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Madhuri Sastry
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ZORA

·Jul 3, 2019

The Courage to Say No, Without the Guilt

How I’ve learned to navigate sex on my own terms — Some time ago, my partner was feeling frisky. I wasn’t. We’d been in the midst of a dry spell, and I was hyperaware of it. But I was exhausted and all I wanted to do was sleep. My husband respected my decision — no begging, no insisting. …

Sexual Assault

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The Courage to Say No, Without the Guilt
The Courage to Say No, Without the Guilt
Sexual Assault

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Human Parts

·Jun 20, 2019

How My Tiny Kitchen Saved My Soul

When my work visa ran out, I was lost and angry — until I found myself in curry and sticky rice — Anil and I bonded in London over a mutual aversion to mushy peas. “No wonder they colonized India,” he joked, winning me over immediately. On one of our earliest dates, we made samosas from scratch, using puff pastry for the crust with disastrous consequences. I fell in love when he…

Food

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How My Tiny Kitchen Saved My Soul
How My Tiny Kitchen Saved My Soul
Food

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Sep 17, 2018

Slamming Serena: Don’t miss the point!

There is no right time to call out misogyny, or racism. Requiring a perfect messenger is a central facet of misogyny and patriarchy. — So, we all know the big hullaballoo at the US Open Women’s Final’s Serena Williams 23-time Grand Slam singles winner faced off against newbie and rising star Naomi Osaka…and lost. Emphatically. Because Osaka outplayed her. She beat Williams — her idol, who won her first Grand Slam when Osaka was…

Tennis

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Slamming Serena: Don’t miss the point!
Slamming Serena: Don’t miss the point!
Tennis

6 min read

Madhuri Sastry

Madhuri Sastry

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Feminist. Writer. Intl Human Rights Law. She/Her Read my stuff: www.thechicksandbalances.com

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