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Kanmani & Co

Kanmani & Co. by Lalitha Ramanathan was a trip to my childhood, to the days when I used to be hooked on Enid Blyton’s. The book is a delightful, fun, easy, cute read. Right from the naughty protagonists to the narrative, Lalitha brings us an offering that everyone will relate …

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The Branding of Brownness

As an Indian woman, I have spent much of my life being defined by one thing above all else: brownness. Sawla rang became my identity long before womanhood did. Colour prejudice in India is deeply normalized, especially for women. Growing up in India meant learning very early that melanin is …

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The Woman Who Risked Lactose for Vietnamese Coffee

Coffee is my love language. Not flowers. Not chocolates. Not expensive gifts. Coffee. Well that and furry babies but that’s material for another post. Hand me a well-brewed cup of coffee and I’ll emotionally commit faster than Gappu (my dog) with his chewy treat. Unfortunately, courtesy a deeply discourteous lactose …

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