HeartFelt

I am often asked by male friends, family members and colleagues if we consider men and women equal, why do we have reservations, special consideration, flexibility and ‘extra’ benefits for…

One of my earliest memories of the monsoons as a child is looking forward to School Rainy Days. We would wake up to overcast skies and a steady, yet non-threatening downpour, the cool…

On a day that was supposed to infuse us with pride, achievement and joy as Indian citizens there were other appalling, shocking and unbelievable scenes unfolding in the Country - garlanding,…

The Husband and I are facing a serious password crisis. Every time he logs in to his bank account for net banking he looks at me questioningly, “Do you remember the password?” And each time,…

It’s your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you -- Rumi We all have people in our life we depend on for physical, mental and emotional support…

Mansplaining, Manspreading & Manels - I thought these terminologies are now a part of the common lexicon with at least conversations going around it. But I was rudely mistaken when a…

Imagine an all-female adda or an all-girls khatti closer to home in Odisha. It’s a socio-cultural practice where girls and women gather in the mornings or evenings in street corners, tea…

Age is just a number – Is it true for women? Aging like fine wine - Do women have the freedom to experience this? Never ask a woman her age – Why not? There are axioms depicting…

When I gifted a purplish pink sweater to my domestic help’s three-year-old son, he responded sulkily, “I don’t like this colour. Pink is for girls!” When I cajoled him by saying boys and…

Our first impressions of others are formed instantaneously and are supposedly accurate, as far as we are concerned. It’s complex too. Sometimes, it’s like a kaleidoscope, quickly forming and…