How Bonsai Taught an Army Wife Important Lessons in Love and Beauty
A meaningful hobby learnt in youth often reaps dividends in old age, says Sunanda Jain.
Category: Voices
‘Wife’ jokes, seriously? In a country where wives barely have a voice?
Unsanskari Stree is sick of jokes doing the rounds on WhatsApp groups, portraying Indian men as battered, helpless victims, whose nagging, irritable spouses make life miserable for them.
“You may say I’m a dreamer”: Natasha Badhwar
Filmmaker and columnist Natasha Badhwar’s book ‘My Daughters’ Mum’ chronicles her life as a journalist, wife and mother. It also touches upon the problem of everyday discrimination in modern India.
She Started Pop-ups to Help Her Mom Sell Saris, Then Became a Brand of Her Own
When her 50-something mother started a sari brand in Kolkata, Shalini Agarwal decided to help her promote her saris in Jaipur by holding exhibitions. Gradually, she became an event organiser to reckon with.
5 Touching #GirlPower Moments in ‘The Post’ That Kept Me Up at Night
The movie is more than a cinematic statement on press freedom and responsibility. Its moments of inner and outer empowerment make it a must-watch for women viewers in India, many of whom would relate to Katharine’s journey forty years ago.
Women Authors and Hosts Lead the Way at Penguin’s 30-Venue Readathon
The venues – mostly run by women – were hand-picked in acknowledgement of the selfless role they have played in their communities. Women authors, too, stepped up to do their bit.
Lifelong Resolutions for Love and Sex Every Smart Woman Must Make
Our catty columnist Unsanskari Stree has given up on New Year Resolutions. Instead, she suggests a list of lifelong resolutions for single women. Trigger warning: love, sex and real-life truths ahead!
How I Stopped Feeling Trapped by My New Year Resolutions
New Year Resolutions often lead us into a trap. How about a new way to begin New Year, asks Kay Newton.
An Open Letter to the Man Who Told Me, I Am More of a Man than Him
Someone I have been politely pulling the disappearing act on, told me, when I finally picked up his phone, that I am more of a man than him. This open letter’s for you, mister.
She’s 73 But She Refuses to Retire
What does age have to do with a productive life, anyway?
Elaborate Christmas Traditions Tiring You Out? Follow This ‘KISSED’ Formula!
Instead of the festive season being a happy time for Kay Newton, it was a stressful nightmare as she tried to make everyone happy. So now she follows a new method: KISSED.
She Works 7 Days a Week to Make Ends Meet – and She Couldn’t Be Happier
Renu Chouhan, the girl behind the popular fashion e-venture Kuch Creative, has turned her limitations into her strengths, and her needs into fuel to work harder.
Hillary Clinton and Jesmyn Ward Are Our Must-Read Authors This Month
Get your hands on these books right away.
This 18-Year-Old’s First Taste of TV Stardom Changed Her Life
She sang all her way through school, and when she turned 18, the first thing she did was apply to India’s only music reality TV show for Western vocals. This is Soumya Sofat’s experience.
Who Needs a Bra? Not When You’re #SexyBrilliant Anyway
Most women hate how bras make them feel and yet we subject ourselves to them every day because we believe they make us look better. But who made these rules, asks Devina Kaur.
3-Minute News: Padmavati, Hadiya, Women Writers’ Fest, and a Divorce App
A spotlight on women in the news and news of interest to women this week.
Dwarka mom reveals horrific details of her 4-year-old’s sexual assault and school’s indifference
It is every mother’s nightmare come true. On top of the trauma of dealing with my four-year-old daughter’s sexual assault, I’m also now dealing with the anger and humiliation of being doubted and victim-shamed. There has been a spate of stories in the media that have been giving the school’s side of the story. This is mine.
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis at 25, Fighting Pain Like a Warrior
Most people think of RA as something that only strikes people in mid-to-late life, but it does, in rare cases, afflict people who are in their 20s. This is one young girl’s story.
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