Bhutan Is Proof: Happy Women = Happy State
Bhutan is considered the happiest place in the world. Perhaps one of the reasons is that women have equal rights, opportunities and personal freedoms.
Category: Voices
“Yoga Helped Me Ace My CA Exam – and Meet My Husband!” These 3 Entries Win Our ‘Yoga Story’ Contest
A mother loses 8 kg and introduces her family to yoga. A student finds concentration and aces her exams. And another beats insomnia and binge-eating disorder. These are the yoga stories that win our “Yoga Story” contest and a health getaway to Kerala!
This Tunisian-German Flight Attendant is Devoted to India and the ‘God Who Flies’
German flight attendant Mariam Jouini was teary-eyed the first time she flew to India – and now she can’t get enough of the country and its gods.
How I Used Lessons from Judo to Practise Mindful Parenting
Allow your children to find their own paths – like the practice of a martial art, it may just lead you to grow yourself, says Kay Newton.
Contest: How Did Yoga Change Your Life? Tell Us and Win a Health Retreat in Kerala!
How did yoga change your life? Tell us your story and win!
“Anuja Chauhan a Stellar Writer, But Deemed ‘Chick-Lit’, While Chetan Bhagat Occupies So Much Space”
Read the prizewinning entries in our ‘Equal Visibility’ reader contest.
Dr Shashi Tharoor believed in me even when I made mistakes
Bright young researcher Reeti Roy was selected to be a legislative assistant to MP Shashi Tharoor. She recounts her experiences that led to the launch of her startup, Aglet Ink.
A cool guru, an ancient philosophy: how I found moksha in the mountains
A hillside hermitage, a guru who uses English slang, a workshop on a spiritual tool for divination – this is quite a getaway for Dr Urvashi Tandon.
Travelling Light: When Giving Up Possessions Liberates Your Mind
Making a big life change becomes easier if you ditch the emotional and physical baggage, and travel light – in body and heart.
A Gita for Children? These Women Wrote It!
Sonal Sachdev Patel and Jemma Wayne-Kattan came together to write a children’s book based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.
Vasu Primlani on Why Men Rape, and How India Can Fix Its ‘Rape Epidemic’
We ask celebrated speaker, somatic therapist and rape rehabilitation counselor Vasu Primlani what leads men to rape and what we can do about it.
Why the Swedish Word Lagom Has Become a Life Mantra for Me
Mumbai-based PR professional Amrita Mendonza is looking for ‘lagom’, the Swedish word for ‘just the right amount’.
What Religious Polarization in Politics is Doing to Our Kids in Schools: A Mother’s Story
Nazia Erum’s hard-hitting new book is an eye-opener about what religious polarization in national politics is doing to innocent children in schools. An excerpt.
“Trolls Use Sexual Intimidation to Keep Outspoken Women in Line”: Sreemoyee Piu Kundu
Sreemoyee Piu Kundu on the social stigma of single or divorced in India and why single women live in fear.
Take the Rocking Chair Test to Know Your Life’s Purpose – and Regrets
There is nothing to fear in change, it is part of life. Try the ‘rocking chair test’ to see if you have lived your life to the fullest, without regrets, says Kay Newton.
How One Woman Finds Her True Purpose After Being Shamed for Her Dreams
A moving film she watched with her grandma and a humiliating moment in school led Kay Newton to her life’s true purpose.
Former Navy doctor tries the spiritual path of ‘automatic writing’
Dr Urvashi Tandon chances upon a new spiritual technique called ‘automatic writing’ and decides to give it a shot.
Being Twice Widowed Has Only Made Her Twice Stronger
Rani lost not one but two husbands before she reached her mid-thirties. But this is not a sob story.
“People Stare at My Hijab”: An Indonesian Medical Student on Living Abroad, Instagram and Identity
Though hailing from an Indonesian village where girls weren’t expected to study, Andi Yudha’s mother pushed her to travel abroad and study medicine. Independence isn’t easy, though, says the 20-year-old.
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