Ah, that wonderful cocktail of exam stress and puberty. Thank you for sharing that, Rajesh, and for welcoming me.
On Wed, 25 Feb, 2026, 17:30 Rajesh Kasturirangan, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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