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Ripening and Rot
Packing light, thinking heavy. On fruits I loved—and the girl who loved them too. Memory, exile, and indecision.
Jun 29
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Bhanavi
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A Letter of Atonement to the Film Bro Who Asked Me the Desert Island Question
Oh Godard, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Jun 26
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Bhanavi
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The Sari Shop Uncle and the Myth of Progress
Timmy C can have his ruffles, Harry his pearls but with Drape, Drama, and a Discount, the Sari Shop Uncle has my heart. Fashion moved forward. Pity men…
Jun 13
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Bhanavi
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Sugar, Spice and Silent Fascism
When people who are 'Everything Nice' support such harmful ideas.
Jun 2
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Bhanavi
12
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May 2025
A Little Bit of Heresy
What happens when the words that once saved you start to sting?
May 27
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Bhanavi
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Hook, Line, and Sinker
(No fish were eaten in the making of this meltdown.)
May 20
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Bhanavi
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It's Time
A fleeting moment, quietly witnessed — a short story on love and loss.
May 15
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Bhanavi
3
Not That Kind of Christian
A personal reckoning with caste, culture, and contradiction in a Telugu Catholic family
May 14
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Bhanavi
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Coming soon
This is The Smudge.
May 14
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Bhanavi
3
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