24 Comments
User's avatar
siddharth's avatar

Brilliant

Expand full comment
Shalini Singh's avatar

TAHNK YOU!

Expand full comment
Amit.D's avatar

Uff. I love your writing style. Although name the Aishwarya newsletter, no?

Also, I love how your bookmark is antithetical to your markings. Made me chuckle. Thank you for that!

Expand full comment
Sagar Srivastava's avatar

By far the most thorough, well-researched and academic take on this topic. It indeed reflects the amount of reading you have done and the article weighs substance and gravity. It made me read it twice. Great going !! Eagerly waiting for another gem work of yours. :)

Expand full comment
Shalini Singh's avatar

Thank you Sagar! Love your support!

Expand full comment
Yan Huang's avatar

wow..100 cousins is a lot!

and yea, it's funny how the closer the people are to you in your life, the less likely they tend to support whatever endeavor you are on.

Instead, they loveeeee offering all their critical opinions and "dont do this and that" or "should do this and that". :P

I have since learn to just keep my mouth shut about what I'm doing until well, I hit a certain benchmark of success or whatever influence or uninfluence I have.

Expand full comment
Shalini Singh's avatar

Exactly, that is the thing. I have tried to get jealous of families who wash, eat, work togather. How do you do that?

Expand full comment
ray's avatar

I wanna be in yout tribe! HOW CAN THAT BE??

Expand full comment
rajan RJ's avatar

Amazing

Expand full comment
Shash's avatar

What a wide range of thoughts of emotions expressed in one place; wonderful

Expand full comment
Baloo's avatar

I am in awe of what all you can fit. My mail box looks wise and fertile because of you, Shalini!

Expand full comment
Sona's avatar

One of the best new finds!

Expand full comment
ARUN GAUR's avatar

Very prolific description of reality and imagination. But I don't subscribe that you are an extremist.

Expand full comment
Shalini Singh's avatar

Not everytime, but in some matters of life, yes I am

Expand full comment
Sarang's avatar

A nice, breezy read. Enjoyed reading. And I do agree on some points. :)

Expand full comment
Shalini Singh's avatar

Thak you so much Sarang. Some is what is required of me.

Expand full comment
Dhaval's avatar

Wow! Mind blowing writing madam!

Expand full comment
Shalini Singh's avatar

Thank you!

Expand full comment
Rachna Mishra's avatar

I feel so close reading this, it's like we are sitting together and talking. Except that it's my turn now!! You're awesome. I got curious at pantsdrunk part and slightly laughed reading about it😂.....you're the best. And I like the top your wearing🙈.

Expand full comment
Shalini Singh's avatar

Thank you for reading me so religiously and always taking pleasure in doing so, Rachna!

Expand full comment
Saumya's avatar

"Influencing or inspiring someone without them feeling jealous of you or without them wanting something from you in return is so rare." - it's rare, fulfilling and ironically the most human thing. We began with the barter system, and here we are fuming over strangers living their "best lives", oh if only we knew the truth!

Pleasure reading this, as always.

Expand full comment
Shalini Singh's avatar

Yay! I wish I was always as read-able as this

Expand full comment
noorthebookworm's avatar

Liking n commenting on Ur post is a task..tbh..first subscribe to Ur newsletter..den use the log in link to comment..🤔 anyways I did Al that coz I liked gng thru Ur letter.

Expand full comment
Shalini Singh's avatar

I think non-subscribers have to subscribe first and then only they can comment, not sure if that is the deal with subscribers? Have to check!

Expand full comment