Hey all, Sorry not sorry for disappearing last week without notice. I had to take a break from spending hours engaging with the news every day. Well, to be fair, I kept engaging with it nonetheless but decided against writing about it. I wanted this writing to come from a
Hey there, What did we just witness! A historic moment in our living memory for sure. The resignation of Pradhan shows the power of the collective and the power of showing up, every which way. Online, in-person, on calls with family, abroad. To the sceptics and nay-sayers I
Hi, Have you found yourself doomscrolling, crying, finding some time to eat, doomscrolling again, and from time to time texting your friends to say we are all doomed? If yes, join the club. If no, please do. For once democracy needs you to sacrifice your mental health. Maybe even then
Hey there, Thanks for your understanding last week. It was great! It was so good that I have very little to add beyond the main content of this newsletter this week. So without further ado, let's get to it! Just the gist 🔗 Just when you think they can&
Hey you, Let me first tell you something really fun that I did this week. I went to a heavy metal concert. Of an Indian metal band! :O My husband is a fan of metal and Bloodywood, so he was super excited and I was super sceptical. Who wants to
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