Sharing my journey to a slow, intentional life.
One mildly overthought post at a time.
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This essay is adapted from the introduction I presented at Rialto/Griffioen for a screening of Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light. I had the privilege of introducing the film and wanted to offer the audience a few ideas to carry with them into the screening: about women and the…
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The Body Remembers the Room
This week, on April 15th, I had the honour of delivering the opening keynote for the Social Safety Week 2026 at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam,…
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When the World Hardens, Go Where Beauty Still Lives
At the VU Women@VU International Women’s Day gathering this year, I found myself thinking about absence. Not only who is present in the room, but…
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Panjurli at the Edge of the Field, Poetry as Prayer, Ritual as Jurisprudence
Begin with poetry, because urgency belongs in the line break. I come to Bhoota Kola to watch belief take form as measure and cadence, and…
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What My Crumpled ECER Notes Taught Me About Power, Silence and Hope
I came back from ECER 2025 in Belgrade with a notebook that looked like a battlefield. Names squeezed into margins, arrows flying across the page,…
● About Me
Hi, I’m Amrita—the voice behind Diligent Candy. I’m a writer, educator, and quiet rebel drawn to slow living, thoughtful words, and mildly overthinking everything. This blog is my corner of the internet where intellect meets whimsy, and where I explore the sweet spots between scholarship, simplicity, and joy.
