Category: Random Rambling
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Why the resistance? The curious case of autowalas
My love-hate relationship with autos started when I moved to Pune. Since then, I have gone through countless rejections, destination judgements and absurd fare demands, leaving me wondering why autowalas are the way they are.
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My Love Affair With Sun Umbrellas
Now that’s an odd choice of object to be sentimental about, right? You wouldn’t question my rather ardent loyalty for Sun umbrellas though, if you had bought an umbrella in France! 🌂
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The Role of Traditional Vocations in the Future
Professional success and career satisfaction are increasingly being associated with jobs in the digital economy, and we are forgetting the continued importance (and viability) of traditional vocations, which often require manual skills.
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France’s Rentrée: Navigating the Ironies of Anti-Capitalism in a Capitalist World
Exploring the irony of France’s “rentrée” in light of the country’s historical anti-capitalist stance, the reality of a system influenced by capitalist forces.
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It’s all about the money…
Reflections on the value of art, and the consumerist society of the 21st century, after visiting ‘L’argent dans l’art’ an exhibtion at the Monnaie de Paris. What does it say about our society when we are no longer defined by our thoughts, but by our possessions?
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Lessons to be learnt from ‘Colin in Black & White’
Lessons that we can learn from the Netflix show Colin in Black and White, based on the life of Colin Kaepernick, former NFL quarterback and social justice activist.
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AI, GPT and l’art de vivre à la française
A potentially controversial opinion that AI, GPT and other large language models can help the world adopt l’art de vivre à la française.
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A year of packing…and mastering ovens!
2021 has been a year of madness, marked by packing, unpacking, moving in and out of houses…and mastering all kinds of household appliances, of which ovens have given me quite a few gray hair!
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French Jobs For Me
As a French teacher in the Alliance française network in India since 2011, I’m often faced with one of these questions: “What can I do after I finish the B2 course?” “How can I use French in my professional life ?” “Ok, so I’m now fluent in French. What can…
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Postcards from 2006
I’ve read so many anecdotes of people receiving parcels, that were lost in the post, years after they were sent. But not even in my remotest fantasies did I ever think that I’d be one of those people. Sure, I’ve fantasised a lot (and I mean A LOT) about getting…
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Two Amazing Delivery Apps That Are Ruining Us
A few weeks ago, we asked some friends to come over on a Friday evening for beer and kebabs – what was to be a short affair, became a full fledged dinner party and we found ourselves wondering what to feed our guests. Swiggy zindabad, I yelled! Try Dunzo, said…
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An Instagrammer’s Best Friends
I joined Instagram rather late, resisting it as a platform for the frivolous, selfie obsessed millennials. But once on board, I found myself instantly addicted to the endless stream of beautiful, inspiring photos on my fields of interest: books, food, travel and dogs of course! I realised that there’s more to…
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