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LATEST ARTICLES ( 53 )

• TAKE This Poll! “Who Said the Following? Mukesh Singh, Or Someone You Know in...

  “One of the group of Indian men convicted of the notorious Delhi gang rape of 2012 has prompted outrage by claiming that his victim was to blame for her brutal... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Five Signs You Are Becoming Friends: Facebook Version

  So you met through a common friend, you were cordial and had no hostility. And now you’re Facebook friends and  show up in each other’s virtual worlds. Are you... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Five Apps That Would Do Very Well in Chennai

  1. RoachFind TMRatings: ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪Where is the cockroach? Staying awake all night with your bladder full because you’re afraid there are roaches your bathroom, the... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deepavali at Home: As a Child Vs As an Adult

  4 AMChild:Creep out of bed for the sixth time in an hour, hoping one of your parents wakes up, because you have to be the first to light fireworks in the... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Cleavage, the First Among My Several Open Letters to Human Body Parts.

  Dear Cleavage,I hear you’ve been in the news a lot, lately. Just flashing yourself obscenely, belonging to people, being photographed. Is this the right way... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Chennai II: Your Prodigal Child Returns

  Dear Chennai,I have returned. I have returned to your burning bosom, and I am once again engulfed, nay, ensconced– in your warm, scorching embrace. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Her: Commentary, Cautionary Tale, Spoilers.

  “I think I have felt everything I am going to feel”, says Theodore to Samantha, his gender-assigned female Operating System.Her is a sci-fi romance, a visual... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pink Sari Revolution: Review

  

  Amana Fontanella-Khan’s Pink Sari Revolution tells the story of Sampat Devi Pal and her infamous Gulabi Gang, a women’s group based out of Uttar Pradesh(UP) in... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things I Wish I Had Learned as a Child

  

  Happy New Year! Thank you for choosing Berry Nice as your entertainment for the next 5 minutes in this grand new year, I hope you walk away content, or just... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Behind the Scenes With: Dhoom 3

  

  Okay first up, Yash Raj is clearly NOT OKAY with satire/parodies. So I am not going to write an actual pretend Behind the scenes for Dhoom 3 because I don’t hav... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• It is ‘nonsense Against Science’: Analyzing Mohana Krishnaswamy’s Defense of...

  

  Dr. Mohana Krishnaswamy wrote an article in The Hindu today reiterating her support for the supreme court’s judgement regarding the criminalization of... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Optimism’s a Great Drug, but the Crash is Absolute Hell: Indian Rape Calendar,...

  

  It was not a mob or a political group. It was not organized crime to take over something for money. It was a bunch of men, who bullied a girl and her friend, an... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ten Times Sharmila Tagore’s Lecture on the Representation of Women in Indian...

  

  Image from WikipediaWhen she called a spade a spade:I am not sure how many of you have seen the public service ad by Delhi Police which has Mr. Farhan Akhtar... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Life is Beautiful but It is Hard

  

  Life is miraculous and hopeful, and it just won’t stop. Life is crazy, like Narnia and the rabbit hole and the Emerald City. It is like Orange is the New... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Behind the Scenes With: Goliyon Ka Rasila RamLeela

  Sanjay Leela Bhansali had been toying with the idea of adapting something for Bollywood again. “It’s too alluring, this star-crossed lover nonsense”, he thought. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hyperbole and a Half: Book Review

  

  Usually, the most feedback you can give a blog is comment on it. You can recommend it on your web space or tear it down with everyone you know. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Songs of the Caravan: What It Is, and Why You Should Care About It

  

  Songs of the caravan is India’s first collection of songs sung by transgender women. The album contains 13 songs in 9 different languages: a collection of... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Five Excellent Organizations You Could Support Today

  

  Are you looking to spend 10 dollars on women’s safety and health today? Here are 5 organizations that could use your help.International Foundation for Crime... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Airport Auto-flush, You Are Helping No One

  

  I know you mean well, airport auto flush. You just want to make sure that people flush, so that the rest-room experience is smooth sailing and hiccup free.... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mindy Kaling Would Not Succeed in Bollywood and Other Concerns

  Mindy Kaling got her big break as a writer in The Office, at least that’s when I first heard of her. As Kelly Kapur, Mindy was the most ABCD (American Born... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION