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Avani Parekh

Mothers in the Motherland — Lessons taken from Mom remembered

This is a throwback from my blog: http://forgujarat.blogspot.com/ — In 2004–2006 I was in India as Manager of forGujarat, an initiative to…

4 min readSep 14, 2019

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This is what I looked like in 2005. Really.

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Avani Parekh

Uncles (and Aunties) at my Conference

Every single conference I go to in India has the following cast of characters — interesting is the operative word to describe the weirdos…

3 min readMar 14, 2018

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You Left Me Crying

A memory erupts at the most inopportune time

3 min readDec 6, 2017

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She Followed EVERY Harassment Reporting Protocol. But No One Listened.

As a speaker and counselor for SHEROES, I meet women all the time at our events who share their stories of corporate life, and how they…

3 min readJul 5, 2017

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She Followed EVERY Harassment Reporting Protocol. But No One Listened.

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Uncles In My Inbox

I am 38, single, and I have created a profile on a matrimonial site. Every day my inbox is filled with uncles trying to wife me. Hilarity…

5 min readMar 10, 2017

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Uncles In My Inbox

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Mancation: Learning How To Listen

This year I decided to take a time out from dating. I did this because I was tired of having the same conversation over and over again.

5 min readOct 4, 2016

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Mancation: Learning How To Listen

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Are You A Princess? Take Off That Crown And Get Real

When you are in the business of counseling, you figure out pretty quickly that people want life to change, but they want that change to be…

2 min readOct 4, 2016

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Are You A Princess? Take Off That Crown And Get Real

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Femininity for the Strong Woman — Dating, Relating, and Living the Goddess Way

Recently I came across a slew of articles dealing with the delicious interplay between masculine and feminine energies in a relationship…

3 min readJan 11, 2016

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Femininity for the Strong Woman — Dating, Relating, and Living the Goddess Way

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Springtime in Delhi is for Lovers

For those of you that haven’t lived in/visited/opened your eyes in India lately — change is coming. I walk through the park every day and…

2 min readJan 31, 2015

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Healing Sucks, But the Alternative is Worse

Reboot Thoughts, Day X.

5 min readJan 11, 2015

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Avani Parekh

Avani Parekh

Socent consultant and former founder of @lovedoctordotin — I now build communities at Facebook. I’m also a cheesy joke specialist, and metaphysical mind melder

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