india – Primalsoup

November 28, 2025

The Kal Paradox

Why Indian English Isn’t Broken, It’s Running on a Different Backend Woman and Clock, Louise Bourgeois (fair use) Salman Rushdie once observed that no people whose word for ‘yesterday’ is the same as their word for ‘tomorrow’ can be said to have a firm grip on time (Midnight’s Children). He was talking about the Hindi word kal, Continue reading

AI, Essays

AI, english, grammar, india, language, linguistics, Writing

August 15, 2025

Episode 11: The Girl I Brought Home

The one who writes love stories to children who will never exist The girl I brought home, with her collection of becoming. I don’t have a lot of wealth, but I have a lot of crap. Earrings that I bought during various phases of optimism. Books that I’ve accumulated like some people collect frequent flyer Continue reading

How I did not meet your Father

dating, family, fashion, india, Indian Writing, life, memoir, motherhood, Personal, relationships, Writing

October 7, 2024

Finders, Keepers

[Representative Image generated using AI] It was Amma who taught me the art of creating surprise money. Between managing an old, crumbling house, an often absent and unemployed husband, three children born a year apart, and two aging parents, this was one of the few joys Amma allowed herself. It was a small game she Continue reading

Short Stories

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