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Growing Up Online
A personal story about remote schooling in 2005, growing up online, and how the internet used to feel like a place instead of a product.
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This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Ghiblis
On the discourse about AI, Studio Ghibli, and why our obsession with imitation might say more about us than about the machines.
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Snap snap snap snap snap
This essay is about a brief stint I had in the slam poetry circles of Mumbai, exactly a decade ago.
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The Questions We Live Through
An investigation into the fact that we keep playing out the same dramas in our lives.
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A ramble to my fellow writers
The hard thing about constantly saying you’re doing hard things.
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Cultivating a sense of taste
On deciding that some things are worth the effort, and that mindless scrolling through Instagram reels might not be one of those things.
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Ten made up phrases
I’ve been collecting a bunch of observations that had no name. And so I tried to name them for you!
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Fandom, feedback, and fury
On why art needs its critics and why we need to give a damn about things.
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Rejection is not a badge of honor
On why rejection doesn’t legitimize art and how it sucks to be rejected.
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The value of creative pursuits
On the intrinsic value of creative work and if it’s worth all the effort and heartache.
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Why I Called it Unfinished Conversations
With a focus on leaving space for new ideas, embracing discomfort, and exploring the beauty of incomplete ideas, ‘Unfinished Conversations’ is a refreshing departure from the all-too-common desire for tidy conclusions and easy answers.