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Sowmyasri Muthupandi
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Nov 21, 2021

A period story

Religion is a fundamental institution of human society. Through a common moral philosophy, it brings people together, binds them and promotes behavioral consistency. Emile Durkheim believes our primary categories of understanding in the world have origins in religion when he states, ‘Religion gave birth to all that is essential in…

Feminism

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A period story
A period story
Feminism

10 min read


Sep 27, 2021

What is liberty?

Liberty is a fundamental political concept which is tied to an individual’s freedom, dignity and self worth. So, how should/do we define liberty? Can we define it at all? Quentin Skinner, being a Nietzschean, says we cannot define liberty since concepts that have history cannot have a definition. The meaning…

Liberty

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What is liberty?
What is liberty?
Liberty

6 min read


Sep 20, 2021

Book Review: Women and Common life

Women and common life is a collection of nine essays where Christopher Lasch “tries to trace the interconnections between the modern ideology of intimacy, the new domestic ideal of the nineteenth century and feminism”. I enjoyed and appreciated this book better since I was exposed to his ideology via “The…

Book Review

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Book Review: Women and Common life
Book Review: Women and Common life
Book Review

3 min read


Feb 7, 2021

Brains on art

Rothko to me is a spiritual experience. I was not an artsy person when I visited Rothko Room for the first time in Phillips Collection, DC. Luckily it wasn’t a busy day and I got to spend a lot of time in the Rothko room by myself. At first glance…

Abstract Art

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Brains on art
Brains on art
Abstract Art

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Aug 10, 2020

Gratitude journal of a bookaholic

Few weeks back I started gratitude journaling and within a short period of time I identified the recurring theme — books! Reading was my solace when I was struggling to find my foothold in a foreign country. It comforted me during heartbreaks, supported me through depression and remedied existential crisis…

Bookworm

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Gratitude journal of a bookaholic
Gratitude journal of a bookaholic
Bookworm

4 min read


May 18, 2020

The Persistent Narcissist

According to Simon de Beauvoir, in her seminal feminist manifesto (The Second Sex), a woman is rather defined by her social roles and her existential objective is to transcribe the assigned meaning into her essence. Any possible means prescribed to transcend her ascribed significance — narcissism (devotion to herself), devotion…

Feminism

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The Persistent Narcissist
The Persistent Narcissist
Feminism

12 min read

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