Immortal for a Moment by Natasha Badhwar

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Letting Go of Hurt, Restorying our Lives
A doorbell rings. On one side of the door, a 12-year-old injured child, still in shock. On the other side, her unsuspecting mother.
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Natasha Badhwar
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Make a promise to never abandon yourself again
You feel exhausted because no one stood up for you. You neglected your own self in the hope of being able to save something that might have been…
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Natasha Badhwar
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Polite Little Girl - No More
“I cannot forgive the men who abused me. I do not know how to and they do not deserve it. I forgive myself instead," writes Samira Gupta, in this…
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Samira
13
Can I forgive myself for falling in love?
"I fell in love. And I hurt my loves. And I’d probably do it again even if I got a second chance," writes Aekta Kapoor, who features as An Unsuitable…
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Aekta Kapoor
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Not The Wife Material
The routine finding-a-suitable-boy exercise turned me in to Lady Mr Yogi* for a couple of years. It gave me exciting encounters, interesting revelations…
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We, The People of India
Reporting from the streets and homes of this vast country
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Happy birthday, Natasha
It took me 4 months to press Send on this post. This year my real birthday was in July.
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Natasha Badhwar
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Meeting my breasts for the first time
"In the spirit of “show, don’t tell”, the heroines of Odissi taught me quietly, instinctively, experientially — like a sakhi who speaks your inner…
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Swaati
21
Brothers and Sisters — no strings attached, even on Rakshabandhan
I have two brothers. Bhai, who is older, is the book I might write one day. Manu, our funny-serious kid brother, is my collection of short stories. Yet…
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Natasha Badhwar
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