Elisa Patnaik

It was nearing midnight the other day and I was about to hit the bed after winding up some last-minute work commitments when my phone buzzed. I became immediately anxious seeing the…

A big deal is made when girls attain puberty in India. Attaining menarche or the first menstruation cycle seems to be the only defining sign of puberty among girls. And with the onset of…

We have seen and continue to witness women increasingly take up careers in engineering, technology, finance, business, defence forces, sports et al-- careers that were earlier considered…

Men peeing in the open is a common everyday sight in India. Most of the men even do it with gay abandon, caring two hoots for decency and propriety, carrying on the act as if doing a great…

The last month of this year saw two terribly misogynist articles by so-called credible media personalities. And they were writing about two successful, independent and plucky women who have…

The month of December is unique in several ways. As the last month of the year, it not only makes us reflect, assess and ponder on the year about to finish, but also causes us to dwell on…

Whenever I attend workshops and seminars on gender equality, a common refrain expressed by participants and media persons is why blame patriarchy for gender inequality when in fact, women…

I am not sure at this stage of my life whether I belong to the upper middle class, lower middle class or simple middle class. But yes, I am still conflicted about having to order a Rs 450+…

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

When Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud recently said that the structure of legal profession is “feudal, patriarchal and not accommodating of women” and that there is a need to…