Being born an Indian means inheriting a big book of rules, principles and society norms as soon as we are born. We are taught from an early age that our behaviour reflects our family’s reputation and status, to listen and obey is considered a sign of goodness, to compromise and sustain a bad relationship is […]
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Brown Girl On An Island
About three or four years ago, in a crowded Mumbai restaurant, a male friend, who weighs at least 150 kgs, asked me, “Have you stopped exercising?” A female friend who was with us, and who, since the time I have known her, has put on at least 20 kgs, chimed in, “Yea, you were very […]