Aishwarya Kannan
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Aishwarya Kannan
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Poet, Satirist, Artist, Photographer and Author of लम्हे!
What is the difference between simply reading a book and annotating & engaging with it?

It is the same as the difference between hearing and listening; or seeing and looking.
The joy of destroying our books📖
TAH Newsletter : December Week 3
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December 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Isn't scribbling the most cathartic exercise for a writer?
The Perks of Free-doodling for a Writer
Yes, you read that right
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December 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
If you can finish these lines without thinking, then this post is for you, because you too miss the good old Indian ads too!

1. Extra marks for...
2. ...khud jaan jao
3. Eat healthy...

Read the entire post on Medium -
‘Emotionally Yours’ Ads
Bring back the Old TVCs, please!
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December 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A detailed analysis on the gaslighter in The Yellow Wallpaper and the current times
Where has the gaslighter gone?
They haven't gone anywhere; they have just shape-shifted
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December 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Very insightful!
Why the future of Climate Action may hinge on COP30?
Tracing the shifting pathways to real climate progress
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December 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The Ignorant Vegetarian
The Conundrum of being a true Ahimsavadi
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December 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Yellow Wallpaper - A book discussion on The Annotated Heart
The Yellow Wallpaper: That Fetters and Frees
The years have changed, but have the times changed?
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December 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Please do check out my Substack post on Double standards in literature
Double Standards in Literature
From Authoress to Weird Girl, only the names have changed - not the mindset
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November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Reposted by Aishwarya Kannan
‘Claire-Louise Bennett sidesteps the slough of heteropessimism, though she provides grounds for it. Instead, she offers something else – a philosophical rehabilitation of romance.’

Maureen N. McLane reads ‘Big Kiss, Bye-Bye’:

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Maureen N. McLane · She is the situation: ‘Big Kiss, Bye-Bye’
In her novel of 2010, Sheila Heti asked ‘How should a person be?’ Claire-Louise Bennett asks something different:...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM