I was 4!
My brother and I used to go to school in an auto, it was a private auto where only both of us would go. I was 4 years at this time and my brother 6. Unfortunately one day, my brother fell sick and didn't come to school, so I had to ...
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A devastatingly common form of abuse.
I was sleeping on the Bus. Bangalore to Hyderabad for work. I had a colleague of mine sitting two seats ahead of me because we ended up not getting seats next to each other. My colleague was an older man about 29 years old. I was 23 at the time of the ...
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5 times too many
It started when I was 9. I returned to my grandmother's home in Bombay where I lived when I was 6 with my parents, grandmother and chacha (father's brother). I was so happy to be back! I missed my chacha particularly, because he used to take me to the beach ...
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Thirteen
I was thirteen years old at the time and my school had taken us on a trip to the National Science Center in Pragati Maidan in Delhi. There were other schools also there at the center. I think I was in the Natural History section of the museum, because there ...
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Verbal encounter on a solo trip
So I was on a solo photography trip to Diu in 2015 during the peak off-season. I was at a beach in the evening, setting up my tripod to shoot a timelapse. It is very common for people to come up to me and start a conversation when they see me ...
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The next day I landed at the canteen, believing that most of the girls were 'wai...
I grew up in the NCR, in a middle-class family with 'sanskari' values. I wasn't really a nerd, but studies and sasu-bahu binging with mom occupied most of my time.
My sister is a year elder to me, and we went to the same school. I must have been 11 ...
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I was just a 11 year old.
It was Sunday. Me along with my family and my Massi's family went there. We decided to stay. My mama had a divorce and we just decided to stay together to make him feel better.
Next morning at 2AM I was not able to sleep. I was playing a ...
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I didn't want to make a scene
It's 7 am. I'm right outside the gate to my friend's house. I'm on my haunches breaking up biscuits to feed the two stray dogs. As I rub behind the dogs' ears, I hear a bike honking down the wide, empty street. I look up to see ...
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Mysore, a quiet and beautiful little city.
Soon after school, with debatable grades, getting into my college in Mysore was a relief to both my parents and myself.
Me because, YAY college! My parents because Mysore will be safe. It is not a Bangalore.
Welcome to Mysore! A quiet and beautiful little place for tourists. Throw in ...
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Technology can be dangerous sometimes.
I grew up in a middle class family with moral values and care. As a child I was notorious and playful. I grew up to be a little ambitious. I wanted to make myself an independent and a self sufficient woman. I was 23 years old when I moved to ...
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