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 […]
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 […]
Incredible Women on #IInspire – Snehal Kher Sontakke
Snehal Kher Sontakke Co-Founder @ Space Frame Architects, Indore. Founder @ Cubus, Turnkey Solutions, Indore. Co-Founder @ 9 Months Journey to Motherhood, Indore. “Business Leader in Innovation – Women in Business 2018” I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship – Louisa May Alcott. Entrepreneur, Architect, Interior Designer, […]
I Inspire – Stories of Incredible Women. Real Women, Real Stories.
‘Women are women’s worst enemies’, they said, and I believed. For a long long time. Then one day, I looked around and saw an entirely different story. One woman had just published her first book and was getting complimented by tons of other women. Another had begun catering from home only to be flooded with […]
Will the Kitchen Ever be an Equal Space?
A restaurant in Varanasi is called “Wife on Leave”. And if the name isn’t bad enough, its website elaborates “Man Leads, Woman Follows; to the Wife On Leave Restaurant for a romantic dinner date”. I can’t stop the cringe, no matter how many times I’ve read it. Kitchens have, for centuries, been considered a woman’s […]
Thank You Mother, For Never Teaching Me To Sacrifice Because I am a Woman!
A writing prompt recently challenged me to write on “A Woman I Admire”. After putting much thought into it, weighing the pros and cons of writing on someone personal or someone I had just heard of, I finally made up my mind. I would probably be taking a risk here, of sounding ‘cliched’ if I told you who […]
Marriage, Or a Property Search?
The arranged marriage scene in India is one thing that I usually have nothing to say on. In the past, it simply arose from a complete lack of interest or faith in the system. As a personal preference, marrying someone chosen by my parents was never an option for me. This was a concept I […]
What Women’s Day Really Means!
Lots of people, men and women, often confuse Women’s Day to be some sort of ‘Day For Women’ – you know, a day when women can dress up, eat out, get rest and so on. Not completely untrue 😊 But the origins of Women’s Day were not so trivial. So today, let’s get to understand […]
To Wear Or Not To Wear, Behind The Veil Of Shame!
Frankly, I was wary of writing on this topic. I have been dilly dallying for a couple of weeks now for two reasons. One, I am exasperated at what’s happening around me and this makes me want to speak up! But two, I am already cringing at the backlash this piece will receive, from my […]
A Breath of Fresh Air
/*The below story was submitted as an entry to the Muse of the Month series of Women’s Web under the prompt Normal Is Overrrated. It was chosen as one of the top 5 winners. The original piece can be found here*/ Dear Sarita, How have you been since our last letter? Nothing much has changed at my end. […]