Entertaining Ourselves to Sexist Death
By Soraya Chemaly According to the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism study released today, a survey of the top 100 grossing movies of 2009 reveals that 67.8% of all speaking characters (in excess of 5000) were male. In addition, female characters, usually isolated by virtue of there just being one speaking role, were consistently depicted [...]
From a mother’s pen…
Returning home from school at 40 degree temperature in Delhi, I was sure that my mother will be waiting for me with a glass of water and then either some fruit juice or aam panna or water melon juice. She must have cooked my favorite meal for lunch and if not I have all rights [...]
Poem on my Mother
A poem penned by a son for his mom.
Pyaari Maa
Mother’s Day 2011 is almost here! This Day is a great occasion for us to honor and thank the woman who gave us life, continues to give us love and look after us in many ways that she can. This is a very special Mother’s Day for us as we have successfully completed the second [...]
Promises of the Unborn
A poem dedicated to the little angels who do not get to see the world
