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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

5 days

Re-upping this because why not? Op-Ed: Who Decides my Identity, and Kamala Harris'?

Op-Ed: Who Decides my Identity, and Kamala Harris'?

Identity is just another tool to be used and disposed to fit agendas. Why are we so eager to slot people into boxes to claim and be claimed?

browngirlmagazine.com

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

@writesloud Is it wrong that I for a moment thought I’d feel comfortable if my kids class had one of those. 😢

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@lakshgiri

4 years

@dionnewarwick Raise our children to recognize inequality and inequities.

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@lakshgiri

4 years

@Saisailu97 Infantilizing men to the point that they are lauded if they make their own food, do their laundry, take care of themselves.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

@joncoopertweets Healthcare for all. Infrastructure.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

That's my little girl Sahana who wrote to the VP-Elect @KamalaHarris and bugged me until she got a reply. :) This young generation is going to slay! Thank you, dear VP-Elect. Your taking office tomorrow is a beacon for girls all over the country. We wish you lots of strength.

Kamala Harris

@KamalaHarris

4 years

Our young leaders fuel me with hope for a better tomorrow. #LettersToKamala

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Breaking: I am in The Hindu!! The newspaper I grew up with reading it cover to cover each morning.

Author Lakshmi Iyer takes on serious issues with light-hearted flair in ‘Why is My Hair Curly’

In ‘Why is My Hair Curly?’ author Lakshmi Iyer deals with issues of adoption, self-awareness and a sense of belonging as seen through the eyes of a child

www.thehindu.com

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

Yard decor! @JohnFetterman @JoshShapiroPA @Muth4PA @RepDanielle @HoulahanForPa @TheySeeBlue @theyseebluepa

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

#writing Three years ago, this piece went viral and changed my life. We’re Indian-American With Adopted White Children And Here’s What People Ask Us | HuffPost Life

We’re Indian-American With Adopted White Children And Here’s What People Ask Us

“Are you their nanny?”

www.huffpost.com

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

6 years

I got my first paid acceptance on a work I submitted. Woohoo!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

I am child-free and on vacation after more than a decade and I can’t tell you how light I feel. Traveling just for myself without worrying about a gazillion things is incredibly nice.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

@iconickdramas Mine too!!!

Because This Is My First Life

“It’s easier to be crazy than explain something that people can’t understand. It’s more convenient that way. It’s better to be crazy than pathetic.” I fell headlong into the trap that is kdrama in …

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

One year ago, I woke up to news that Amazon was shutting down @WestlandBooks It makes me so happy to see the team out there doing what they have done and doing it so well.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

So, I texted my husband saying my car had the low fuel light come on and I hope we make it home. 20 mins later, he walks in to the studio where I was, quietly hands over the other car key and takes mine. If this isn’t love, what is?! 😭

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

#NewProfilePic

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

Truly love this time of the year.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

HOW TO MAKE A FAMILY

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

Amma turns 70 today and I have been going back in time. Her love language is food. Through sad times and happy times, she has navigated it with a stoicism I can only hope to reach some day. Grateful is about all I feel now.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

Woohoo! So thrilled to be a finalist at the #orangeflowerfestival for #blogging

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

Announcement: Book Deal!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

6 years

😇

Mom blogger Lakshmi Iyer on adopting and raising white twins

US-based blogger Lakshmi Iyer talks about being an adoptive mother to white twins, alongside her own biological child, and how the family deals with issue of race.

indianexpress.com

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

Less than 24 hrs since amma landed and the kitchen is ablaze with activity. The snacks cabinet is overflowing and conversation loud.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

#Coimbatore is a wise old lady, her mouth full of betel leaves, her earrings dangling. She sits on the thinnai, watching life go by, unharried. She checks her iPad as she spits a stream of red saliva. She remained moored, unchanged by time. She is the mother. She is love.

Diptakirti Chaudhuri

@diptakirti

5 years

Calcutta is a woman. She shocked you when you were younger, by smoking. And blowing smoke in your face. She gave you books. And movies. Taught you to eat steak. You wanted her to adjust. Change a bit. But she laughed. You had to move on. You want to hate her for that. But can't.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

A surprise ‘baby’ shower by neighbors after we adopted our children. Was out of the blue and overwhelming because I craved and gave up on all the rites of passages that accompany becoming a mother.

Prapthi

@prapthi_m

1 year

Tell me about a random act of kindness that you were a recipient of?

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

How gorgeous is this?

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

Thinking of the barbault index and how we already hit rock bottom and the only way is up. Feeling cheerful about the future.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

7 years

#houston #texas people, please read. Great thread on how to get through #HurricanHarvey #practicaladvice

Leah McElrath

@leahmcelrath

7 years

It started raining this morning in Houston at 7am CST. Not a good sign. Wasn't supposed to start until after midnight. #HurricaneHarvey

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

I was walking as I normally do each morning. A neighbor I rarely speak to stopped, pulled his EarPods out and told me his 10 year old daughter devoured my book. Absolutely made my day.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

Look what my Kindergartener got home from her school library. Kids need to see themselves in books. Representation matters. Thank you @SaadiaFaruqi

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

And, birthday cake for the youngest is done!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

#Barbie here I come.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 months

I am honored and grateful to work with two awesome people on this labor of love. Especially now, when the world around us is burning. May we find what centers us and hold tight to it. Please RT for good karma.

Mixed Bag

@m_ixedbag

3 months

Ok deep breath, here goes! After a lot of thinking, I’ve decided to bring a new mag into the literary world, with two 🔥🔥writers and dear friends-- @lakshgiri and @lumchanmfa . Dedicated to my sister, Suma, who loved nature, art, and mindfulness, we present @lit_namjooning !

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Hey! I am featured in the Financial Express today. 💃🏻

I want idlis and rava kesari to be just as ubiquitous as khichdi or sheera: Lakshmi Iyer, author of...

Reading and writing go together. To write, I must read and read across genres, which is why I guess my writing is sporadic.

www.financialexpress.com

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

All American family #MitchPlease

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

6 years

So, I have an acceptance from #yalewritersworkshop 😍

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

I have been overwhelmed for the past three weeks with personal stuff. I almost forgot my book debuts in four days. FOUR DAYS!!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

My #childrensbooks is out now from @WestlandBooks on Kindle and Audible. Paperback out July 20th. #WhyIsMyHairCurly #curlyhair #Adoption #KidLit #Acceptance #DiverseKidLit …

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

@FenderOrcajo @batkaren Nellu - grain, arisi - milled, noi - broken, sadham - cooked, pazhaiyadu - old/fermented, kanji - soaked after cooking and fermented, adi - burnt bottom.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

29 days

Today marks four years since my debut book was published. Happy birthday to Why is my Hair Curly?

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

So my youngest has taken to reading Diary of a wimpy kid aloud for us over the weekends. It is the absolute best thing to happen to our family in a long time. Thank you @wimpykid for your brilliance.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

So, I checked my book’s Amazon page and realized all of a sudden it has like 60 ratings and reviews?! Whoa! Thank you to all of you who bought, read and reviewed the book. 💕💃🏻 @WestlandBooks @vidhibhargava

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

Insensitive a$$holes!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

Just today I have heard of 8 deaths. People in my circle. Their families. Friends. My heart is heavy.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 months

Drop an old snap and tell me where it was. Mylapore. Chennai.

Sandhya Chandrasekaran

@kovaisandhya

3 months

Drop an old snap and tell me where it was. Home, Bangalore ♥️

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Online is great but print? 💃🏻💃🏻

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

6 years

Lovely to wake up to an email saying a piece I submitted to the @theaerogram has been accepted. 😍

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

I helped a high schooler with his college app a couple of years ago. Today I received a hand written letter and a gift card purchased from his savings. Truly made my day!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

Joys of having amma at home. Suda suda vadai on a weekday evening.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

I had completely forgotten a piece I had submitted is getting published in an anthology soon. I have totally arrived! ;)

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

💔💔💔

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

My 8 yr old standing behind me as I work asks “do all adults have to code?” I say no. She then asks “why do you code?” I say I don’t want to but I need to make money. She goes “I’d rather be happy and poor…” I have no idea what brought that on!!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

Just got this picture of my book in the wild. The Writer’s Cafe, Chennai. Such joy!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

Celebrating Amma today!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

#NewProfilePic

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

I am loving this lead up to the book release. I just found out that the Audible version is 1 hour 54 minutes long. It is narrated by Shruti Bhola. I haven’t listened to it yet. I did what any sane person would do. I signed up for an audible trial. 😂

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

7 years

Cos I am tired of heavy stuff, today I want to talk about random things. I love Christmas movies. For every like I will share another random fact.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

Woohoo! Amazon ratings at an even 100. Thank you to all who rated or reviewed.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

6 years

@SunnyJWriter Keep speaking up. We need to hear this. The @TheTakeaway also has a feature called uncomfortable truths you should pitch to. @DRobie1 @tanzinavega

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

Lakshmi comes home!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

My piece in The Hindu today. #adoption #openadoption The rainbow family - The Hindu

The rainbow family

Whether biological or adopted, children in a family should receive a never-ending well of love, compassion and empathy and a safe space

www.thehindu.com

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

Anniversary: Twenty Years

Nostalgia is part of who I am. I meticulously track birthdays, death days, wedding days, and anniversaries of all kinds. I used to be able to remember dates. I used to call, email, text until my fo…

lgiyer.com

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

Rava #dosa kinda evening.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 month

35 ages ago. 😭

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@kayveeekay

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35. (2015 la 😂)

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Kindness is a friend making time to bake a cake for me so I can celebrate tomorrow. 💕💃🏻

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

6 years

So, an essay I workshopped at Yale will be part of an anthology called I Am Strength by @blindfaithbooks edited by @AlyssaWaugh to be published end August. 😍

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

In order to cleanse my head of a #racist piece of writing on Indian food , I went niche and made badly shaped but delicious kozhakattais. #tekkkit

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

I talk to other parents and feel like an alien. My views on being a responsible parent is limited to making sure they are loved, have food and clothes. I don’t do classes, I don’t read every night. I believe they will be okay. That seems enough for now. Why then, does it feel bad

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

Amid all the sadness, today was a ray of light. A school district in 🇨🇦 included my book in their push towards inclusion. I worried it was performative but all my fears were gone after talking to them. 💕💕

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

6 years

In a couple of days, I will be heading to a writers' workshop for about 10 days. I am terrified and excited!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Gratitude is a heavy load to carry. It is time we realized our children owe us nothing. We have them because we want to be parents. If any, we owe them our all.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

@chrisbrennan7 Neighbors moving across country. Three friends changing jobs. One lost a family member. Just in the days since Sunday. It is wild!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

7 years

So, I am on BBC Asia for a 20 min interview Wednesday at noon. #lifegoalsmet 😍 #bbc #fauxceleb

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

When it rains, it pours! A piece I submitted 2 years ago was featured on the radio and made its way into an anthology. I received a surprise in the mail today. 💕💕💕

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

Twenty five twenty one

rishi ☾

@lee_dohyuns

1 year

folks what is THE KDRAMA for you?

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

In august company. 😱

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

I received my royalty statement today and no, I haven’t made any money off my book yet but I want to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you who bought, gifted, donated a copy of my book this year.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

I figured what I am feeling is phantom grief. Grief for lives lost that have no connection to me personally. Grief for a nation being decimated by causes natural and man made. Grief for being able to do nothing.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

3 years

If you are into #history and/or #astrology , this is a phenomenal episode. @chrisbrennan7 @aaolomi - fabulous job. One of the best I have listened to.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

When a friend texts you to say she is ordering 21 copies of your book to give as return gifts at her daughters birthday. That. ♥️ #happygalentinesday

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Look! I am quoted in the Forbes. 🙌🏽 Tired Of Your Pitches Being Rejected? Here’s 20 Ways To Catch An Editor’s Eye

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Why is everyone talking about #lockdown and #quarantine as if it is free time? Meals still are made. Demands on time from work and kids. This is no vacation.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

15 days

@ladycazimi I can literally sense the vibe shift. Unreal.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Remarkably productive day. My husband read the book for the first time, suggested tons of edits and said he actually cried at the end of one chapter. My day is made!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

Just found that Medium curated this essay. How cool! Arranged Marriage

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

Beautiful full moon!

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Ammaship has landed. 🙌🏽

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Today, I signed the first ever copies of my book. I signed them for my daughters. I also signed one for myself, because it is hard to hold on to dreams and I need a reminder to hold on when the going gets tough.…

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

7 months

You are enough. Financial independence is key to happiness.

fifi❤️🥂

@RefilweSeboko

7 months

Women who are 30 years plus, if you could give one piece of advice to a girl in her early 20s, what would it be?

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

I can’t get over how gratifying it is to see this picture splashed everywhere. Just the idea of sarees and pottus and paavadais on national media. If you have something nasty to say, hold it.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 months

Coming soon! #women #fiction #ownvoices #contemporary #writing #authorlife #author #booktok

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

41. Why is my hair curly? by Lakshmi Iyer (Red Panda; Westland Publications) Meet 10-year-old Avantika, adopted at the age of six months. In a family where everybody has sleek, straight hair, she has a head full of unruly curls. Interspersed with ...

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

The #bookreviews are trickling in and I am letting go of the breath I was holding in.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

Book Birthday: Why is my hair curly?

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

@chrisbrennan7 I am watching today the way one watches a train wreck. This is all the #astrology folks have been talking about for months and to watch it play out like this is both humbling and fascinating.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

And a final #fangirl moment. @sanjaysub

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

4 years

The fact that this is close in itself sucks. We apparently have not hit rock bottom and I dread to think of what is like.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 year

As I count down to my last working day at my current job with no concrete plans for what is ahead, I should be anxious, instead I feel excited. I am loving this liminal space.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

2 years

Capped a lovely day with lovely people. 💕

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

5 years

Amazing how much ‘cleaning’ can happen when you expect visitors at short notice.

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

11 months

Vivek Ramaswamy: A Misrepresentation of Young Indian American Voices - MeidasTouch Network

Vivek Ramaswamy: A Misrepresentation of Young Indian American Voices

As a young Indian American political commentator, there is limited representation of people who look like me in American politics. Recently, however, a breakout

meidasnews.com

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Lakshmi (luck-shme)

@lakshgiri

1 month

Picking up a new hobby as a middle aged woman is so cool. I actually have money to spend on it knowing how fleeting this joy is.

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