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Some Glimpses: February 2010
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Monday, February 15, 2010. Flamingoes and Food for Thought. The most hectic weekend of my life ended in such physical exhaustion that I could sleep for three whole days! But the weekend was more than just a tiring one; it was a stimulating one too! So stimulating that I'm back to my blog! Although I must admit, I required some not-so-subtle nudges from Anuradha. To get over my inertia. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Chinks in the armour. Parts of the Whole.
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Some Glimpses: February 2008
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008. There I was – an atheist in a temple. By choice. It was an unusually cold Mumbai morning and I had to be present at our organisation’s gathering marking the 59th anniversary of our nation declaring its sovereignty to the world. It turned out to be a day of learning; in more ways than one. We were miles from home, the weather was lovely and we had time on our hands! The minute she had sung her hymn she switched into the normal mode of going through the right motions within a ...
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Some Glimpses: July 2009
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Should women allow the ancient role of representatives of culture to be foisted upon them? Shouldn’t they claim agency in this area too? Links to this post. Labels: Clothes and Choices. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Chinks in the armour. What is with all this TV watching? Parts of the Whole. Usha Mudiganti. Ethereal template. Powered by Blogger.
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Some Glimpses: March 2010
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Thursday, March 04, 2010. To this day I don't know why we went there. For years I have wondered why my father and I felt the urge to go to the crash site. My current theory is that we felt we needed to be there because it was happening at our airport– a place that we saw changing and growing every day of our lives. Why are technically unsound aircrafts bought for our defense personnel? Why are aviation norms flouted by builders and town planners? Links to this post. Chinks in the armour.
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Some Glimpses: June 2009
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Friday, June 12, 2009. Hans Andersen “Emperor’s New Clothes” has been twirling in my brain for the past few days. An incident at a wedding in the family sparked recollections of this tale that I had last read more than a decade ago. 8221; and was suitably impressed by the assertive from me and followed it with, “So, they are not putting up a show? 8221; Now, the second one was difficult to react to. “Of course, they are! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Some Glimpses: March 2011
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Do Urban Young Women need Empowerment? I have been thinking of women empowerment quite a bit lately. In a steering away from my usual academia oriented thoughts on this issue, of late, I have been wondering about issues of theory and praxis in gender studies. Random conversations with people from various segments of society have made me wonder about the penetration of theories of empowerment into the lives of women. What’s with young people nowadays? Are these their real thoughts?
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Some Glimpses: June 2007
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Friday, June 29, 2007. Is it home-based recreation? Are we now going to have seminars, academic papers and eventually consumer goods to battle childhood obesity? Is this how contemporary economy sustains itself? Create a market then develop goods to keep the market going? Links to this post. Wednesday, June 06, 2007. Would you agree with me that Eliot is extremely quotable? There will be time, there will be time. To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;". Where do they come from? Whichever it i...
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Some Glimpses: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Marching Forth - Are We? The list of services offered at disocunted rates for women to celebrate their womanhood ranged from spa treatments to pedicures to getting dental plaque removed! The range of goodies women could grab at sales stretched from diamonds to underwear! And the gamut of experiences open to the adventurous included yachting and flying! Here are a couple of scenes from the lives of more than 90% of Mumbai's women:. The much-touted camaraderie of the ladies general...
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Some Glimpses: December 2009
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009. Two very dissimilar incidents in the recent past pointed out people's hollowness to me and made me react enough to post about them. I'll talk very briefly about the first incident and go on to the second one that affected me more deeply. I thought the kind of hollowness displayed by the car owner needs to be written about when something more personal overshadowed the personality traits of a stranger. And the most cutting bit of the incident for me was the fact that, she carele...
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Some Glimpses: July 2008
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Monday, July 07, 2008. Every now and then a scene from my childhood flashes across my mind – that of my best friend running away from an absorbing game to watch TV. The very first thing I saw on TV was Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s funeral. This took place a few months before TVs started mushrooming in our town. The entire colony gathered in the only house that had a TV. The funeral of the nation’s prime minister was the first funeral that was broadcast live on national television. The wonder of it all! These wer...
