Archita Raghu
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she/her. journalist. attempts to write now and then, mostly aspires to learn pettai rap lyrics in full one day
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@TheBluePen25
,
@sakie339
and
@hannah_priya
talk to us about recipies from DBA communities
Pls read!
Thread//
When
@DiyaMaG18
and
@arch_types
called me for a story on
#Dalit
cuisine I was sweetly surprised .They relentlessly chased me for two months for heirloom recipes.Beef ,pork ,boti,karikal and more.List of delicacies were shared along with a chapter of my upcoming book .
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I’m moving from a lovely, sunlit house, so my room in a 2bhk is available for rent in Anna Nagar from Feb. Women only. Rent + maintenance is 12,700. An akka comes to cook + clean. Amenities- AC, wifi, parking, lift.
Advance-50K. DM for details
#chennairoomate
@ChennaiRoomi
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Usually, I'm too scared to share pieces I've written but now I'm more scared of what I've written only. Here is something on cities, friendships, love and belonging I think so pls, would really like some feedback and criticism and whatever else.
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Fisherman Palayam N delves into the history of ambaa paatu, an age-old tradition of singing while fishing and setting out to sea, and other labour songs
Read here:
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Recently interviewed the amazing fiction writer Kuzhali Manickavel whose work has been published by the amazing
@blaftness
so here are excerpts that I'm still dying about (1/7)
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Wrote a thing a while ago, forgot to share here so
On
#WorldStatisticsDay
we revisit
@archita_goop
’s story of the Time Use Survey in India and how feminist economists have for long focused on time as a measure of women's work.
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Interviewed Perumal Murugan twice this year, and both times with shaky hands and enthu feels.
First one in April, which I forgot to share only. As always, would lou any and all feedback pls
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Meet boopsie. Apparently he turns 16 today. Basically that time when my brother asked my parents for a dog and they said no, he sat and stitched one. So,
#tb
to when my brother wanted a dog so bad, he made one.
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One verai level gethu friend and I write about love failureu and make heartbreak playlist for all the soupaandis out there, read off!
My colleagues
@neomedras
@arch_types
on the phenomenon (and feeling) of 'soup' with a recommended playlist of Tamil songs that will get you through heartbreak.
(They fully ignored all my suggestions so I am posting them below. Share yours too!)
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Twt peeps, I'm looking for 1 bedroom on rent in a 2/3 BHK apartment in
#Chennai
in Anna Nagar, Nolambur, Kilpauk, Moggapir. Budget is 6k-10k. Female flatmates. Pls RT and amplify and would appreciate any leads!
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Mylapore's St Isabel Hospital turned 75 years old. I'm writing an article about memories related to the hospital. Is it a landmark for you, why? What makes the maternity ward memorable? If you have stories, experience, or have been born there/consulted there/ work there, pls DM!
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*Ma setting up dolls for Navratri*
Me: can I take a break from hauling dusty boxes of dolls plis
M: stop & you will end up like this one
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*auto driver almost runs over some goats*
Me: *internal wailing* NO THEY ARE JUS CHILDREN
@fagneato
: you could say they're just...kids
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In public spaces like Anna Nagar tower park, Ambedkar Reading Circle's Chennai Chapter hopes to foster anti-caste dialogue, discuss lived experiences and spark a reading habit. Attend their sessions 💙
Read off!
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Me: Maaa, I want something to munch plis.
Mom: I have something better than Munch *pulls out one kutti Snickers*
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Read!
"In the 90’s Prarthana drive-in theatre on ECR gave the viewers an open-air experience. In the 2000s, it brought in an old-world charm. A few years ago, when the theatre stopped functioning, it became a memory."
Wrote a piece about the theatre. Read???
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It's also a 10 minute walk to Thirumangalam Metro station, and close to VR Mall
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okay, so you're broke. get ready to scurry into Shantinagar's shady corners and eat some pretty great food.
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choose to tell them. Those of us who are privileged enough to write and read are benefitting from a system that doesn’t allow any of that. I feel it is always worth remembering that privilege probably has more to do with a writer’s success than we would like to admit." (3/7)
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"It’s a naïve idea, but to me, accessible fiction means fiction that is available for consumption to everyone, not just to people that know a certain language, have a library card or an internet connection. It means allowing people to tell their own stories however they (2/7)
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Still dying so pls join this fanclub and buy her new book (7/7)
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"Some people express themselves in small ways which appear odd or unimportant, but that’s something that has always interested me." (4/7)
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One of those reasons was the fatalistic outlook of the common man. I have never forgotten this, and if you think about it, it is the reason for so many things in our world." (6/7)
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Thursdays make me wish i could be as fancy and colour coordinated as my English professor.
#TruestThingToday
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"If you studied the Tamil Nadu State Board syllabus in the ‘90s, you may have come across a section in Civics where they list out all the reasons for the population explosion in our country (5/7)
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Read and visit off!
With art as their medium, youngsters of Ennore bring the issues that mar the locality to the fore this weekend
@NewIndianXpress
@xpresstn
@DiyaMaG18
@NityJayaraman
@poromboke
Read:
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The chai-suta-oota combo: Go to the smoke lane's military hotel and get dazzled by owner uncle's chamki wala shirt and his chicken curry.
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Shady adventures part 2: Made friends w some old lady at Vannarpet bus stop. We were talking about Bangalore skies, it was totally chill.
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Go go go read this.
This are absolutely no instructions in this piece. Totally misguiding title tch.
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My dad booked an uber for me to college today but accidently put in his usual destination and the driver almost takes me to Kasturba Road.
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Looking for people in
#Chennai
who have availed
#Sneha
Suicide Prevention Helpline's old or new chat services to talk to for a story for The New India Express. Anonymity will be maintained. Pls DM if you have tried this helpline.
#journorequest
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"Holding flags, slogans and clashes are not the only ways to protest. Protests can be done through meaningful discussions and in my experience, I feel writing and classrooms can do this." 💙
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@memestrix
: aye tweet 'hoes'kote cuz we're going to hoskote geddit geddit
@fagneato
: no plis I am not going to validate you.
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I have to pay the driver but I'm 40 bucks short. So I corner some dude standing at the college gate and ask him whether I can borrow money.
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Stupid things that happen in writing hour
@fagneato
: Arjun Mohan? More like Arjun NO-han cuz get it it's dark and you can't see anyone hahaha
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@Sarasvati_NT
writes lovely things and I may or may not appear at some point
#MiddayLifestyle
|
#WorldKindnessDay
2021: How eight young adults learned to be kind to themselves
Via:
@Sarasvati_NT
#WorldKindnessDay2021
@harshilpadada
@withregardsDG
@Ratanpriya4
@JustJayVira
@archita_goop
@BhiseJr
@atigoy_03
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And then the dude turns out to be part of the admin office and I have to borrow 40 bucks from another person to pay him back.
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She starts asking me where I live and my mother tongue. I was pretty sure she was going to sell me for 50% off and steal my kidney.
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This was up until the point she dragged me into a shady tempo traveller claiming it went to Koramangala and wedged me into a corner seat.
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okay but can somebody tell me how this happened tho?
also goddamn it they always get the spelling wrong.
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Double whammy: On the way to the depot, eat cheese sandwiches at Juice Junction. Then, ask the pani puri uncle outside for some spicy sooka.
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Also it's already 9:08 but the really nice uber driver let's me change the location on his phone. He gets to college in like three minutes.
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@sleepydipy
@Woolfingitdown
Omg yes, feel like it'll be one roadtrip only finding that limca pls I'm in 😭✨
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All of these are under 100 rupees. You could prolly grab a kebab and a bowl of fruits together for less than 50 bucks.
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And then I actually get to Koramangala Depot and I realise it's one of those private bus system thingies.
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The conductor asks me for money and I'm like wait wot plis I have no money, only a pass. He said it's okay and let's me go w/o paying.
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Smoke lane hasn't coughed up anything for you? Andree road has the classic Yellamma Dasappa with hot-hot open dosas and kutti coffees.
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In a row, there's 99 variety dosa, two momo stalls, a nice uncle who sells cut fruits and a more recent addition, the kebab stall.
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@fagneato
updates us
"I see a wonder woman comic"
"I see a retrograde comic"
"I see a Mullah Nasruddin"
"I see a wolverine comic"
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@sleepydipy
Ok but what's rlly sus is that rasins are sed dehydrated grapes but also max relate
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Also shoutout to everyone who put up with my general whining and patiently helped with translation
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And if you're still feeling hungry and adventurous, go back to military hotel and let them make you want to eat ragi muddhe voluntarily.
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@sleepydipy
Sally Rooney 😭✨❤❤ and hahahah I remember presenting that tom wolfe book as a book about one very colourful bus (and possibly drugs)
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Also on some rare days, you might find the bakery on Andree road selling their taco-like shawarma.
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#TruestThingToday
I try hard to make sunday a do-nothing day but end up going out (unwillingly) anyway.
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Oh wait, just realised top class is for IITs-IIMs types. Does anyone know which and when the scholarships for PUC students comes out?
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Now getting to those places right opposite college, you'll be in and out before the lunch bell rings.(yes, even with double road crossing)
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Twt peeps, a friend of mine is applying for the national gov top class education scheme for dalit students. But after she filled the application, the gov portal shows that no scheme is available. Does anyone know how to resolve this no scheme thing?
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@christalelsa
Yeah lol christy very funny when uber driver goes to some random place and you start to wonder if he's a rapist like Arul sir said
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@freddyfrueger
This one time they started playing Andy Shauf at this supermarket idek how that's on the playlist, and it was just the saddest 4 odd minutes in public
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The one day I decide to wear a white shirt this semester, it starts to rain. In class I find out I have an umbrella.
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