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Deception As Defence

Mental health talk. Feel free to skip this piece.

Gender, mental health, patriarchy

[Book Review] The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

Not the best review out there.

Books

Can You Find Comfort in a Poem?

I was in bed, sinking deep into the depression hole, when a poem forwarded by my aunt arrived, with the very words I didn’t realise I needed to hear.

lauraedwards, mental health, mentalwellness, Poetry, selfcare, selfcompassion

Watching ‘Kandukondaen Kandukondaen’ after 20 years

The movie is a great example of how to adapt books into movies.

adaption, ajithkumar, arrahman, Books, janeausten, kandukodaenkandukondaen, movies, rajivmenon, senseandsensibility, tamilcinema

How an episode from ‘Modern Love’ gave me hope

It also made me bawl like a baby.

amazon prime, love, mental health, modern love, ott, relationships

Affirmations as emotional first aid

It’s true that the most important person you will talk to on any given day is you. Make sure you say constructive stuff.

affirmations, anxiety, depression, emotions, life, mental health, selfcare, selflove, therapy

Marie Kondo-ing life

What do you do when you’re forced to carve a new path in life?

contemplation, crisis, konmari, life, mariekondo, purpose, soulsearching

[Book Review] Cities and Canopies by Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli

Well not exactly a review. More like a collection of thoughts. About a book.

Books, cities and canopies, nature, pollination, trees

The BBS: Women in post-Sangam Literature—Thirukkural

Think Thirukkural is the perfect how-to guide for an ideal society? Think again.

Gender, misogyny, patriarchy, sangam literature, tholkappiyam

Show don’t tell: Bajirao Mastani

Bajirao Mastani is a visually pleasing movie. But is there more to it than meets the eye?

bajirao mastani, bhansali, bollywood, deepika padukone, priyanka chopra

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