Tag: Indian childhood
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My first solo Auto-rikshaw ride
I was never the kind of student who voluntarily went to school during study leave to clear doubts. Mostly because I had to study enough to have doubts in the first place, which I didn’t. When I was in 10th standard, our school gave us a couple of months of study leave before the board…
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What Does Your Name Mean? (And Why Mine Almost Didn’t)
Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc. I’m an Indian. And if you haven’t had the privilege of experiencing Indian/Hindu culture, let me tell you this — names are a big deal here. When a child is born, there’s an entire SOP the family follows. Priests look at the date, time, and…