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Archana Ammal Kumar

Archana Ammal Kumar

Handhearts

Someone important once asked me to ball my hands into a fist, as if to punch. So I did, in a manner I assumed was most intimidating, but…

Feb 11, 2019

Handhearts

Feb 11, 2019

Archana Ammal Kumar

To sit here and think of you for several minutes that slowly transform into hours… Ugh…

I look at my phone, desperately wanting to call you, if only to hear your proverbial greeting in a voice you think sounds sexy. Like honey…

Jan 7, 2019

Jan 7, 2019

Archana Ammal Kumar

They never warned me of these sleepless nights.

They told me not to have any “bad habits”, they warned me not to smoke, not to drink and not to dress provocatively. They told me not to…

Feb 20, 2018

Feb 20, 2018

Archana Ammal Kumar

Let’s Deal with Anxiety… Not Just Talk About It

I’ve seen so many anxiety-related posts that say “think positive” or “ride the wave” or “be brave”, but none actually giving you clear…

Jan 4, 2018

Jan 4, 2018

Archana Ammal Kumar

Not your average list of resolutions…

I love resolutions because that means I can make lists, and there’s nothing I love more than every single living opportunity devoted to…

Jan 4, 2018

Not your average list of resolutions…

Jan 4, 2018

Archana Ammal Kumar

Storm With Skin

Let’s admit it, it’s a challenge to love your body every single day. To accept it for its many changing ways and how it adapts to the…

Oct 30, 2017

Storm With Skin

Oct 30, 2017

Archana Ammal Kumar

South India to Southwark

I often wonder what big changes would’ve transpired had I never gotten on the plane that brought me to this new life. Would I have been…

Oct 30, 2017

South India to Southwark

Oct 30, 2017

Archana Ammal Kumar

Daredevil

Waking up day after day and convincing yourself you’re fine. Recognising a directionless path and still taking it because you’re fuelled by…

Oct 30, 2017

Oct 30, 2017

Archana Ammal Kumar

Paris Fall

Days before I left to Paris, Asha and I were talking about how my trip would never be complete until I met a Pierre in France. In my…

Jun 6, 2017

Paris Fall

Jun 6, 2017

Archana Ammal Kumar

You are…

Mornings in a just-right chilly room with sunlight creeping in. Crispy, translucent pages of a book untouched by hand. Polaroids stuck on…

Mar 22, 2017

You are…

Mar 22, 2017

Archana Ammal Kumar

Archana Ammal Kumar

Film Editor | Tease [Currently moonlighting as a mysterious storyteller with a raging padron pepper addiction]

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