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She/He/They: Gender Fluidity
Don’t shut out the hypocrites and bigots in your family. Engage with them instead. You may be surprised.
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Baking Christmas cake with Uncle Chandy
All great cooks have three qualities: stubbornness, irritability and an instinct for proportion
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On conquering WhatsApp addiction
The problem with a WhatsApp text is that it doesn’t detect tone of voice. It allows you to forget who you are speaking to since the audience is largely invisible.
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The life and death of a WhatsApp group
There are two types of WhatsApp groups: one with a zero-tolerance policy towards forwards and the other with a laissez-faire attitude towards all content including forwards.
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Did WhatsApp group messaging make Diwali fun?
Even a festival cannot be all “happy happy” when you are a member of a massive WhatsApp group
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When do you become “plus one?”
This Indian life: When do you become just your child’s ‘Plus One’? Graceful ageing is about giving up power but retaining self-control
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What are Indian family values?
What are Indian family values? Would individual principles work in a population that is largely contradictory, inconsistent and boundary-free?
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How to uphold family values
This Indian Life: Films tell us that families are about izzat and dharm, but isn’t there anything else? BRUNCH Updated: Sep 28, 2019 23:50 IST Shoba NarayanHindustan Times There is a phrase etched into my mind, mostly because it came from our uncle in the army. My brother and I would hang around Uncle Suri, listening…
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The languages of love
Hearts, flowers and cuddly teddy bears are not the only way to express affection
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