Like her role of Stree in the Bollywood blockbuster ‘Stree’, the ghosts of domestic violence festered in actor Flora Saini’s heart, until she broke her silence, and found peace.
Why are women hesitant in approaching the court for their rights in India, and why are wives seen as greedy for demanding their due? Lawyer Liyi Noshi spells it out.
Atikaa Ahluwalia was educated, well-travelled and worked in fashion. She also had to face partner violence. Her credentials only made it harder for her agony to be taken seriously by the powers that be.
The one thing that undermined and unravelled my marriage was not domestic violence, or another woman. It was something simpler – yet more important.
The jewellery Eina Ahluwalia designs not only defies fashion trends, it also encourages its wearers to be fierce and fearless.
These four collectives are working to ensure women’s empowerment and social participation through law and research. Reach out if you need help.
In ‘Supernormal’, her groundbreaking new study of trauma and survival, Meg Jay tells the stories of people who overcome trauma in their childhoods to go on and live successful lives as adults.
A reader asks our in-house clinical psychologist Smriti Sawhney Joshi how to resolve her past with her
alcoholic and abusive father.
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.
A spate of new viral videos showing parents abusing and beating their children has revealed the ugly truth of Indian parenting and will have long-reaching consequences, says Dr Ruby Charak.