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The other Veda: Not Your Usual Mother's Day Post

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Friday, May 08, 2015. Not Your Usual Mother's Day Post. As the internet bubbles up with heart-warming mush about mothers this Sunday, this is me jumping on the bandwagon. But, differently. Like, with just one hand. Maybe a leg hanging out. Or doing a somersault. You get the picture. At first, I wanted to write about how my mother and how all her awesomeness made me feel scared of being a mother myself. Because, seriously, how the hell was I. Oh, the horror! Oh yes, mothers are tired, frustrated and angry...

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The other Veda: Nice Girls Finish Last

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Monday, August 21, 2006. Nice Girls Finish Last. This one is for the nice girls. Nice girls who will always remain ‘a good friend’. Nice girls who are ‘just one of the guys’. Nice girls who get punched on the arm (because they’re just one of the guys), but never get kissed on the cheek. Or anywhere else. And till men in general are hit by the proverbial bolt of lightning that, by god, she’s the one I’ve always been looking for, your destiny is to live down the injustice, the humiliation, the ...September...

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The other Veda: A Chord Struck

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Friday, May 18, 2007. Has music changed your life in any way? Has it made you think harder or feel more strongly than before? Has it left you with cold feet, weak knees, a pounding heart and a dazed expression? Has it entered your ears and taken a short-cut to your soul without really bothering to visit the brain or the heart? Or has it simply taken control of your body without so much as leaving a polite note? Can you remember the time you didn't really know the words to 'Comfortably Numb'? List your fa...

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The other Veda: Oh Screw You Too, Kangana Ranaut.

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Thursday, January 08, 2015. Oh Screw You Too, Kangana Ranaut. Ever since Pookie has made her gurgling way into our lives, newspapers have slowly made their way out. What was once used to grab quick updates on current events, is now used primarily as a poop scooper. Such are the joys of parenthood. Sonam Kapoor was there, a few others, some famous, some just about. And then, there was Kangana Ranaut, who said that "Married people need to get their heads checked.". I haven't watched Queen. Lives in Bombay,...

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The other Veda: Trivial Pursuits

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Monday, January 22, 2007. One fine morning I opened up the. And realised that someone was having waaaay too much fun on the job. It's the guy who writes a little window called 'Fact of the Matter'. Maybe you've seen this section in BT - it appears alongside the funnies and the daily horroscope. Every day it carries one totally pointless piece of information that makes you blink and say "What? Your immediate next thought is often "Why? Consider this fine example of craftsmanship:. Randomly typed www.g...

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The other Veda: Why I hate girls with straight hair

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Thursday, July 20, 2006. Why I hate girls with straight hair. Their hair never feels like cotton candy, even if they're camping in the middle of a rainforest. People don't shove pencils in their hair and bet how long it'll take for the first one to fall out. Combs do not get lost in their hair, and they never have to stand before the Ladies Common Room mirror, patiently trying to rescue the helpless comb, while surrounded by dozens of giggling women. Hahahaha. Yay to curls! I or rather my hair were calle...

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The other Veda: To Sixteen Year Olds

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Wednesday, December 26, 2007. To Sixteen Year Olds. You think curfew is tough and your parents don't let you be and the world is out to get you and the opposite sex is totally confusing. Well, none of that changes. Ten years down the line, your curfew will be self-imposed (Early meeting tomorrow, mom), your parents still won't let you be (what's wrong with arranged marriage, beta? The world will still be out to get you and the opposite sex will be as confusing as ever. Probably even more so. I think hind...

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The other Veda: Letter to the Big B

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Saturday, July 29, 2006. Letter to the Big B. Dear Prospective Bridegroom,. Hi I'm a fun-loving, vivacious, young woman whose parents think it's about time they married her off. I have a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature, a Postgraduate Diploma in Advertising and a job as a copywriter. (If you don't know what a copywriter is, stop wasting your time and read the profile of the next eligible young bachelorette.). You should also know that I studied Feminist Writings for three years. My family consist...

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The other Veda: The name is Pookie. Baby Pookie.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The name is Pookie. Baby Pookie. In January this year, I gave birth to my daughter after a quick labour of "just" two and a half hours. It was a normal delivery, and if this is what passes for "normal" then I believe womankind needs to have a serious chat with the Almighty. But that's a separate issue. This basically means that now every time she sees a phone, she grins like she's on a red carpet. But till then, this is what happens when I come home from work every day. This wor...