PinnedS Swedha·Jan 13, 2021Casual Sexism #1- Calling Out FriendsIn one of my previous posts, I talked briefly touched upon the concept of ‘safespace’ and its importance. If you remember, the person who…
S Swedha·Dec 5, 2024Flying highTo be liked back after three years of looking around, and learning from previous experiences, some bittersweet, some pathetic, is a strange…
S Swedha·Dec 5, 2024Ongoing Book Review #1: A Philosophy of Software Design by John OusterhoutI have been “coding” for several years now. Although I am not a computer science major, I have barely worked in group projects throughout…
S Swedha·Dec 4, 2023To my previous dateThank you for making me lift my chin to see you, and consequently to see where the bar was; a bar that I almost forgot where it lay all…
S Swedha·May 25, 2021Dr. (not Mrs.) KadambariThis is my first post after a break of nearly four months. You may know that I had taken a course on ‘Creative Writing’ if you had read…
S Swedha·May 25, 2021Faded into the background?In my first post, ‘A Draft Per Day’, I had mentioned that I would be writing every day on topics around feminism. However, I certainly did…
S Swedha·Jan 21, 2021Same situation, dissimilar fearsAlmost a month ago, I went to a bank nearly 3 streets away along with my 75-year-old grandfather to get some money. Since the ATM was not…
S Swedha·Jan 11, 2021I will have a duppata alwaysDuring my childhood, I grew up hating dupattas a lot. I did not like a loose piece of cloth hanging by my shoulders which impeded me from…
S Swedha·Jan 8, 2021Mindful Choices of Words Amongst Friends?Two weeks ago, I was attending a virtual meet-up with my school friends. We were having some conversation and asking each other ‘Would you…