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Tag Archives: people
Being interviewed
Interviews are the gateways to jobs, college seats, promotions, fellowships/grants, awards… and many other positions you may deem important. Those ten to thirty minutes you spend with a bunch of people (often a Manel, looks somewhat like this) end up … Continue reading
Posted in education, Gender, general lessons from life, jobs, life, people, privilege
Tagged #awkward, #culture, #indiansociety, #interviews, #jobinterview, #manel, #work, #workplace, jobs, people, society
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Teachers’ Day Special: Teachers are not always from schools or colleges.
I thank all my teachers this day. Especially the ones who inculcated in me, a zest for life. Teachers come from all walks of life. They are not necessarily the ones who taught you in school or college. They could … Continue reading
Posted in college life, diversity, Family, friendships, general lessons from life, life, people, school, society
Tagged #college, #lifelessons, #mentors, #past, #teachers, #TeachersDay, #WednesdayWisdom, friends, life, observations, people
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Married people and their friendships
In continuation to my previous post: Friendships before and after marriage The most common argument that is put up against (married) male-female friendships is that, a spouse may not be comfortable knowing that her/his partner shares deep conversations with a … Continue reading
Posted in college life, friendships, Gender, general lessons from life, life, people, school, society
Tagged #genderdyanmics, #indiansociety, #platonicrelations, #relationships, boys, childhood, friends, friendships, Gender, girls, guys, Indian society, marriage, men, people, society, women
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Friendships before and after marriage
Image Courtesy: pxhere (CC0 Public Domain) I have a lot of friends, some are better than others. Few are female, most are male. Few are married, most are single. One cannot dispute the fact that the friendship equation changes among … Continue reading
Posted in college life, friendships, Gender, life, people, school, society
Tagged #genderdyanmics, #indiansociety, #lifelessons, #platonicrelations, #relationships, #society, boys, friends, friendship, friendships, Gender, girls, guys, life lessons, marriage, observations, people, society, women
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When you get added to extended family Whatsapp groups
There can be two types of Family Whatsapp Groups: 1) the one you want to be part of 2) the one you want to exit asap Image Courtesy: Pixbay (CCO) A couple of weeks ago, someone from my husband’s extended family … Continue reading
When your school crush gets married
The other day, a post popped up on my Facebook highlights: Rahul Sharma* got married. A smile appeared on my face, for suddenly, a rush of memories came to me. I used to have a huge crush on this guy … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, friendships, like crush love, people, school, social media
Tagged #boyfromschool, #childhoodcrush, #relationships, #schoolcrush, #schooldays, boys, childhood, crush, dating, girls, guys, love, people
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Adding Dr before your name on Facebook
Initially, I thought it was an error on part of the individual when I used to read DrRahul Kumar*. … then I started observing DrPuja Sharma*, DrVeena Mehta*, DrAmit Verma*… DrMina Mehortra*…. And I was like- ok, a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged #facebook, #names, #phd, #socialmedia, observations, people
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Why do I walk on the road when there is a footpath?
I remember thinking why people are stupid enough to walk on the road, when a perfectly laid out footpath was there near by. I would think: “Why are you taking road space? You may get hit by a vehicle!“. My observations … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, people, privilege, society
Tagged #commonsense, #footpaths, #road, #roadsafety, #safety, #womenssafety, men, observations, people, women
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Love one animal and eat the other ?
I have met all kinds of animal lovers- the dog people, cat people, only wildlife loving, only pet loving, vegans, PETA activists etc. Many of these people pride on themselves being representatives for the animals who cannot speak. Some people … Continue reading
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Tagged #animalactivists, #animallovers, #animals, #catlovers, #catpeople, #doglovers, #dogpeople, #vegan, #veganism, #vegetarianism, Indian society, non-violence, observations, people, tolerance
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The dismal story of all Indian festivals today
All Indian festivals now seem to have a component of one or more of the following: disrupting public life; being a nuisance to your neighbours; showing off your wealth; buying stuff; trashing the environment Here I am, naming one festival … Continue reading
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Tagged #, #festivals, #holi, #indiansociety, boys, common sense, humanity, life lessons, observations, people, society, tolerance
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