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Smriti Iyer

Smriti is an Economist based in Goa who works on a wide range of topics; from gender financing in Asia to creating teacher training modules on Leadership. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, hikes in the forest, live music, beach days and standing on her head. Not necessarily in that order. You can find more of her writing on substack
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Tend

The bugs have begun to infest. Ants are crawling all over my basil, karipatta and lemon tree. Aphids, which are these disgusting white sticky bugs, are all over my areca palm. This palm, I’m a little obsessed with. The way it sways
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Swallow

“This is too revealing. The boys are getting disturbed. Tell your mother to buy you something that covers you. Look at what Alisha is wearing.” Her coach barks at her. Chlorine goes up her nostrils as she tries to hold on to
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