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Bubble gum, Gods and Emotional Intelligence
She looked in the mirror. Her face puckered and tears started rolling down her sunscreen-applied cheeks. She noticed she was crying. Like...
Shivarshini B V
Mar 252 min read
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DHEERA’S GIRL and unicorn shakthi
She was hopeless. Always at the extremes. But one thing kept her “sane” and that was her connection with her God- Dheera. It all began in...
Shivarshini B V
Jul 20, 20243 min read
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I FEEL LIKE BREAKING INTO A DANCE
She saw herself smiling in her reflection on the painting in front of her. Goddess Saraswathi sat cross legged totally in sync with the...
Shivarshini B V
Apr 7, 20241 min read
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You’re listening to Radio Jalebi with me
John Mayer’s track “Gravity” plays in the background. She’s an innate optimist. When Mayer sings “Oh, twice as much ain’t twice as good”,...
Shivarshini B V
Feb 8, 20241 min read
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Unlove
I sat there looking at the rainbow. Not in the sky. The rainbow I had doodled which was the wallpaper on my screen. I keep wondering why...
Shivarshini B V
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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HAPPY? WOMEN'S? DAY?
It is a heartwarming and extraordinary feeling for a millennial to see her mother and her school friends who graduated their 10th grade...
Shivarshini B V
Mar 14, 20234 min read
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DEAR VENERABLE PRIEST
One particular morning, the priest got up with a nightmare. His dream during the early morning revealed that his secret would be exposed...
Shivarshini B V
Feb 24, 20231 min read
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A LISTICLE TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU TURN 30:
1) Our traditional and liberal selves can coexist. Sometimes, they will tear each other apart but gently remind them to live and let...
Shivarshini B V
Feb 21, 20234 min read
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The Jumpsome Fivesome
Once upon a time, there lived the Jumpsome Fivesome- Sarojamma, Devamma, Kariyamma, Chinamma and Kempamma. These women always jumped with...
Shivarshini B V
Feb 18, 20231 min read
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dandy daisies
A Daisy lay aloof amidst a bunch of daffodils. The Daisy was ignored for a long time. The daisy thought to itself “Why are the daffodils...
Shivarshini B V
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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a body positive blessing
“May you be blessed with rounded breasts! May you be blessed with a flabbier stomach to swallow all the troubles of life. May you be...
Shivarshini B V
Feb 12, 20231 min read
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