Elisa Patnaik

Why Have We Stopped Talking To Each Other?

It was nearing midnight the other day and I was about to hit the bed after winding up some last-minute…

February 28, 2023

The Embarrassment Of Puberty Rituals for Girls

A big deal is made when girls attain puberty in India. Attaining menarche or the first menstruation cycle seems to…

February 8, 2023

Women Are Doing It All

We have seen and continue to witness women increasingly take up careers in engineering, technology, finance, business, defence forces, sports…

January 31, 2023

What’s With Men & Peeing?

Men peeing in the open is a common everyday sight in India. Most of the men even do it with…

January 11, 2023

Media, Men & Misogyny

The last month of this year saw two terribly misogynist articles by so-called credible media personalities. And they were writing…

December 28, 2022

Come December

The month of December is unique in several ways. As the last month of the year, it not only makes…

December 20, 2022

The Continuing Saga Of ‘Women Are Women’s Worst Enemy’

Whenever I attend workshops and seminars on gender equality, a common refrain expressed by participants and media persons is why…

December 13, 2022

Being Middle Class

I am not sure at this stage of my life whether I belong to the upper middle class, lower middle…

December 6, 2022

Of Henpecked Husbands & Joru Ka Gulams

Signs of a henpecked husband: Listening to their wives; Being obedient; Being controlled and dominated by their wives; Caring for…

November 22, 2022

Time To Raise The Bar In Indian Judiciary

When Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud recently said that the structure of legal profession is “feudal, patriarchal and…

November 16, 2022