Pahal's school was off and my blog had conked off so I needed some time to fix it. This led to a small experiment that has now become a pleasant habit and a sweet bond. To spare some time for my blog fixing, I handed over my not-so-favourite make up stuff to my five year old daughter. They mostly comprised of lipsticks, kohl and nail paints. I am not a make up person but I … [Read more...]
My Bus Ride Proves All That’s Going Wrong With Women. I Wasn’t Safe, Neither Will Be My Daughter!
When I was in school, there was a time when I had to take the public bus to school as the school bus wouldn’t come where I stayed. Taking the public transport all by myself made me independent and proud that I am able to travel alone. But, soon the rides became full of uncertainty, uncanny consciousness and a continuous struggle for survival and self-protection. You must be … [Read more...]
The Most Basic Day To Day Examples Of Gender Inequality Which We Completely Overlook
Over the past year or so, India has witnessed one of its biggest media turnovers, with topics that have always been hushed up, thrown out into the open for people to scrutinize and comment upon and hopefully learn their mistakes from. The word ‘Women Empowerment’ has been thrown around like candy of late and people seem to think that by just knowing in theory, the ways of … [Read more...]
A Detailed Analysis Of The Challenges Of The Feminist Movement And What’s Going Wrong With It
“She has two kinds of work to do, the work of a producer in the factory and the work of a housekeeper” - Eleanor Marx-Aveling1 The epochal technology has touched every aspect of our lives. In some instances, where it has created heroic dissolutions of social evils, there are also instances where it has advertised in favor of the disruptions of human development and … [Read more...]
All I Cannot Afford Is A Bigger “RACK” On My Body
My day starts with a 10 minute walk from my home to a metro station in Maviya Nagar, followed by a 1 hour 15 minute journey in a train to Gurgaon and then again a 10 minute auto ride to my office. Then I have to work for almost 10 hours in the office, only to follow it up with the same long journey back to home. But I am not writing this article to crib about the tiresome … [Read more...]
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