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I remember reading this during our writing circle and feeling emotional! Revisited that space again :)

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Thanks Sanskriti!

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Sep 1Liked by Supriya Devarajan

And you are back!!!! Supriya it is always so so nice to read you. 🤩

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Thaaank you!:-)

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I have always fretted over my eyesight. Now I have a new perspective - yours and your dad’s. Bless you both!

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Just remember, we are POWERful:-)

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Sep 3Liked by Supriya Devarajan

What a beautiful essay! To celebrate a life through an object! I can see an essay evolving in my head . Thank you Supriya for this lovely essay. And a lovely prompt !

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Am waiting eagerly for your essay now Sanket!

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Sep 2Liked by Supriya Devarajan

This is so touching Supriya! I saved my dad’s glasses because they were the last thing he handed to me as he was being hospitalised.

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I know, it brings such mixed feelings no? Sorrow, joy, love, nostalgia.

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What a lovely tribute through an inanimate object which was yet to personal. Such a precise essay!

Yeah I remember looking into the eyes of my Geography teacher who had the thickest glasses ever!

I was just thinking - when the next generation writes about us, they might say that we were on our phones all the time :)

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Thank you so much Karthik!

Yes, we were on our phones doing VERY IMPORTANT STUFF:-)

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LOL!

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Sep 21Liked by Supriya Devarajan

Maximise the life of the hinges...uff! ❤️

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Sep 13Liked by Supriya Devarajan

I felt a tug in my heart as I read this again. Such a heartwarming essay.

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I am soooo happy to see this here :) Loved the picture too, Supriya!

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Thanks da Sanobar!

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