days of one’s life that I was expecting something akin to Grown-ish or Friends or even Jaane Tu ya Jaane Na in my new college…
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In From An-Other Land, Tanushree Ghosh Bears Witness To A Diversity of Truths
“You should write about your first day in the US,” someone told me once. This person was someone who had Indian origins but had lived here and worked here for over thirty years. They had a Green Card, and a faraway look in their eyes, as they said, “I wish we could remember those days … Continue reading In From An-Other Land, Tanushree Ghosh Bears Witness To A Diversity of Truths
Evesplaining the phenomenon of Mansplaining
‘Mansplaining’ as the internet explains to you is a blend of 'man' and the informal form 'splaining' of the gerund ‘explaining’. It is a pejorative term defining a situation when a man comments on or explains something to a woman in a condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate or oversimplified manner Lily Rothman, of The Atlantic, defines it as ‘explaining without regard to the fact that the … Continue reading Evesplaining the phenomenon of Mansplaining
On Cyberbullying, and Being A Responsible Netizen
A couple of years ago, I saw a picture on Twitter. It was of a food truck in America selling Indian food. I was thrilled to see idlis, dosai, pongal and sambar on a vehicle parked in a different continent. I hit retweet. Little did I expect someone to get offended by the name on … Continue reading On Cyberbullying, and Being A Responsible Netizen
The dichotomy of limelight : A 2020 vision
To trend on Twitter and hog the ephemeral limelight of prime time TV is looked upon as the pinnacle of validation now. For 250 characters or a complete 60 seconds, the world has its senses tuned into you. Perhaps that is why, even the most conservative of women were seen shyly sharing their TikTok videos. … Continue reading The dichotomy of limelight : A 2020 vision
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