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• easy breath From prayas2 in filament2 (1560 days old)

  slowly someone has untwisted my neck let me see what's infront of me. slowly the waves have washed my hands my tired magic wand. she has gone for a walk now talking is so strenous, we us… more

• Clay From prayas2 in filament2 (1584 days old)

  clay can simulate merged minds as cigarette ashes as time between doorways crushed. the cycle of seasons in my tea she wakes up late, when all dreams are over, when she needs water. a st… more

• A Tune From prayas2 in filament2 (1585 days old)

  bright morning window staring I will wake her and encircle her with stars. let filaments grow they said, my garden has been stagnant for a while. far-flings, peace clings to her body l… more

• Rudderless From prayas2 in filament2 (1585 days old)

  From foloating in the river with maps and guidebooks and adrenalin to calmly wading around. Absence of stress can be stressful :) Gujarat, Ayodhya and now London. The last week I have been reading … more

• I am a rock From prayas2 in filament2 (1593 days old)

  Allowing myself to be a rock which be shattered easily. How to listen to something fundamentally fabulous and go back to your work after five minutes? Dispassion. Self learning is a dangerous practise… more

• Direction From prayas2 in filament2 (1596 days old)

  I don't where I will go. And maybe, today I don't want to waste my time in finding out. I can easily just play with magnets, just deal which things, which have a direction and then expect myself t… more

• Irrationality Is Closely Guarded From prayas2 in filament2 (1599 days old)

  If you live in a growing city like Ahmedabad. And you quickly grow out of your friends. Make sure you live far away from everyone else. Make sure you meet noone regularly. Make sure friendship doesn't… more

• Belly Air From prayas2 in filament2 (1601 days old)

  Clasped tight in my belly - a breath I was not prepared to exhale. Babies are honking the taxi-horns again. They want to come home, come home in a hurry. Today around 1:50 / 2:00 p.m. I had a stom… more

• The Material of Accidents From prayas2 in filament2 (1602 days old)

  Manju said, "Drive Carefully - humans are meant to be knocked down by trucks." "Uh?" "We are soft. Bone and cartilege. Trucks are iron." "Horses are at least softer." "They couldn't be m… more

• Behind the "gender curtain" From prayas2 in filament2 (1603 days old)

  My workplace has a strong feminist orientation, the organization takes a pronounced stand on gender equality. I was reading of the journals in the resorce center, I discovered a lot of traumatic thing… more

• From prayas2 in filament2 (1604 days old)

  "But the reality of mobility in America is more complicated than the myth. As the gap between rich and poor has widened since 1970, the odds that a child born in poverty will climb to wealth -- or a r… more

• Fired By Imagination From prayas2 in filament2 (1613 days old)

  Seeing a ghost movie and wondering - if it were possible that everything which had happended for the past five years was a myth, a dream. That I would open my eyes, after the pause and everything woul… more

• Between Shibaug and Khadia From prayas2 in filament2 (1613 days old)

  I don't know how Shahibaug and Khadia are connected. How do I get from one place to the other. The sky is tender, old friends meet me for newer reasons - shall I suspend judgements and transcripts… more

• habitats of attrition From prayas2 in filament2 (1616 days old)

  habitats of attrition. be pleased - that life has no meaning has a whole she understands words by the sounds they make. she is insomniac ? when she looks out the window, into the sky, she f… more

• Facing A Forest From prayas2 in filament2 (1616 days old)

  When I go down to Khadia - I am tracing a map in my mind. Khadia is the paper market of Ahmedabad. You go up Ellis Bridge, down Gandhi Road and you reach Khadia Char Rasta. It is quit engaging - e… more

• Something Which Says Some Other Thing From prayas2 in filament2 (1616 days old)

  Something which says some other thing - which doesn't need to mean anything. I was waiting in the office of an NGO all day - for my friend who is the co-director - to know if I am working with them or… more

• Leaving Home From prayas2 in filament2 (1617 days old)

  Leaving home for the day - my shadow and breath lingers on. In my room there are walls which are blank - for no one else except me they have marks. Remnants of the I notes I stuck onto them and took o… more

• Walking Out From prayas2 in filament2 (1617 days old)

  In the morning if you walk out of your home at 9:30 instead of 11:00 or 11:30, you're driving with all the people who go out to work. If the roads don't go straight, go around everything on the wa… more

• Evening Opens From prayas2 in filament2 (1619 days old)

  Evening opens and I am reading the morning newspaper in my mind. Why did Advani choose to sweet-mouth Jinnah and others in Pakistan. Basically why is it a big issue... because of the protest ? Isn't i… more

• Conversation - I From prayas2 in filament2 (1619 days old)

  repeat what her mother said to you, do not pretend you don't understand what it means to stand apart to stand outside and whistle to the birds. do not pretend you never hurt - though you wear… more

• Slow As A Story From prayas2 in filament2 (1619 days old)

  slowly as a story which will not repeat itself ! my drawers stuffed to their seams the radio blaring on, the time of departure the way we will hide all our masks all our broken teeth under th… more

• Vastrapur Lake : a history From prayas2 in filament2 (1620 days old)

  I am beginning to work on the history of Vastrapur Lake, Ahmedabad. Vivek at CEE shared with me a map of Ahmedabad dated back to 1867 ! The map spells Vastrapur as Wastrapoor, shows clearly the tw… more

• Adopting A Way To Be From prayas2 in filament2 (1620 days old)

  We are adopting a baby girl ! She will be home with us soon, maybe as soon as the 20th ? Maybe we will call her Brijbala. A child will cry in our numb house. I am sure these walls will wake up, al… more

• Money ! From prayas2 in filament2 (1620 days old)

  Growing up on my father's money. Has been an entirely frustrating experience. Its like wearing pyjamas, which are held by a cord which is visible and handy. Anyone can pull and strip you naked. Anywhe… more

• When Will The Introduction Happen ? From prayas2 in filament2 (1620 days old)

  Finding teeth to wear before my child's teeth start falling. How will my child know me, begin to recognize me ? What will I be to her ? She will think I am a complete person, at home in the world. Whe… more

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