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What Did the Pandemic Year 2020 Teach You?

Needless to mention, the pandemic year 2020 has been tough. Having survived COVID-19 myself, I can proudly say that each one of us is a…

3 min readJan 19, 2021

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What Did the Pandemic Year 2020 Teach You?

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Santwona Patnaik

Have You Made a Blindlist for 2021 Yet?

We have always had a ‘Bucket List’ in life — be it a wish list for life goals or travel! But, have you ever thought of a BLIND LIST?

3 min readJan 16, 2021

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Have You Made a Blindlist for 2021 Yet?

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Santwona Patnaik

Making ‘Roti’ in Indian Households : Whose Job Is It Actually?

The whole idea of nurturing the family with “Maa ke haath ki roti ” has very tactfully shifted the onus on the women of the house.

9 min readMay 25, 2020

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Making ‘Roti’ in Indian Households : Whose Job Is It Actually?

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Santwona Patnaik

How I Turned My Life Around Even On A Depressing Dependent Visa (H4) in USA

Taking that decision to shift base to USA, without going to office at all — on an H4 visa, was not an easy call. And heading straight into…

6 min readJul 13, 2019

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How I Turned My Life Around Even On A Depressing Dependent Visa (H4) in USA

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Santwona Patnaik

A Narrow Escape from Perverts Around Me — #MeToo

Born and brought up in a country like ours, sexual harassment in various forms is considered to be pretty usual in our daily lives. This…

5 min readOct 23, 2018

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A Narrow Escape from Perverts Around Me — #MeToo

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Santwona Patnaik

An Open Letter from a newly-wed Indian Bride to her Father

Disclaimer: Before people start reading this article with a preconceived notion, let me clarify that this article is not about baseless…

5 min readDec 3, 2017

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An Open Letter from a newly-wed Indian Bride to her Father

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Santwona Patnaik

CASTE — The Invisible Line Demarcating The Indian Society

This part of the globe is constantly looked up to by the rest of the world, for morals, religious beliefs, value systems and what not —…

3 min readMay 20, 2017

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CASTE — The Invisible Line Demarcating The Indian Society

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Santwona Patnaik

An unleashed ‘First Travel’ memoir ~ City of dreams — MUMBAI !

Firstly, let me mention that there are millions out there, who still love to address this city as ‘Bombay’ (I’m definitely one of them!)…

4 min readApr 6, 2017

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An unleashed ‘First Travel’ memoir ~ City of dreams — MUMBAI !

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Santwona Patnaik

Santwona Patnaik

Independent writer and IT professional. A keen observer, loves to travel and a dreamer with an undying love to play with words.

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