In the Name of Love…STOP!
Relationships have always been a li’l puzzling for me. And I know when it comes to love, all of us are pretty unsure about how to define it or draw boundaries in it. But like everything else, how we define love is largely determined by the socially accepted norms and trends of our generation, class, [...]
When it happened to me…
No, today was not the first time I was ever insulted by a man in public. It was the first time though I ever bumped someone’s car unintentionally and unfortunately in the last five years that I’ve been driving on the angry male dominated Delhi roads, the first time when someone made me feel sorry [...]
We exist. Therefore, we share.
This week was Social Media Day, celebrating the evolution of internet most significantly brought about by the revolutionary changes that social media has made in our personal and professional lives. We asked our fans on Facebook & Twitter to share stories of how social media has made a difference in their lives and in particular [...]
Damsel in Dress or Distress
After studying English literature for 3 years in Delhi University, and staying with people like Saumya Aneja, I had become a loyal preacher of Feminism and Women Liberation. The books I read, the lectures I attended, the teachers I heard and all the brainstorming sessions had all made me look beyond the beliefs which saw [...]
Women: the weaker sex, as they call it!
Here’s another day in office. After checking my Outlook mails, I opened the Times of India site, as I always did. We, the slaves of technology, hardly get time to grab a newspaper and even skim through it. So we surrender ourselves to the internet, for a daily update on what’s happening around the world. [...]
Mahila Hakkina Mela: The Change Theory
The mrudangam played the beats in perfect rhythm and the rain clouds gathered their might to pour over our Mahila Hakkina Mela towards the end of the day. The journey between Bangalore and Gubbi (where the mela was held) was long and it took us a daily commute of over 4 hours each day to [...]
Breakthrough Launches Chatpati Chat!
Breakthrough launches an exciting social mobile platform called Chatpati Chat for Rights Advocates in Lucknow.
The Crime of Ignorance/Neglect
MSC STUDENTS SUICIDE Engineer denies marital discord Mumbai: An engineer from Andheri, arrested for abetting his wifes suicide, told police officials on Friday that there were no problems in their marriage. Liyakat Sayyed (32),the accused,was employed with a private firm in Chakala while his wife,Kadambari Bhosale,was doing her MSc. Kadambari hanged herself from a ceiling [...]
"Humans' Day" ?
This blogger shares how ‘Women’s Day’ should slowly and gradually morph into ‘Humans’ day’ while giving due recognition to all women for their contributions but not forgetting their value as ‘humans’ first.
A Page From My Mind
“SEYIEVIKO!”… I woke up to the sound of my father screaming at me. He had been drinking again. It was midnight. I was six years old and had been deep asleep. So I had not heard him repeatedly calling my name. That made him angry…very angry. Before I could even make out what was happening, [...]
