Hey there, This week has been one of those rare weeks in recent months where I have genuinely struggled to get this newsletter across the finish line. The ongoing heatwave in Europe has only made my lack of productivity worse. The fact that I spent most of yesterday trying to
Hey folks, In one week we will be a year old! How exciting! In the most Mili and Sudeshna way possible, to celebrate this milestone, we sat together for four hours this week making changes to the website that we had been meaning to make for a while. So boys
Hello, So we are one more issue from our one year anniversary issue. How is that possible? I feel like I started writing this only four months ago. As it turns out, no ma'am! It has been a year. Almost. In this one year of consistent writing I
Heyo! We are slowly moving towards the 50th issue of DoorDesi. OMFG can you believe it? Well, you probably can but I cannot and neither would my mother if I brought her along on this journey. Since my chilhood, I have never been able to stick to any passion project
Hey lovelies, What a week it has been haan? Cockroaches everywhere. Major deals being struck by the government of India in Europe. Press freedom in India (or the lack thereof) coming under scrutiny internationally. And Melody. I have spent more time online this week than the rest of the month
Hey there, It is wild how quickly human beings get used to things. Two months ago we were wondering if the world was at the brink of a third world war. Today, we are barely concerned about the conflict in West Asia as it drags on. The 'new normal&
Hey you, Thank you for your kind messages after my last email. It meant a lot. I am going to keep this week's issue short as well but I wanted to showup nonetheless because it has been an important week in India. I also got questions around where
Hi all, As you may have noticed, there was no Sunday issue this week. I am sorry that I was unable to send you a notice about it. We suffered a loss in our family and had to take some time off. Regular service will resume from next Sunday. Thank
Hello hello! For some reason this week felt quieter than the past few even though it has not been quiet. The Iran-U.S. talk is falling apart, the Prime Minister of India misused our public broadcaster to shit talk to the opposition for an hour during election season, and
Hey you, Happy New Year! This week marked the new year for many regions and cultures across the country, from Punjab to Assam, from Bengal to Kerala, each celebration unique and equally tasty. :D As a Bengali, I wish you a Shubho Nobo Borsho. But also Happy Ugadi, Gudi Padwa,
Hey there, Glad to be able to write to you again this week. Almost thought this will all be made redundant when Trump threatended that "entire civilisation" would die last Tuesday. So far, we are all standing. 🤞 I had the immense pleasure of talking to one of you
Heyo, How are you holding up? I am doing fine, thank you for asking. It's Easter weekend so happy Easter! As my Easter Bunny, will you kindly hit reply to this email and answer the following questions: 🐣 What do you find most valuable about DoorDesi? 🐣 What is missing?