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Aroona Chawla

Personal musings on life, marriage, parenting, careers, and ambition as an Indian woman

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If you want to build taste, you need to read books.

First of all, let's not forget that they are the greatest technological inventions of all time, and have not yet been disrupted by anything in the…

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How to design your own liberal arts curriculum (5 easy peasy steps)

I LOVE being an adult, ngl.

Jun 17•Aroona Chawla

How to follow Mr Mad Hatter down the curiosity rabbit hole without losing your mind

on curiosity, taste, and being a naughty rebel

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hot take: moms of mama’s boys are deeply unloved by their husbands

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7 skills that will matter most in the next decade

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why every indian wedding becomes a relationship fiasco

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Dear Mrs Grover

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How (and why) to be a selfish woman in the 21st century

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7 skills that will matter most in the next decade

on education x entrepreneurship x excellence

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Dear Mrs Grover

A letter to my favorite teacher, who sowed the seeds of who I'm becoming today.

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We went to the moon!

re: Boarding Pass for Aretmis II 2026 mission.

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How (and why) to be a selfish woman in the 21st century

On the structural damage of female selflessness, and what it actually costs women

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I’d make a terrible beauty influencer. That's the point of skin longevity.

On anti-aging, capitalism, and the pursuit of beauty

Published on Decoded by Neothera•May 2

In 2026, the baby is the new Birkin.

Field notes on parenthood, ambition, and modern Indian family dynamics.

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why every indian wedding becomes a relationship fiasco

as someone who had an absolute nightmare of a ‘wedding’ and has a pretty good (if i may say so myself 🧿🧿🧿) marriage, i think i owe it to the world…

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thinking of having children? 4 good & 4 bad reasons

personal notes from a 30-something who wants to but is scared to have children

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hot take: moms of mama’s boys are deeply unloved by their husbands

i might get cancelled for this but what the hell, this needs to be said!

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