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Lata Kokal's avatar

Beautifully written and reflected on.

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

Thank you Neha! Sorry I somehow missed your comment earlier. Thanks for stopping by.

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Priya Iyer's avatar

This captures so much of the internal change the last few years have brought me. I resonated especially with the role personal rituals can have and how they can help navigate grief. Enjoyed this!

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

Thanks Priya! So glad to hear it resonated. I wondered while writing it if it would make any sense to either the believers or others… The role of rituals is so fundamental to humans and this discovery has been illuminating for me.

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Priya Iyer's avatar

I grew up with rituals but have realized a more personal connection with them only now. I don’t know if it’s a coming back/ a new understanding of the old or if it’s new. Ha, I don’t know if that makes sense!

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

Totally understand. I rejected most of them growing up, but see value in many of them now. Some of them are best left behind ofc :-)

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

beautifully done.

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

Thank you dear Mary!!

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

"mosquito-ridden halls" is excellent

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

Thank you ! I once watched whirling dervishes in such a hall…

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Lata Kokal's avatar

Isn't it a good thing they're (all) covered (I imagine)?

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