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Madhura Rao

2 months

So @ThaoEatWorld and I are researching why people teach others to ferment and how that might contribute to community building. If you know of anyone who teaches hands-on fermentation workshops in Europe, please help us get in touch with them! 💕

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2 years

Thinking about the time a professor commented 'please justify in the final version' on my draft and I spent around a 1000 words justifying what I wrote but turns out all she wanted was for me to justify the text alignment 😭

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3 years

I told someone I spoke English fluently and they were like ‘ok but what language do you THINK in? Surely not English?’. Doesn’t matter pal, I think poorly of you in all 6 languages that I think in.

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2 years

Got bullied in school for brining lunch in this only to find it being sold in hipster stores in Europe two decades later 🥲

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3 years

so much wrong with this email but mela-what now? 🥴

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5 months

Watching this video fills me with so much rage. I hope I live to see African nations break free from the shackles of oppressive colonial commerce and regain control over the means of production. May they enjoy the richness of their land and thrive on the fruits of their labour.

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5 months

I'll never forget this clip of a cocoa farmer in Ivory Coast tasting chocolate for the first time.

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1 month

My top reasons for moving out of India have been: 1) Indian men 2) a patriarchal society that lets these men get away with inflicting the worst kind of harm on women. Hold them accountable. Lock them up. Impose curfews. Let them earn their right to live in society, idk.

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7 months

Growing up in India has left me with so much distrust for men in public spaces that I still cant enjoy things like camping, traveling solo, or crowded concerts. And ik I’m not alone in feeling this way. To deny that India has a SA problem is to deny all of our lived experiences.

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10 months

In the most badass move of the century, my grandmother has just informed me that she wants to pay off the remainder of my student debt with the money she was saving for my wedding. I’m so happy, the tears won’t stop aggggh

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2 years

Met an Indian professor (with an international career) at the conference here. Five minutes into the conversation: Him: So you’re Rao as in…? Me: ?? Him: Where are you from? Me: Mumbai Him: Mother tongue? Me: A mix of at least 3 languages Him (😩): WHICH CASTE?????

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1 year

The way Indian men are seething in the comments tells you everything about the state of women’s safety in the country. When people ask why I plan on settling abroad, I tell them honestly that I like walking home in the evening without clenched fists and keys between my fingers.

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1 year

She is able to walk freely in a country which is not her home. This person and the replies will explain why. I am glad she could leave. Honestly I really wish all our women could just go off somewhere safer.

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1 year

pictures from yesterday are here and my mom said to delete the second one from the album before sending it to relatives??

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3 years

Also, I get called Maduro so often that I have had to make an actual presentation about it lmao

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2 years

Since you stole my tweet, I’ll share some unsolicited advice as well. The best thing you can do for your daughters is to teach them how to think for themselves. Help them become independent and responsible adults. Once that’s done, trust them to make their own god damn decisions.

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2 years

This comment got me thinking. As the father of 2 girls, would I want this for my daughters? My answer is an emphatic no. Perhaps I AM old fashioned about certain things.

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2 years

Got engaged to my bf y’day and he naively announced that we lived together (and that our families were welcome to come visit us). The way people’s faces soured at the mention of a live-in relationship, my god! Indian boomers really hate young people living their lives, don’t they

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2 years

currently at a family gathering, getting my own research mansplained to me

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3 months

A student asked me today if they can use emojis in their thesis and my first reaction was no absolutely not and then they asked why. I thought for a whole minute but couldn’t come up with a good enough reason so I was like you know what, go ahead, do it 😭

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10 months

Taking a break from my post-defense slumber to share that I’m officially a doctor now!!!!!!

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1 year

Here it is guys - my PhD thesis in its (almost) final form. 4 years, 75k words, and 7 papers worth of tears, frustration, joy, gratitude, all sitting snug in one big Word document. I did it!

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10 months

Marathi names for animals are so unserious. Like, why is a dangerous predator like leopard called BIBTYA 😭

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2 years

BUT, the overthinking/justification actually paid off because the ‘final version’ turned into my first ever publication 😌

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Also, @madhurarrao is a star who ended up publishing her master's thesis and was gracious enough to accept me as 2nd author! The pdf is... justified 😉. Check it out: 2/2

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1 year

What must I do to get my father to stop texting me like I’m one of his business associates

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1 year

Have always wondered what it feels like to submit your PhD thesis. Happy to share that I now have an answer:

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1 year

Six years ago, this man showed up with a huge batch of handmade, piping hot samosas at a student party in Wageningen. A case of love at first bite hihi

Inari NOT Briana .

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1 year

Couples… don’t all speak at once but… how did you meet your other half? Indulge me I’m a romantic!

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9 months

Woke up to a text from my brother saying “didn’t know you were visiting, should have told me”. This was the accompanying picture.

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1 year

my mom is literally the best hype woman to ever exist 😭

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3 years

Just to be clear, I did not actually say that to them. All my wit and bravado is reserved for Twitter.

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3 years

Why did he say this to me? Like, WHAT WAS THE NEED?

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2 years

How did so much of white ‘DEI’ and ‘decolonise academia’ twitter turn into ‘now is not the time’ twitter overnight? 🤡

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7 months

Held on for as long as I legally could. This was definitely among the hardest goodbyes I’ve ever said ❤️‍🩹

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3 years

Thanks for the support Twitter but I won’t be dropping any names. Naming and shaming can get toxic real quick and is not something I want to deal with atm. I have forwarded this email to the studios/collectives this artist is associated with. Hopefully that’ll be of some help x

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4 months

Made my own wedding invites (god bless canva) and accidentally wrote the trademark indian wedding invite line "gifts in blessings only" lines as "gifts only". Parents didn't notice and sent the invites out. I'm excited about the outcome lmao

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2 years

In three weeks from now I’ll be in India and like clockwork, I’ve been feeling anxious about my weight, skin, hair, tattoos, lack of wedding plans, etc. A stark reminder of why I left in the first place, sigh.

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3 years

“Oh, you’re doing a PhD? You’ve always been a good student. Pity you didn’t study engineering or medicine” is not the compliment my relatives think it is. It’s annoying and hurtful and makes me very upset.

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3 years

I’m trying to prove to someone that women being unfairly pushed into taking minutes during meetings is a real thing. If you’ve experienced this yourself or seen it happen to women around you, please interact with this tweet. I really want to show them that I’m not making this up.

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1 year

just made things official with mr samosa guy

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1 year

Six years ago, this man showed up with a huge batch of handmade, piping hot samosas at a student party in Wageningen. A case of love at first bite hihi

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1 year

Husband made something called egg pups (puffs I think but he insists it’s pups) for breakfast and I think I have a new favourite egg dish. Spicy, puffy, eggy all in one ☺️

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2 years

@aanand_03 I’m sorry but “hasn’t happened to me” is such a futile thing to say under a tweet describing someone’s lived experience. I’m glad you’ve been spared but that’s not the point here.

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1 year

Why do Indian incels start arguments under my tweets in Hindi? The audacity to assume that everyone speaks the language they speak lmao. Marathit uttar denar mi aaj pasna aslya yedzavyanna.

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10 months

I hope the Netherlands will drop its charade of being a progressive, immigrant-friendly country now because progressive, immigrant-friendly countries don’t elect racist, conservative, and Islamophobic people to run the government. It’s as simple as that.

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2 years

Four years ago, when I had just started freelancing, a veteran science communicator advised me to stick to writing because “audio is best left to native speakers”. Took me a while to get over this (terrible) advice but I think I’m ready to record my first ever audio article.

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2 years

Idk why Europeans are so surprised when I tell them that eating with fingers involves a lot of technique and etiquette. Do they really think that we just throw fists full of food into our mouths with absolutely no skill or finesse? 🫥

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2 years

Recently received some unsolicited advice about straightening or typing up my hair to make it look more professional. So here’s a very unprofessional #NewProfilePic

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me: mum’s arriving tomorrow, find all the lighters and hide them husband: but they’re for lighting candles?? me: she’s not going to buy that husband: you’re almost 30 why do you need to hi.. me: FIND. AND. HIDE.

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2 years

Spotted a restaurant with ‘Kerala’ in its name so my curiosity led me in for dinner. Cannot believe that I just had the best beef peralan of my life with freshly made appams in Tokyo!

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2 years

My saree draping skills are v rusty but I did a decent job I think

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6 months

have stopped calling people up at midnight for their birthdays for a while now so I called my mum only in the morning to wish her and she mentioned that she fell asleep last night holding her phone close to her bec she didn’t want to miss my call in case I rang

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1 year

A shiny new postdoc in her shiny new office!!!

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2 years

Looking at this picture, can you guess which part of India I’m currently in? :))

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3 years

@samopriya On its own, nothing. It’s the “surely not English” bit that annoyed me. Plus, I hadn’t told them that I spoke any other language so they just assumed based on how I looked 🤷🏻‍♀️

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2 years

🧵Here are my top 10 food shows on Netflix (in no particular order). Feel free to add yours! A Nation of Broth - a comic artist and two actors set out to explore soup history and culture in South Korea. Watch for beautifully shot scenes of bubbling stews and fresh ingredients.

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9 months

May Indian plurality always find a way to thrive. At home and away from home 🤍

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9 months

tour guide: there’s this indian drama that’s super popular in vietnam!!! me: oh? which one? tg: uhh can’t remember the name but it’s about indian culture family values, we love it ☺️ me: 🤔 tg: ah yes, it’s called balika vadhu! amazing show :) me:

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1 year

My second hand embarrassment from Indian conservatives bootlicking the Israeli government is through the roof today. Have some shame for fuck’s sake.

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1 year

ok and what does that say about men?:)

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This is some universal women sheit about men of their races, you ask white women they'll say "i want to leave this place coz white men are dangerous, patriarchal, oppress and r*pe" you ask black, east asian, arab, south asian women their answer is literally same.

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1 year

Do other cultures salt/season their fruit too? I thought everyone did it, especially for tropical fruits, but I once sprinkled salt on my guava at work and my European colleagues lost their minds over it so I guess not?

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1 year

Yes, ofcourse you season your food but do you season your fruits?

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11 months

Dutch academics are showing their true colours over Greta’s support for Palestine and I wish I was surprised. For so many of them, climate change and decolonisation only mean grant money and absolutely nothing else.

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11 months

My mum’s coming to stay with me for three weeks and I’m filled with wicked delight at the prospect of my father and brother being left to fend for themselves in the kitchen. Especially my father because he’s such a stickler for “freshly cooked” food. Time to learn or perish.

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8 months

A man just…shoved me into oncoming traffic on a very busy road while calling me a cancer whore and screaming fuck Palestine at me. Right outside Rotterdam Central. I feel lucky to not be hit by a car but what the actual fuck?

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1 year

My brother recently had a terrible job interview where the hiring manager was v hostile for no reason at all. He’s a whole 6ft tall/23 year old adult but I CANNOT stop fuming at the thought of someone bullying this little baby boy. Once a big sister, always a big sister I guess.

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3 years

The last time I saw my parents was 6 tattoos ago. Wish me luck.

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2 years

The more I study food waste, the more I am convinced that capitalism and food waste reduction cannot co-exist. The current food system is built to exploit resources; it's built to overproduce. Until we choose the planet and its people over profit, there's no progress to be made.

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2 years

South Asian friends, if I asked you to prepare 'dal' without any further instructions, what would it contain? Which lentils? Which spices? Any additional must-haves? I'm trying to see (well, show) something 👀

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2 years

This week has really been a week of good news for me. The Dutch immigration authority recently granted me permanent residence in the EU. After six years of living visa to visa, I feel so light, so free :)

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7 months

Made fun of my dad all my life for repurposing free bags he got from the kiranawala but now it’s a fashion trend in Europe?? I owe the man an apology lmao

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9 months

met a friend’s friend today she (white, tall, blonde, blue eyed): as an expat, my favourite thing about the netherlands is that there’s no racism here :) me: … she: well, at least i’ve never experienced it :)

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4 months

Ok so a Finnish sauna basically where you pay to micro dose the Bombay summer experience, nice

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4 months

Feels like I'm holding hands with the entirety of the Indian left twitter today 💕

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1 year

Did your parents teach you how to manage your money (savings, investments, debt, etc)? As an adult in her late 20s trying to figure this stuff out on her own, I sometimes wish my parents had sat me down and explained the basics at least.

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1 year

My PhD assessment committee has approved my thesis which means I can finally defend omg 😭

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10 months

Recently met this guy who’s doing a PhD at a Prestigious University™️ and he went on and on about how getting a PhD at his uni is so much harder than anywhere else. At the end of it I was like ‘ok, I’m glad l had it easy:)’ and he looked SO deflated bec I refused to engage lol

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2 years

omw to HR to complain about my office mate’s boundary issues

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10 months

What a privilege it was to put my name on the famed @MaastrichtU wall(s) of PhD graduates! Not a lot of names on there sound like mine and that made it extra special. Here’s hoping that more women of colour write their names here in the years to come 🩷

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Me: You’ve ignored most of my feedback on your draft? Student: All your comments were “perhaps you could…” and “consider xyz”. The other (male) supervisor’s comments were “do this”, “change that”, etc so I thought that those were mandatory but not yours. me: 🫠🫠🫠

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2 years

Ethiopian/Eritrean food deserves to top all the food lists 🤲🏽

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2 years

love how there’s a perfect saree for any and every occasion 🖤

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10 months

She said that watching me defend my PhD made her realise how deeply passionate I was about what I do and that I should be able to do it without worrying about debt. Thank u ajji, lysm ♥️

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1 year

Met a friend who works for Big Oil over dinner and he casually mentioned how much money he makes. The amount was so obscenely big that I had down a whole glass of wine to keep myself from screaming.

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2 years

First order of business after landing in Bombay: 🐟

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4 months

You will never guess what this is in response to

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4 months

Visited a local primary school to see what school meals look like in Finland. I went in expecting potatoes, meatballs, and sandwiches but the kids are eating butter chicken and mixed veg curry for lunch???

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My department has a board with all staff’s pictures and it’s been bothering me that literally everyone is one it other than me; even people who’ve joined after. Decided that it was time to stop being bothered and do something about it. (Oh, the things we do to belong!)

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2 years

I’m back in the Netherlands. This means that my food pictures will looks like this now so I’d understand if you unfollowed me 🫠

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I know this isn't a big deal but my papers (all first author publications!) just reached 50 citations. Kinda thrilling to know that my work is actually useful to other researchers in some small way :')

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Watched Laapataa Ladies last night and I’m so moved by the sensitive, lucid storytelling. Quite the visual treat too! I hope Kiran Rao has lots more in store for us.

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Oh the JOY of this moment! This man - my PhD advisor, prof Aalt Bast - has spoilt me rotten with his doting, big-hearted mentorship over the past 4 years. He’s laid such a solid foundation for my sense of self-worth that I feel nearly bulletproof as I take on Big Academia.

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Twenty fkin one years of formal education in English, a whole PhD written and defended in English, a dozen peer reviewed publications in English. Yet, here I am - preparing for an English language proficiency test because “admin requires it” ☺️🔫

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Haven’t said anything about what’s happening in India because I don’t have the bandwidth to deal with RW trolls atm but man, the heartbreak and grief are real. I wonder if we and our collective spirit of pluralism will recover from this.

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2 years

my mother, my biggest cheerleader 😭

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11 months

*woman calls out sexism in society* misogynists: you wouldn’t dare to say that about your own father and brother would you *woman gives specific examples of sexism from her own family* misogynists: how dare you say that about your own father and brother you ungrateful cow

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11 months

My mum’s coming to stay with me for three weeks and I’m filled with wicked delight at the prospect of my father and brother being left to fend for themselves in the kitchen. Especially my father because he’s such a stickler for “freshly cooked” food. Time to learn or perish.

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I have a recruiter in my LinkedIn DMs offering me an unpaid internship alongside my PhD because he thinks it would be a perfect addition to my CV. Tempted to respond with a GIF. Which one should I send? @OpenAcademics #phdchat

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3 years

I’ve joined Bumble BFF to meet other PhD students in my city. Is this weird? I just want someone to eat cake with every time one of my (or their) papers gets cited lol

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The way pets get new names is absolutely insane. Sometimes when Pip meows at me, I ask her “kay pahije Pipi la?” (‘what does Pip want?’, in Marathi). My bf, who doesn’t speak the language, has picked this is up and is now calling our cat PIPILA 😭

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2 years

gifts from the arabian sea

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10 months

Ok, I must add that Marathi people also continue with this goofiness when they name their pets because why else would I know a fish named Nilyabhau and a cat named Minakshitai Patil

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10 months

Marathi names for animals are so unserious. Like, why is a dangerous predator like leopard called BIBTYA 😭

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2 years

No one does breakfasts like Tulu Nadu does breakfasts. No one.

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1 year

no grandchildren for her

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10 months

I AM Dutch people, Paul. Despite your idea of “Dutch people” not matching what I look like.

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How dare the Dutch people elect people we don't like...

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@madhurarrao

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If you, as an Indian person, think that Slumdog’s Oscar was problematic (bc it’s a story about the oppressed told by the oppressor) and feel differently about the Elephant Whisperer win, I need you to reflect on your very upper caste idea of oppression.

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Madhura Rao

@madhurarrao

2 years

I think the term itself (live-in) is an Indian invention? Elsewhere it’s not even considered different enough to be classified as a whole type of relationship in itself lol

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