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I know of several women who wake up before dawn every day, to make breakfast and packed lunch for family members attending school and office. They continue to prepare the same (fresh and…

Every Women’s Day while the world is celebrating Strong, Ambitious, Passionate and Successful women and their unique stories, another huge set of people is busy tittering and propagating a…

This International Women’s Day, I am feeling lighter, braver and freer. And am I glad! I have finally laid down the suffocating mantle and heavy crown of the so-called Superwoman! I am…

As I came out of the airport during a recent travel, I saw this huge board: “Workshop on Gender Responsive Governance for Elected Women Representatives.” My surprise led to disappointment…

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…

I am just back from my annual pilgrimage to the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), soaked with a delectable and eclectic mix of literature, art and music. I am charged with the enlightenment…

Relive an entire day in the life of a woman in a city or try to imagine one. Right from leaving the house, waiting for public transport in a bus or railway station and availing one. Or…

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 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…