Modern society applauds work-life balance but ignores the fact that women bear a disproportionate share of emotional labour, caregiving and domestic duties. Author Aruna Joshi busts the myth of balance shaping womanhood.
Mumbai-bred writer and cyclist Priyanka Dalal got a glimpse into another India when she volunteered at a rural sports festival where women stepped out of traditional homes to play throwball, many for the first time.
In the glossy brochures of gender equality, couples split the bills, swap diaper duty and share dreams. In reality? Women still bend – often without noticing – while men stand tall, hands mysteriously empty, writes Uttama Kirit Patel.
Delhi gynaecologist Amrinder Bajaj’s new novel ‘Letting Go’ portrays a dysfunctional marriage set against the harsh realities of the Indian medical system. In this interview, she shares her views on modern families, parent-child relationships, and the freedom that comes with menopause.
Popular podcaster Mohua Chinappa’s memoir ‘Thorns in My Quilt’ delves into her journey of self-discovery through letters to her deceased father, exploring themes of caregiving and empowerment, while addressing the societal challenges that women and families in South Asia often face.
Insiya Shakir’s new memoir ‘Unplanned Journey’ is more than her experience of parenting a special-needs child. It’s a mother’s call for empathy, advocacy, and the importance of understanding and accepting neurodiversity.
Many preteens and teens languish in orphanages because prospective adoptive parents don’t think it is possible to build a strong bond with an older child. But it is! Child rights activist Smriti Gupta shares her experiences from the field.
Dr Aruna Kalra’s new memoir reveals the dark underbelly of India’s maniacal obsession with male heirs and the stupefying procedures that women are forced to undergo to birth a son – even if they often pay with their own lives in the process.
eShe editor Aekta Kapoor finally put her eventful life in context and made peace with her past after a film based on her love story inspired thousands of other women in their own lives.
At 50, Anuradha Lekhi Gupta just won her first beauty pageant. But if the spunky film producer’s life is anything to go by, she’s just getting warmed up.
Sustainability champion Shailini Sheth Amin’s new memoir reveals how she was adopted as a baby by a family of remarkable women – women who impacted their Gujarati community for generations to come.
What does a new web series on real-life love stories have in common with an NGO that protects couples under threat from honour-based crimes? They’re both batting for the right to choose one’s life partner in a country as diverse and dogmatic as India, writes Shailaja Rao.
“I dread the release of this web series. The day my shame is made public to the world,” confesses eShe editor Aekta Kapoor, who features as An Unsuitable Girl in ‘Love Storiyaan’ on Amazon Prime.
Richa Tilokani goes on a night safari with her family at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. What will they discover in the dark?
Last month, a 20-year-old student was raped and killed in her own home in West Bengal. Elements on social media misused the news for political propaganda.
Journalist Urmi Bhattacheryya’s hard-hitting new book looks at the aftermath of sexual assault for five girls and women in India.
Coming home to parents is now picking the packed boxes left outside the door. It is being close enough to see their silhouettes in the balcony but not letting the children visit them.
It’s not so often that a movie shakes a society from its siesta and makes people uncomfortable. That’s precisely what ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ has done to Kerala.
Author Maya Shanbhag Lang talks about her critically acclaimed new memoir ‘What We Carry’ and the complexities of mother-daughter relationships.
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