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Blackfayth's Corner: September 2010
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Coz apparently blogging is therapeutic. And its the birthday month once again and it is final few minutes of the birthday itself so since I am cooped up at home due to Ganpati Visarjan I thought I will dust ye olde blog and finally put some words down to mark my 32nd year on Mother Earth. hmm does that sound vaguely incestuous? Aah you know what I mean. I guess the short answer is I haven't changed in some ways but there have. View down into the valley from the top of the Malshej Ghat. Now I'm a fair bit...
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ulti khopdi: June 2015
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This blog is written by a journalist based in Mumbai who writes about cities, the environment, developmental issues, the media, women and many other subjects.The title 'ulti khopdi' is a Hindi phrase referring to someone who likes to look at things from the other side. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Censorship, the Emergency and Himmat. June 23, 2015. Here's something I've written in Scroll.in that gives a flavour of those times:. Himmat' during the Emergency: When the Press crawled, some refused to even bend.
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ulti khopdi: Hushed voices
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This blog is written by a journalist based in Mumbai who writes about cities, the environment, developmental issues, the media, women and many other subjects.The title 'ulti khopdi' is a Hindi phrase referring to someone who likes to look at things from the other side. Sunday, August 02, 2015. The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, Aug 2, 2015. Can a woman who complains about being sexually harassed by her boss actually succeed in getting justice? Do the rich and the powerful not commit any crimes? Apply this to se...
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ulti khopdi: Selective amnesia
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This blog is written by a journalist based in Mumbai who writes about cities, the environment, developmental issues, the media, women and many other subjects.The title 'ulti khopdi' is a Hindi phrase referring to someone who likes to look at things from the other side. Saturday, July 04, 2015. The Hindu, July 4, 2015. At a mass sterilisation camp. Was there any rethinking on this policy after 1977? P=7054&all=1). In A Callous Cut. Reading her account, and looking back on other such stories in the last 40...
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Blackfayth's Corner: Macchis ki Teeli
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Coz apparently blogging is therapeutic. 1 am and the weekend's around the corner. Not that it matters to people like me who're no longer restrained by the ole corporate leash. Haven't felt like writing in a while and like I was telling someone not too long ago that it kinda surprised me just how long I've been away. But I'm back. if only for a little while (good lyric this.). So what can I write about? Which was 3 one wo/man acts based on the writings of Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai. Who followed in the 3r...
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ulti khopdi: When women seek help...
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This blog is written by a journalist based in Mumbai who writes about cities, the environment, developmental issues, the media, women and many other subjects.The title 'ulti khopdi' is a Hindi phrase referring to someone who likes to look at things from the other side. Sunday, June 07, 2015. When women seek help. The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, June 7, 2015. Why do governments feel compelled to ‘celebrate’ one year in office and use the occasion to boast of their ‘achievements’? When it came to power last ye...
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May | 2011 | Chasing Utopia
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The personal and political. May 6, 2011. 8212; chasingutopia @ 11:55 am. Find your fuckin calling in life. All before you’re twenty-nine. Be a husband or a wife. All before you’re twenty-nine. Have a family and thrive. All before you’re twenty-nine. Because everyone is watching for sure. Whether you are a success. You can’t dream no more. You don’t want to appear a mess! Http:/ aninditasengupta.wordpress.com. Ramblings of a girl who just wants to write. Rimi B. Chatterjee. This Is My Truth.
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Moving Home | Chasing Utopia
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The personal and political. Moving Home December 17, 2011. 8212; chasingutopia @ 8:43 pm. 1 Does it have a view? 2 Are there big windows for air and light to come in? 3 Is the kitchen spacious enough? 4 Is the location near a main road? 5 What are the modes of transport easily available? 6 Are there any nice restaurants/eateries nearby? 7 Is there a place to walk around in the evening? 8 Are there malls, markets and grocery shops nearby? 9 How is the neighbourhood? 10 And, is there a western loo? You are...
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ulti khopdi: January 2015
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This blog is written by a journalist based in Mumbai who writes about cities, the environment, developmental issues, the media, women and many other subjects.The title 'ulti khopdi' is a Hindi phrase referring to someone who likes to look at things from the other side. Sunday, January 18, 2015. The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, Jan 18, 2015. Veena Devi is unlettered. I use that word rather than ‘uneducated’. When I met her more than five years ago, she was the mukhiya. I thought of Veena Devi when I learned th...
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ulti khopdi: August 2015
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This blog is written by a journalist based in Mumbai who writes about cities, the environment, developmental issues, the media, women and many other subjects.The title 'ulti khopdi' is a Hindi phrase referring to someone who likes to look at things from the other side. Sunday, August 30, 2015. Where are the teachers? The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, August 30, 2015. Do parents encourage their children to become teachers? Or is it a last resort if all else fails? The article brought out the inextricable link b...
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