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The death knell of my social relevance

What a going-away party taught me about letting go

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Nishad Sanzagiri
Jul 23, 2025
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Given I’m moving back to India soon, a friend asked me a few weeks ago if I was throwing a going-away party. For someone who last had a birthday party back in middle school, the instinctive answer was no. Even when I celebrated my big 3-0 last year, the people I spent the day with numbered a grand total of three.

But I’m away long enough that a farewell …

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