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Dear Neel #2

Dear Neel #2

Did you get my letter? Did you read it? Did you think about me as you saw my handwriting? Did you miss me? 

The last time I wrote to you was when I had a writer’s block or when I thought I had a writer’s block. That was the day when I redid my desk with flowers and what not. That was the day when I felt a little romantic. Today I cannot write again. Today I ate chocolate, without anyone having to force me and I almost felt like throwing up. I didn’t. I ate and ate until I felt...

Wordslut by Amanda Montell

First things first, I studied English literature in college and had to study books after books to learn the history of english language. I am not complaining but specifically it was not my favourite paper. And Amanda Montell here briefly tells us how the modern english came about in as few as what 5 pages? I mean like WHAHHHHHHH. And she actually basically sums up everything.

Anyway so yeah modern english is basicaly what evolved over time, just like humans. And the gist of it is, the language i...

Dear Neel #1

Dear Neel,

 

I am writing to you this time. The last time we saw each other was a long time ago. So long that I am afraid, a little scared if you remember me at all. I don’t know, because I haven’t talked to you since then. Neither have you approached. But the only way to find out if you remember me is by writing to you. I cannot call you, your voice scares me. I cannot text you because words limit me there. I will not email you because you don’t like mails. I will write you a letter, and ...

Tête-à-tête: The Tumultuous Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre by Hazel Rowley

“So much the better—this was death. It was nothing; it was to cease to breathe. It was happiness, it was perfect happiness. They had now what they had always wanted to have, the union which had been impossible while they lived. Unconscious whether he thought the words or spoke them aloud, he said, “No two people have ever been so happy as we have been. No one has ever loved as we have loved.” It seemed to him that their complete union and happiness filled the room with rings eddying more and mor...

My Baby Turns One!

My baby turns one! 

Sorry for the cliche, but how else was I supposed to cry out loud about the excitement. Last year, while we had just begun struggling with the pandemic, I had published my first poetry collection on World Poetry Day. Little did I know, we were going on an indefinite lockdown. My first fear was my book, my dream would fail. But then, what is failure after all? How can something which had years of my patience fail? So, did my book fail? No? Did it cross the bestseller list? ...

Why We Need Feminism in 2021 #30

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Day 30 of #whyweneedfeminismin2021

We really need to stop glamourising men who don’t slap/cheat/misbehave/mistalk. It is normal. It is human.

With this we come to the end of the series. And although I have to say, and you have to admit that these are but snippets of our societal discrimination. It is impossible that a man undestands from a woman’s point of view. All we need to do is be empathetic, compassionate and love an...

Why We Need Feminism in 2021 #29

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CL6liEMg49I/?igshid=zya2xghjc6h6

That’s not me that’s Princess Consuela Banana Hammock. She pleads pardon for mismatched song and unpracticed footwork but she kind of got excited seeing Vicky Kaushal’s charms.

Day 29 of #whyweneedfeminismin2021

Read More: “Why We Need Feminism in 2021 #28 – Aesthetic Miradh” https://aestheticmiradh.com/2021/03/01/why-we-need-feminism-in-2021-28/

Why We Need Feminism in 2021 #28

By now you know that I did this series because I have book, a collection of poetry based on women. So, today I will give you a reason and few books that you could read if you want to know more about the subject. It’s the cause that matters not the means.

We need feminism because- infertility. Because despite every logical fact somehow most people tend to blame infertility on women. Also, most questions like, “When are you planning a baby?” land up very conveniently on a womna’s lap. The fact...

Why We Need Feminism in 2021 #27

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” -Steve Maraboli

BOOK BLURB: She is meek, she is mild, she is water, she is fire. She is who she is. Myriad colours embracing her, a sense of delight, a loss at failure, an emblem of courage, a shield of love. Resignation of an Angel is a poetry collection capturing every phase, every shade of a woman. It is but a sma...

Why We Need Feminism in 2021 #26

Ever noticed the women of the house bustling about during festivities, functions, preparing so much for the rituals, going about the house as if with wheels on feet, buying stuff, cleaning and decorating houses, making sweets and delicacies, getting ready in glittery dresses, pasting smiles.

But when it comes to the actual ritual, specially in cases of ‘pooja’ the responsinilities somehow and very conveniently transfer to the men. How and why! I know, I am definitely going to get answers on b...