Bringing up our Boys Right – My Takeaway from Thappad & BoisLockerRoom!
The Thappad. I watched the movie Thappad a few weeks ago (FINALLY) and almost immediately, like everyone else around me, I jumped on the judgemental wagon that has been doing the rounds – Did she do right? Was she justified? Would anyone in real life ever do this? For the uninitiated, the movie is basically […]
Becoming by Michelle Obama #BookReview
I must begin this book review at a very strangely significant place indeed. Strange because this isn’t where I would usually begin a review, although it’s where a book begins. Significant because, and I am sure every book lover would agree with me, this is the first (albeit not the most important) factor in a […]
8 Great Reads for Preteens & Teens!
That I love to read is no secret! With the much needed social distancing keeping us all locked in our houses, this I believe is a great time for many of us to read. But for those of us who are parents with children keeping us busy all day long, the lockdown is a struggle, […]
Dowry Deaths & our Desperation for Daughters’ Marriages
Sudha rushed into her room and shut the door close. Putting all her weight against it, she took deep long breaths even as tears threatened to erupt. She determinedly pulled a chair from nearby and lodged it under the handle to jam it. She could hear her husband and mother-in-law banging on it from outside. […]
My Sister , My Rakshak – A Raksha Bandhan of Sisters.
It is that time of the year yet again, when Raksha Bandhan is just around the corner. A traditional Hindu festival, celebrated all over India, it is famous for symbolising the eternal love between a brother and sister. Not a mere celebration of sibling love though, for the festival in fact is known to be […]
I wish I had known this about C-Sections!
At 6.30 AM one Sunday, I was wheeled into the Operation Theater and shortly thereafter my daughter came wailing out into the world. A beautiful moment, one would expect. Only, I was too stressed to enjoy it, because this was not how I had imagined my delivery would go! You see, I had a very, […]
The Dilemma of the Undecided Mind
Drops of dew on the green outside. Peering from the window within, Yearning for what, I know not! Yet something draws, How long do I resist? The blue invades the room Throwing the window open, I escape, Before it engulfs all! Taking a leap Into that beauty of swaying seductresses, So seemingly unfathomable, […]
Of Reminiscent Romance and Love Redefined!
“Jo Mere Dil ko Dil Banati hai…Tere Naam ki Koi Dhadak hai na” Amitabh Bhattacharya’s soulful lyrics blare from the Gaana app on my phone yet again. Listening for about the fourth time on loop now, I shut my eyes losing myself to the music that always manages to soothe me. Ironically, this was my […]
Incredible Women on #IInspire – Anupama Dalmia
Anupama Dalmia Award Winning Blogger. Author of ‘Aarohi’. Creative Writing Mentor & Instructor. Founder @ Rhythms & Beats. Co-Founder @ Tingle Your Taste Buds. And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her […]
Incredible Women on #IInspire – Kalpana Manivannan
Kalpana Manivannan Environment & Food Safety Activist. Owner & Farmer @ Kalpavriksha Farms. Blogger. We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. – J.K.Rowling A successful Biology teacher loved by staff and students alike, on the brink of a big step up the career […]