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Vedashree Khambete Sharma

To The Hands That Build... Buildings

Oh my love, it’s a long way we’ve come; From the freckled hills to the steel and glass canyons; From the stony fields, to hanging steel...

Vedashree Khambete Sharma

Carpe That Diem Already

What will our children remember of us? Ever think of that? I do, all the time. Because when I look back to the memories I have of my...

Vedashree Khambete Sharma

A Facial of One’s Own

In second year English lit, we studied an anthology of Indian women authors called Inner Courtyard. Named thus, because the inner...

Vedashree Khambete Sharma

Rewriting the Past

I mentioned to Rook the other day how I find it interesting that we live in a country where myth, history and belief are so tightly wound...

Vedashree Khambete Sharma

The Man in the Brown Suit

On Saturday, Rook and I had ventured into Dharavi. Our quest? To find a nice leather purse for Rook’s mom who recently turned 75. Because...

Vedashree Khambete Sharma

Why #MeTooIndia Matters

Over the past month, I’ve been following the #MeTooIndia tweets on Twitter, as the movement spread from the entertainment industry...

Vedashree Khambete Sharma

Feminism & Peppa Pig

Yes. You read that right. I am in fact, talking about the little pink girl-pig with the annoyingly cute voice. As any mother of a...

Vedashree Khambete Sharma

Tired In The City

Every generation has a moniker that defines them. The Lost Generation. Generation X. Millennials. And squished between the last two are...

Vedashree Khambete Sharma

My piece for Sbcltr

MUMBAI: THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vedashree Khambete-Sharma on the places and songs that perfectly sum up India’s maximum city Mumbai, as...

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