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  • An essay in my 6th grade Hindi textbook was titled “Shok Sabha” and narrated the scene during a Hindu bereavement ritual. In it was described the life of a “Rudaali” (“one who cries”) or a professional mourner from Rajasthan. She was a peasant woman who wore black and was hired to mourn at the untimely death of a young […]

    What is an Emotion? And five ways to regulate them

    An essay in my 6th grade Hindi textbook was titled “Shok Sabha” and narrated the scene during a Hindu bereavement ritual. In it…

  • “Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords”– O-Ren Ishii, from Kill Bill I So what if N hit T last week? She must’ve done something to provoke him. I know T from birth. She has many flaws. She is not as innocent as she wants you to believe (Woh bhi koi doodh ki […]

    Father of the Bride

    “Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords”– O-Ren Ishii, from Kill Bill I So what if N hit…

  • In 2009 the insurance company “Mutual” of Omaha claimed to be the “official sponsor of the aha moment” and applied to trademark the phrase. Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions Inc. challenged this because they claimed that Winfrey regularly uses the phrase “an aha moment” on her television program and it was synonymous with her. The story that […]

    Of Aha Moments and Enlightenment

    In 2009 the insurance company “Mutual” of Omaha claimed to be the “official sponsor of the aha moment” and applied…