Television Ads: Are we progressing or regressing?
I was surfing the TV channels on Sunday. This ad of Tanishq made me think about the status of women in the present scenario. Click on this ad and see the full ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfYLu_MhLQQ In scene 1 the elder male member of the family may be the father, tries to convince the girl for marriage [...]
An ode to the person who rocked my cradle-my mother
She seemed to have all the time in the world to listen to me……….Every person related to me wanted either a boy or a girl but she wanted a child -a normal and healthy child
Sexual Violence – forced pregnancy
The other day I was lazing in the sun with my copy of Times of India and a big cup of tea. I was casually turning the pages and just reading the head lines of the main paper. By the time I reached page no. 20, I was yawning and wanted to close my eyes. [...]
An ordinary women, who showed courage
Shikha was a beautiful girl of 27 years. She belonged to an educated family with embedded family values. Sourabh an MBA, a good student, working with an MNC and the only son was supposed to be her ideal match. They tied the knot and took the vows of marriage. Shikha was a nurse by profession. [...]
Safe Motherhood
Motherhood is best described by the adage” Hands that rocks the cradle rules the world”. To quote Abraham Lincoln also known as “Honest Abe” “All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Thomas Edison said “Had it not been for my mother’s appreciation and her faith in me at [...]
International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
25th November is the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”. In 1999, the General Assembly had designated November 25 as the day aimed at raising awareness about the plight of many women worldwide. On its 10th anniversary UN has launched a global campaign to end domestic violence against women. The campaign is [...]
Don't lose your self respect
I got married at a very young age when I was still in college. First one month of the marriage everything was normal. We had lots of visitors coming over and were also invited at various relatives’ places. It was a lot of fun. Then it was my first birthday after wedding and my parents [...]
