I am probably oversharing, but my Xth boards were traumatic. I had a boil in my nose that made my face swell to three times its normal size; so much so that the invigilator refused to recognize me from my exam pass photo - and I was like “do you think anyone will come write this exam if their head was the size of a football?”
Also: welcome Dhamini! Rajesh On Feb 25, 2026 at 6:52 AM -0500, Dhamini Ratnam via Silklist <[email protected]>, wrote: > Hello! > I must have just received my Class X board exam results when this mailing > list started. Thank you for adding me to it 28 years later, Udhay. > A short introduction: I am Dhamini Ratnam, I've been a journalist since 2006, > primarily in Mumbai, and with two stints (including the present one) in New > Delhi. I write about gender, sexuality, art and culture. And I enjoy thinking > about why things are the way they are. I used to write a column when I was > in Mint called The Sex Talk, a decade ago. More recently, I have begun > writing a newsletter titled Ways of Seeing, which my organisation The > Hindustan Times hosts on Substack. Please do read and subscribe if > conversations on culture interest you. > I look forward to reading the threads and receiving tidbits of information > that will spark my imagination. > And, to close the loop, I'm much older than 28, but not by *that* much. And, > since I know we are curious about these things, I did rather well in my > exams, thank you (I came fifth in the state). It's what happened afterwards > that made the real difference ... > > Warmly, > Dhamini > > > > On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 at 16:34, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Added you to silklist as discussed. An intro is considered good form. > > > > > > Udhay > > > > > > Welcome to the [email protected] mailing list! silk-list is > > > a place to have knowledgable, civil and most of all, _fun_ > > > conversations about technology, philosophy, culture and whatever else > > > we want to talk about. We have only three rules: > > > > > > Assume Goodwill. No ad hominem. No spam. > > > > > > To post to this list, send your message to: > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > General information about the mailing list is at: > > > > > > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > > > > > > If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (eg, switch to > > > or from digest mode, change your password, etc.), visit your > > > subscription page at: > > > > > > https://mailman.panix.com/options.cgi/silklist/dhamini.r%40gmail.com > > > > > > You can also make such adjustments via email by sending a message to: > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > with the word `help' in the subject or body (don't include the > > > quotes), and you will get back a message with instructions. > > > > > > You must know your password to change your options (including changing > > > the password, itself) or to unsubscribe without confirmation. It is: > > > > > > soopumfa > > > > > > Normally, Mailman will remind you of your lists.digeratus.in mailing > > > list passwords once every month, although you can disable this if you > > > prefer. This reminder will also include instructions on how to > > > unsubscribe or change your account options. There is also a button on > > > your options page that will email your current password to you. > > > -- > -------------------- > > Dhamini Ratnam > National Culture Editor, Hindustan Times > S > OPA (Human Rights reporting) 2015 > GIJC Fellow 2017 > Senior Editor, Hindustan Times > > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist
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