Tag: living

• They hand you a box

  

  They hand you a boxFour neat lines joined at supremely perfect right anglesYour body, rounded at the edges, pliable, more flesh than muscleSqueezing yourself into shape you triumph, look you say, I fitSkin compacted into nothingnessCells harnessed to behave One day, unexpectedly you spill outOver the edges, across the linesMass dictating it’s ruleslook they say, […]

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  13 Feb 2020

  Apoorva, Art, Creative Writing, diversity, Poem A Day, Poetry, Read, Story

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• Dressing Amsterdam in a Ghazal

  

  Do you think I can ever write in the vein of Delhi about Amsterdam? I did not choose Delhi, but once upon a time I selected living in Amsterdam In Delhi, we have serpentine avenues with magnificent trees I could find the cycle of seasons, getting and shedding leaves, in Amsterdam Sometimes I went looking […]

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  4 Feb 2019

  Creative Writing, diversity, Gender, Poem A Day, Poetry, Read, Story, Travel

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• Why Can’t You Smell Your Own Home?

  

  I discovered this fascinating article on The Cut “Why Can’t You Smell Your Own Home?“. It talks about how we get so used to smells that are non-threatening we stop sensing them. It seems that we “tune out” the smells, which probably explains why we stop smelling a perfumed candle or a pillow spray, after […]

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  11 Jan 2019

  Awareness, Read, Story

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• Learning how to THINK: review of Bitasta Roy Mehta’s book Have a THINK

  

  I applaud Bitasta Roy Mehta for hitting the nail directly on the head when it comes to people management, be it in organizational practices or as individual parts of the fabric of society. What am I talking about? A book called Have a THINK. I needed this book at this juncture of my career and […]

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  1 Aug 2017

  Academic, Awareness, Books, Customer Review, Education, Story

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• A trip to NEMO and Sea Palace restaurant

  

  I wanted Bambi to do something constructive (parent mode on) with his free time so we went to NEMO, which is a short walk from Centraal Station. On this trip we managed to finally get Bambi his museumkaart. The museumkaart is such a wonderful way to enjoy the museums in The Netherlands. If you have […]

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  1 Jul 2017

  Audience, Awareness, Customer Review, Food, Parenting, Story, Travel

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• Owl Time of Year

  

    Part 1 “I am an introvert,” Owl said. Followed by silence and Robin burst out laughing. “No, really, I am,” Owl insisted. “Oh ya! And, Obama is King of the World,” Robin got up and hugged me, while still chuckling. “Well, in a way he is. And, I am.” Sparrow had her hand over […]

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  6 Jan 2016

  Awareness, Education, Parenting, Story

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• Talking to strangers

  

  A few days back my aged taxi driver Abdullah informed me of how Hafez was far from being a purist, he was a diluter of true Persian culture, writing in an Arab form. He quoted Ferdowsi and said, “now he is the man to study for pure Persian literary gems – go read Ferdowsi and […]

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  9 Jul 2015

  Art, Education, Music, Parenting, Poetry, Story, Travel

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• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Being a strong woman isn’t remarkable, it’s normal

  

  “Please do not twist yourself into shapes to please. Don’t do it. If someone likes that version of you, that version of you that is false and holds back, then they actually just like that twisted shape, and not you. And the world is such a gloriously multifaceted, diverse place that there are people in […]

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  2 Jun 2015

  Academic, Awareness, Education, Story

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• The Body by Boston Gordon

  

  The Body by Boston Gordon – Guernica / A Magazine of Art & Politics. The Body By Boston Gordon March 16, 2015 There is of course the cutting of the body. Lean away from that for a minute. Stand in the middle of a shack on fabric row and browse the cardboard bricks wrapped in lace […]

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  14 Apr 2015

  Art, Awareness, Poem A Day, Poetry, Story

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