Elisa Patnaik

Every time I am asked or presented with options to choose a title for my name, I pause. I go through the dilemma as to which box to select – Miss, Ms or Mrs. The option appears every now and…

It was a late December evening when my husband and I decided to go for a movie in the multiplex, next door to our house. As we were settling down in our seats, it was time to stand up for…

I came across an article recently where a middle-aged woman in the UK struggling with low moods, insomnia, night sweats, brain fog and terrible anxiety shares how she ended up feeling mad at…

An idyllic, enjoyable, safe and cherished childhood spent amidst nature, friends and siblings is a blessing. And for those of us who have had the good fortune of spending our childhood and…

A few years back, I was attending a gender sensitisation workshop in Bhubaneswar being organised for field-level implementors of women and child development programmes. While explaining…

Since the last few years or so, I have been intending to set a goal. Not a public challenge or a dare but a deeply personal aspiration – To read 100 books in a year. But as it happens many…

It was the quarterly Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) of Class I students in one of the leading schools of Bhubaneswar. But the atmosphere was no less sombre and officious than that of a serious…

Unlike men, we women can’t do it anywhere and everywhere. We need to squat, bend, sit, manage our clothes while attending  nature’s call. We have to consider our monthly periods. Take care…

It was a hot and humid May afternoon and I had accompanied my colleagues for a video shoot in a village close to Bhubaneswar. We were interviewing a family in the village and by the time I…

I thought I was an unlikely candidate for COVID-19 what with my five km of running everyday, religious consumption of all healthy kadhas, health drinks, fruits and vegetables along with my…