Why Sonali Kulkarni’s latest interview is a missed opportunity and reeks of entitlement!
Sonali Kulkarni, a very popular Marathi actress who I have always admired, in a recent interview took upon herself to sympathise with the men in our society for the immense pressure they are under to ‘be a man’ and earn at a very young age. I could relate to and agreed with her point of […]
Dear Girls, Marriage is so much More than the Wedding Day!
The below post has been published on Women’s Web and was selected as a Featured Post. I was watching the popular English sitcom Friends the other day and a dialog of Monica’s on her brother’s wedding made me stop and take notice. She said “Ross, how long have you been thinking of this wedding? Emily […]
Are there ‘acceptable’ limits to sexual offenses?
Judgements like these possibly undermine the problematic thought processes our society harbours against girls and women and can set very dangerous precedents. Bottomline – a sexual offense cannot be ‘minor’! In a shocking recent judgement, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court stated that groping a child’s breast could not amount to sexual assault […]
Why do women shy away from handling finances?
Why do working women not manage their own finances? Why are homemakers only silent spectators of the financial decision making process at home? Why do women always turn to the men for all financial handling? It was a couple of years ago when I was in the UK that a piece of news I read […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sabarimala Protests – Reeking of the Stench of a Dying & Desperate Patriarchy
I distinctly remember one evening when I was still a student, probably about 16-17 years old, bored that my Dad was watching news on the TV while I itched for a new movie that was airing. Arnab Goswami had been way too loud, even for himself, as I saw the scroll mention some debate on […]