Jayeeta Biswas
@jayeeta-biswas
Jayeeta is an avid reader, compulsive writer, book illustrator, frantic mother and a strong believer of diversity in workplace
Is remote-working here to stay?
Big software and IT outsourcing companies in India and worldwide, who had earlier refrained from allowing work from home, have been forced to consider this as the only option.
What’s not “Fair” in “Fair and Lovely”?
Not only Fair and Lovely, but there are also many other such creams sold in South Asia which focus on lightening the skin color and the importance of having “fair” skin. This goal has been inscribed in the minds of consumers through years of marketing campaigns designed to showcase the “advantage” of “white-skinned” or “fair-skinned” people, particularly girls.
The face mask to fight against all epidemics
According to the book of Purana, Hiranyakashyap, the king of daitya-s (demons), had desired a boon from the Lord Brahma, the Creator, that he be immortal. The Lord, although pleased with his penance, said, “I cannot grant that boon!” The crafty, intelligent, supremely powerful Hiranyakashyap noted, “In that case, grant me a boon that I can be killed by no one…
I’m a non-vegetarian and I’m good, thank you
Non-vegetarians are those who choose from a varying platter of eggs, chicken, fish, lamb, goat, cow, pork, turkey, etc. I’m one of them. In India, they are primarily of two kinds – the non-beef eaters and the non-pork eaters, depending on their religion. The vegetarians are those who refrain from consuming animal proteins, except milk…
Saraswati Puja: Are we losing the charm?
Sometimes I feel that a century has passed since the time when I used to be a child. Technically it hasn’t been more than 25-30 years but it seems that the world around has gone through a tremendous change, a complete unrecognisable makeover since the 1990s. Probably some of this change has rubbed itself on…
Why the Valentine’s Day is good for us
“Will you be my Valentine?” is a phrase now which we all are so familiar with. It has been used and reused so many times in so many places that it even sounds a bit “tacky” these days. I really don’t know how I would react if someone I met told me, “Will you be…
IHCP during pregnancy – A serpent under flower
My office laptop showed me only about 324 unread mails that I needed to read and work upon. Three hundred and twenty-four freaking unread mails! Unlike in my Gmail, these were not promotion mails that I could just sweep to archive. This usually happened on days when I had back to back calls and meetings…
A better world – Mother’s mental health is critical for child safety
The other day I was watching a video which had been shared by one of my social network connection on his page. The video had garnered close to some 2k views, and there were a little over three hundred comments. I usually tend to overlook most of these videos. However, this one happened to show…
Prejudice: It kills tolerance towards diversity
The other day I was talking to someone in my office about Diversity Management when I came to hear about this example of prejudice in the minds of well-meaning parents. When I say “well-meaning”, I am referring to the intention of the parents. They wanted the best for their child. But they were themselves so…
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