Mansi GoelMoonstruckWhat if we had arrived at the moon with a gift? What if we’d brought an offering of appreciation instead of a flag of conquest?Sep 23, 2023Sep 23, 2023
Mansi GoelCan I wish you a happy new year and also call bullshit on ‘new year’?Wtf is a ‘new year’ anyway? It’s a way to mark both the passage of time and its cyclical nature. There are many ways to do that and today…Jan 2, 2023Jan 2, 2023
Mansi GoelTalking to, not about, the world.This Christmas Eve, with my palm nestled in my beloved’s, I watched ducks bathe in the marsh as the sky above caught flame. Overcome by the…Dec 27, 20221Dec 27, 20221
Mansi GoelCelebrating Stanford’s White FeminismIn March 2020, after many meetings providing detailed feedback, I posted the following essay about my disturbing experience at the previous…Jun 14, 20213Jun 14, 20213
Mansi GoelOne simple way to support Indian-Americans and two bonus.Sometime in the mid-2000s, my cousin and I called each other excitedly during a Superbowl: Did you see that Indian guy in the Budweiser…May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
Mansi GoelThe problem with ‘giving back’.In 2006, I spent a few months in India to help launch Google’s sales offices. It was a thrill to return as a professional to the homeland…Apr 30, 20203Apr 30, 20203
Mansi GoelThe flow of fear.I have, frankly, surprised myself with my steadiness in the face of a few crises this year, the covid-19 pandemic being the latest and…Apr 5, 20202Apr 5, 20202
Mansi GoelThe delicate beast within my breast.Something is alive in me. The fluttering in my heart is not its own beat, it’s the desperate wings of a baby bird, soft and yellow like a…Jun 22, 20191Jun 22, 20191
Mansi GoelOne two-piece suit and three points bias.I don’t know why I paused on this video in my feed but idle curiosity kept me watching. A previous colleague, now CEO of his own company…Nov 8, 20182Nov 8, 20182
Mansi GoelBlack Panther breaks my brown heart.While waiting to meet a friend, I came across this wonderful essay on the new Black Panther movie. Even the abstract cut into me and…Feb 14, 2018Feb 14, 2018