The cost of a divorce
A divorced woman is often a topic of gossip for the society leading to their ‘low self-confidence.’ Divorce is still considered as a taboo in many rural places in India.
Personal Stories
This sub-category is like a personal blog for writers. Writings primarily based in personal experience are part of this.
Volunteering at an orphanage – A changing experience
Every experience is enriching if only we had the time to notice and take all that it has to offer with an open heart and a soulful smile
What I took home from Shaheen Bagh
I was standing in midst of hundreds, warm and unthreatened in the middle of the year’s coldest night. 20 years, and that day I felt the unbreakable spine of women.
My journey in Sabha, the multilingual theatre society of St. Stephen’s
The English Theatre society Shakespeare Sabha is one of the oldest societies in the country. It has always done English, and Shakespeare plays. We, as a multilingual theatre society, separated from it sometime in 2008. It was really difficult for us to create a separate identity of our own.
The unsung saga of my fight for Freedom
This need for freedom isn’t just a feeling, it’s a necessity. We are not just women, we are also humans with desires and expectations.
Rebellion to Reconciliation
When the very ethical ground of a powerful commitment shifts beneath the feet of the foot-soldier, it causes a collapse of morale.
Oh, Girl!! Being dusky is not a crime but a statement
Being dusky was out of choice, but loving it can definitely be a statement! Let them accept or reject. What is important is your acceptance in any colour
Journeying as a Feminist
It is in this sphere of bolstering women’s leadership and empowering our agency that I now work in. I am at the intersection of academia and policy. As an academic and a current student of international history, I realize that women’s voices and narratives have been absent and systematically marginalized from intellectual discourse. Fighting patriarchy that pervades academic writing and narratives is a conscious choice and commitment.
Hearing your conscience
Relax and hear your conscience, the voice that makes us human. Have a belief in it. In the end, you would realise that you have become happier and calmer than you were earlier.
A healthy mind rests in a healthy body
A healthy body is an achievement. It is a reward in itself. The way we would feed our body, the same way it will respond back.
Secret confessions of a mother of a half-pint
Although I still have many questions unanswered, I realize the bonding between a mother and son is undeniably the world’s best, and he is always the mother’s true love. I am his superhero.
An enigma – My nani
I am honoured to call these people family. And I am most importantly impressed with my Nani. What an enigma she is to have survived all this and still remain the most kind, happy and hopeful person I know.
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