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10 Indian Women Who Are Doing Exactly What They ‘Shouldn’t’ Be Doing!

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When girls dream, they are often told to dream within boundaries. The women who escape these boundaries and step into the unknown are true heroes. Here are ten women who ignored when they heard “You cannot do this. It’s a man’s job”. Who believed in themselves. Who did not let the society define their dreams. Women who were brave to stand alone in a male dominated world. These … [Read more...]

From Krishna To Naina After 16 Years: She Changed ‘Herself’ And Here’s What Happened!

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16 long years addressed as Krishna Singh, hung his school uniform for good, reincarnated himself into someone he always wanted to be - a girl, and named herself Naina Singh. And he was able to do all this because of the immense support he received from his family and friends. Naina Singh is a transgender, who was born as a man, but her binary gender identity is that of a … [Read more...]

Rape Is Wrong. Fine. But The Answer To ‘Why Rape Is Wrong?’, Is Still A Huge Problem

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I remember a conversation among the gossip aunties in my neighborhood after Nirbhaya rape case in 2012. They were talking that the girl should not have been out in night just for the movie which she could have watched at daytime (which generally is people’s reaction). But, as media propagated the protest in Delhi, they decided to change their opinion to ‘ladki ki ijjat kharab … [Read more...]

What We Are Doing Is Exactly What We Should NOT Be Doing In The Name Of Gender Equality!

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We all are born with different abilities, talents, face, race, mind and most importantly GENDER. Yes, the gender makes all differences null and void in front of it, and makes itself of prime importance in the social order. We, the citizens of India think that “WOMEN” are a weaker sect of our society, and this mentality of people has been carried forward since the ancient times … [Read more...]