Veena Narayan

Writer. Words in @bombaylitmag @the_hindu, @scroll_in, @Outlookindia.

[Veena Narayan @Veena_writes]

The buffaloes did me in! Please read my latest Substack post. Link here.
https://t.co/je7pkqnWiD

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Thank you, @WestlandBooks, for accepting my work. @tanujsolanki, thanks a million for your consistent support.

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Brilliant story! Congratulations, @tanujsolanki
Do give it a read, folks.
https://t.co/kV8EieQWBt

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Someone has started a fake account in my name on Instagram using my photo and profile description. Please report and block. Please don't entertain any requests for money.

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Delighted to have my review of 'The Dead Know Nothing 'published on Scroll
https://t.co/nfBTyYMxyA

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@authorsudha Thank you, Sudha.

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@SaanthaKumar Thank you very much. 🙏

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@kritipraaa Thank you, Prakriti. 😍

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@gopallahiri @suchiswriting Thank you.

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Delighted and thrilled to have my short story 'The Cherry Pond' in Issue 60 of The Bombay Literary Magazine
https://t.co/7XQVMFSydP

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@Sudhasubraman Thank you, Sudha ❤️

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@nakkorebaba @bombaylitmag Thank you for your generous words, Shivani ❤️

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@PrivyTrifles Thank you 🙏🏾

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@priyankasacheti Thank you very much for reading 🙏🏾

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Insightful observation

[Tanuj Solanki @tanujsolanki]

Which in a way again reinforces the default conservatism setting.

Indian millennial writers don't seem to really know older people in full complexity, and have almost turned the parent into a trope, a mildly irritating entity to whom millennial mores are beyond the ken.

[Don Palathara @DonPalathara]

Want to see my films? I'm offering private screeners of "Everything Is Cinema" for a small fee of Rs. 35. Plus, get access to "Shavam" and "Vith" on the house! No frills, just the movies. Hope you enjoy them!

[Veena Narayan @Veena_writes]

Had an amazing Sunday morning listening to Amitabha Bagchi and @tanujsolanki discuss literature and the writing life among a host of interesting things. Thanks you for organising this, Tanuj. #echoesandoriginals
#thewritinglife

[Raunaq @raunaqsa]

Starting this year with an essay for Outlook, where I speak to migrants in Delhi to know how the city is shaping up their vote this election.

The politics of welfare aside, there is both a traction and need for - simply put - money. Read!

https://t.co/XEI3lRFafN

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@authorsudha Congratulations 🎊 Sudha

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We need to consciously practice self-love. Putting others before us, sacrifice, and all of that is fine. But only up to a point. Beyond that, it is the surest form of self-sabotage. 6/

[Veena Narayan @Veena_writes]

I met this young doctor the other day. They were very proud of the fact that they were back at work on the fourth day after surgery. They had jumped from the ICU, they claimed proudly. It was evident that they were in pain while moving, that their body was crying out for rest. 1/

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If we don't care about ourselves, why are we surprised and hurt when others don't. That's the nonverbal message we're passing:

I'm junk. I treat myself like shit. So, you can, too. 5/