Happy Birthday Sister by my_dew Hi, Since I’m still on the right side of my twenties, I need not hide the fact that I’m going to be 24 in two weeks time. October 21, 1984 was the happy day I was born on. There was widespread unrest, killings and violence soon after I was born. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Chennai’
My birthday’s round the corner :-)
Posted in The Muses, tagged 1984, Ayoodha Pooja, biriyani, birthday, cakes, Chennai, Christian kid, Christmas, communal violence, Diwali, former PM Indira Gandhi, Gandhi Jayanthi, killings, October 21, pan-Indian, Pongal celebrations, Ramzan, school, school uniform, secular India, unrest, Vijaya Dasami, violence on October 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Morality; its dimensions?
Posted in India Uncut, tagged Bible, birds and bees, Chennai, churches' pulpits, disapproved of dating, dress codes, dress restrictions, educationists, extramarital affair, fashionable clothes, hymen, hymen reconstruction surgery, immorality, love marriages, Mills & Boon, Mills & Boon heroines, moralists, morality, nuptial bed, ostracize, pre-martial, pregnant, promiscuous, prostitute, protectionist, puberty, purdhas, religious fanatics, salwars, sarees, Sex education, slut, traditional dresses, virginity, woman's womb, woman’s sexual activities on September 20, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I am always surprised about how religious fanatics are extremely concerned about the morality of women. The menfolk’s morality or immorality is not their concern and neither do you find it preached about in our churches’ pulpits. Every culture has its own customs and traditions to protect and guard the womb. The dress restrictions for [...]
In defence of feminism
Posted in The Muses, tagged actor-director Nandita Das, Chennai, defence of feminism, discrimination, domestic violence, feminist, feminists, fundementalists, Indo-Korean Film Festival, sexual harassment on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My dear right-minded feminists, I apologise for the use of the word “defense,” as it sounds a bit apologetic. But I guess this article is a reaction to every strange glance I get when I mention I’m a feminist. People immediately assume I’m a rabid, fanatical, anti-male, hysterical female, who wears pants, smokes cigarettes and [...]
The vicious circle of credit cards
Posted in The Muses, tagged bank fraud, Chennai, credit cards, ICICI bank on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No worrying! Everything is under control! No bank fraud. My money is still with me. Ok now that I’ve reassured my friends – the vicious credit card circle I meant was not debts, but the running around in circles one has to do to get my credit card. After a major excavation into the rubbish [...]
TOI’s arrival in Chennai
Posted in Writer's block, tagged beat, boss, Chennai, hepatitis, HR personnel, New Indian Express, press conference, recruitment drives, reporter, tennis elbow, Times of India, TOI, TOI Chennai aspirant, working journalist, writer’s block on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re a working journalist, whose ambit is Chennai, the first mission of your life should be getting a placement in the Times of India. The TOI, which has been promising to come for many years, has finally got bored with the hype of arriving and decided to get the irksome job of getting to [...]
