shruti
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Lover of the written word, thought collector & chief home officer | prose, poetry & minutiae | cycling for dessert, sunsets & hygge | parenting in the slow lane
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joined July 2009
“You cannot raise your children as your parents raised you, because your parents raised you for a world that no longer exists.”
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6 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19
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Are there any Indian baker groups/communities online? All reddit solutions are based in colder climate countries and that don't work here.
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More than ten students of St Xavier’s College have accused an invited speaker at the Antas seminar of sexual harassment, including taking non-consensual photographs and inappropriate physical contact. Students say officials delayed action for hours despite complaints, later
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 - for the first time since records began in 1982. This is what happens when a country commits to HPV vaccination and screening. We protect our girls and save lives.
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Anyone in Chennai looking to adopt kittens? Mom cat gave birth to five kittens and they’re two months old right now. DM please if interested, and RT for reach
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One wouldn’t think that a two year old could “break” a washing machine by taking a bite out of it, and yet. . .
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I know Bandana Girl said that she didn't consent to her photo being used for AI generated images, & consent should be needed. A major failure of India's Data Protection Act is that if you make personal information about yourself available online, people don't need consent to
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I want to buy some art from small, original artists in India. Where can I do this? Not derrivitive trend art, but unique stuff.
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I’m the daughter of the year right now. My parents refrigerator began spewing water from a little tube on the door that broke and was feeding the ice machine. It’s been 2 weeks and yesterday they were told a new door needs to be manufactured and will take 10 weeks (it’s 9 yrs
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When we talk about ills of climate change, people often visualize extreme weather conditions and societal collapse as portrayed in apocalyptic movies like mad max or 2012. This tweet nails how these two aspects will actually show up in real world around us.
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Man who chops vegetables in Mumbai bungalows one day and poses with stars next. But in 1990s, he was a 16 yr old from a small Bihar village who was handed Rs 250 by his father, enough for a train ride into the anonymous labour circuits of Indian cities.
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Dilip’s rise punctures the old migrant stereotype – from invisible worker to internet celebrity embraced by Mumbai’s elite.
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Went shopping with my mom. She liked a dress that was ₹4.8k. My plan: start at 3k and settle around 3.5k Mom: looks the shopkeeper dead in the eye and says 2k ( I was like🤯) After all the bargaining… guess how much we paid? ₹2100. Moms are the final boss of bargaining 😭🫡
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Looking for recommendations for a good MUAH (makeup + hair) artist in Chennai who charges nominally. I prefer someone patient and subtle with glam. Please drop contacts/IG handles, thanks!
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