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Karishma Gaur

Why I sorta kinda gave up on the animal shelter

…but NEVER on animals obvi

10 min readMar 3, 2022

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Karishma Gaur

The men who helped shape my feminist identity

I’ve always translated my family’s less-than-ordinary style of working into a sort of unwritten matriarchal system. I wouldn’t go so far as…

14 min readFeb 4, 2022

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The men who helped shape my feminist identity

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Karishma Gaur

What I want everyone to know about downshifting

…and the one thing I myself don’t get yet

11 min readJan 21, 2022

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What I want everyone to know about downshifting

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Karishma Gaur

How I did Covid-19 or An Exercise in Self-Awareness

Disclaimer: In this essay, there is mention of things that I count as privilege, such as having a job during the pandemic, having space to…

14 min readMay 8, 2021

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How I did Covid-19 or An Exercise in Self-Awareness

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Karishma Gaur

You think I’m fat? O.K.

No, really, it’s OK. It should have been okay for the longest time that I fought it, but better late than never, right?

10 min readApr 21, 2021

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You think I’m fat? O.K.

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Karishma Gaur

Finally felt the rage associated with being gaslit when my mother did it to me this morning and I…

1 min readFeb 8, 2021

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Finally felt the rage associated with being gaslit when my mother did it to me this morning and I…

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Karishma Gaur

Pushing

This need to keep asking, checking

1 min readJan 17, 2021

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Pushing

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Karishma Gaur

Notes from an impersonal disaster: how 2020 went through me

2020 was so much. Such a short year too, all told. So much of my emotion was directed at America’s blatant racism and disregard for basic…

6 min readJan 17, 2021

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Notes from an impersonal disaster: how 2020 went through me

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Karishma Gaur

Little sad stuff

I’ve written a lot about tears and crying. Like a lot of other people in tune with their emotional intelligence(s), I like the idea of…

2 min readApr 10, 2020

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Karishma Gaur

My two faces

Left: me on a normal day. Right: me about to have a weeklong bout of anxiety.

1 min readFeb 10, 2020

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My two faces

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Karishma Gaur

Karishma Gaur

Inclusionary Feminist first. Fierce animal lover. Feline rescuer. ESL teacher by profession, because bills. https://ko-fi.com/fatcatandco | fatcattutorials (IG)

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