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  • An Artist and a Workaholic Meet at a Bar

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 23, 2023September 23, 2023

    She rushed in with the weight of a hundred worlds on her head. Even as she walked into the bar to meet a long-lost friend, her mind was miles away in front of her work …

    Life Happens
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  • mykidneybeans Turns Six

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

    When I look back at the stats and insights in WordPress, I am both humbled and surprised how far I’ve come in this journey of six years. At some point I crossed 200 posts, 400 …

    All Things Writing
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  • What I Learnt From Amma

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 5, 2022June 4, 2023

    Those who know me or have been reading my blog posts about Appa know I place him on a pedestal and credit him for the person I am today. When you have such a larger-than-life …

    Stories About Amma
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  • When Love Came in a Green Bucket

    Posted by mykidneybeans on June 26, 2022

    When I was born in the 70s, my grandmother whom we affectionately addressed as “Andhamai” came to live with us in Bombay to support my parents. With the addition of me in the family, we …

    Life Happens
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  • A Year of Firsts

    Posted by mykidneybeans on December 31, 2021

    2020 was a year we all spent thinking about the last time we did something that we had taken for granted in our day-to-day lives. When was the last time we travelled? The last time …

    Life Happens
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  • A Plus B the Whole Squared

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 5, 2021September 5, 2021

    Author’s Note: Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals being spoken about. I have a very vivid memory of my first day of higher secondary school. All of us progressed from …

    Life Happens
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  • On World Coconut Day

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 2, 2021September 2, 2021

    One of the more pleasant side effects of the pandemic has been more and more special days to celebrate and commemorate coming to our attention. I’ve never heard of these days before and it’s nice …

    Life Happens
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  • Blood Diamond

    Posted by mykidneybeans on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

    Authors note: Published on World Kidney Day! I was born in 2010. Or you could say I was re-born in 2010. This new lease of life was possible only because of my sister Lakshmi. But …

    Life Happens
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  • Memories of an Unborn Sibling

    Posted by mykidneybeans on January 8, 2021

    Siblings like me who turned up nineteen years after their eldest sibling was born might identify with this. The youngest of five sisters, even my fourth sister is eight years elder than me. As a …

    Life Happens
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  • The Year that Wasn’t

    Posted by mykidneybeans on January 1, 2021

    It’s been a strange year for sure. Nothing to write home about, to put it mildly. I have started a few times since yesterday to attempt to write a blog to commemorate this rite of …

    Life Happens
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