List: Personal Essays | Curated by Gayathri Thiyyadimadom

Feb 5, 2024

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Personal Essays
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Ellemeno
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My First LoveValentine’s special: You can count on me
Feb 4, 2024
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Feb 4, 2024
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In
Ellemeno
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A Tale of Food and LoveMy longest relationship with a restaurant
Jan 28, 2024
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Jan 28, 2024
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In
Real
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An Ode to Friendship“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
Nov 6, 2023
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Nov 6, 2023
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In
Real
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Gayathri Thiyyadimadom
Exploring my bias: Hitchhiking“All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They.” — Kipling
Oct 31, 2023
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Oct 31, 2023
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Books, give me moreA room without books is like a body without a soul.
Oct 6, 2023
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Oct 6, 2023
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Understanding the Other“..I wish I knew what to say to him. Or what to ask. He seems so close at times, and yet the closeness has nothing to do with what is asked…
Sep 7, 2023
Sep 7, 2023
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In the mood for nostalgia : Seattle SummersFor all its gray and depressing winters, Seattle always delivered on its one promise. When the sun arrived, it was going to be glorious.
Sep 18, 2023
Sep 18, 2023
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In the mood for nostalgia : Home, no moreBearing the same symptoms as any other
..an illness that drains away the strength of the soul, the capacity to work, the pleasure of…
Sep 22, 2023
Sep 22, 2023
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On the Road“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors.”
Oct 4, 2023
Oct 4, 2023
In
Real
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Gayathri Thiyyadimadom
Stainless Steel, Cotton & Rubber : Things I’m grateful forPut in the powder, close the lid and relax!
Oct 19, 2023
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Oct 19, 2023
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Counter Arts
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My closeted body-dysmorphia“To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.” — Simone de Beauvoir
Nov 30, 2023
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Nov 30, 2023
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Real
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Geradeaus and Other Hairy Tales“Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts” — Jim Morrison
Dec 3, 2023
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Dec 3, 2023
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In
Counter Arts
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Pursuit of JoyReframing my relationship with work
Dec 5, 2023
2
Dec 5, 2023
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In
Counter Arts
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Gayathri Thiyyadimadom
Pursuit of Joy: Performance AnxietyAm I having enough joy?
Dec 10, 2023
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Dec 10, 2023
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Counter Arts
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End of Sabbath : Doordarshan to Kanopy“Beneath this mask, there is an idea. And ideas are bulletproof.”
Oct 14, 2023
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Oct 14, 2023
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What’s in a Name?One might ask what’s in a name. Shakespeare certainly did, and it was a compelling and convenient argument by Juliet. Just as the…
Sep 12, 2023
Sep 12, 2023

Personal Essays

My First Love

Valentine’s special: You can count on me

A Tale of Food and Love

My longest relationship with a restaurant

An Ode to Friendship

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”

Exploring my bias: Hitchhiking

“All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They.” — Kipling

Books, give me more

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

Understanding the Other

“..I wish I knew what to say to him. Or what to ask. He seems so close at times, and yet the closeness has nothing to do with what is asked…

In the mood for nostalgia : Seattle Summers

For all its gray and depressing winters, Seattle always delivered on its one promise. When the sun arrived, it was going to be glorious.

In the mood for nostalgia : Home, no more

Bearing the same symptoms as any other ..an illness that drains away the strength of the soul, the capacity to work, the pleasure of…

On the Road

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors.”

Stainless Steel, Cotton & Rubber : Things I’m grateful for

Put in the powder, close the lid and relax!

My closeted body-dysmorphia

“To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.” — Simone de Beauvoir

Geradeaus and Other Hairy Tales

“Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts” — Jim Morrison

Pursuit of Joy

Reframing my relationship with work

Pursuit of Joy: Performance Anxiety

Am I having enough joy?

End of Sabbath : Doordarshan to Kanopy

“Beneath this mask, there is an idea. And ideas are bulletproof.”

What’s in a Name?

One might ask what’s in a name. Shakespeare certainly did, and it was a compelling and convenient argument by Juliet. Just as the…

Gayathri Thiyyadimadom