Marriage Symbols For Women: Tradition, Identity Or Shackles? by Elisa Patnaik November 30, 2021 It was more than a decade ago and I was travelling in a bus from Bhubaneswar to Puri for a... Read moreDetails
When Does Life Begin For Indian Housewives? by Elisa Patnaik November 17, 2021 We have seen our own mothers, aunts and other female relatives and acquaintances surrendering the most productive years of their... Read moreDetails
Why We Need Equity More Than Equality by Elisa Patnaik November 9, 2021 The other day, my husband showed me a social media post with a photograph of a post office with two... Read moreDetails
A Bit Of Everything Everyday by Elisa Patnaik November 2, 2021 Life is short. A year 365 days. And a day 24 hours. All of us want to experience a fulfilling,... Read moreDetails
Private Crimes Committed In Public Spaces by Elisa Patnaik October 26, 2021 I vividly remember an incident that occurred in Bhubaneswar a few years ago. My close friend along with her friend... Read moreDetails
Is A Woman’s Worth Only In Giving Birth? by Elisa Patnaik October 19, 2021 Thousands of women in India become pregnant every day. Many of them multiple times over their course of life. Several... Read moreDetails
When Music Becomes Our Saviour by Elisa Patnaik October 13, 2021 It is your story. My story. Our Story. We have often resorted to the comfort, succour, hope, nostalgia, and pleasure... Read moreDetails
Black Or White? Still A Grey Issue For Women by Elisa Patnaik October 5, 2021 It is astonishing how a little colour makes all the difference. Transforming you into a grandmother from a mother. Or... Read moreDetails
A Room Of One’s Own: Why Women Still Struggle For Their Space by Elisa Patnaik September 28, 2021 In upper-middle-class and affluent Indian homes, there always used to be (and still is) an exclusive room called a Study.... Read moreDetails
The Smartphone Assault by Elisa Patnaik September 21, 2021 When I resumed travelling post the peak period of the COVID pandemic this year, I was filled with the anxiety... Read moreDetails