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Campus Calling: Growing Up In The Lap Of Bhanja Bihar
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…
Bringing Up Boys And Girls; Establishing Positive Gender Norms
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…
World Of Words: My Year of Magical Reading
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…
The Rat Race: Average Individuals Vs Star Performers
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…
Our Never-Ending Quest For A Clean & Safe Public Toilet
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…
Women And The Culture Trap
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…