Wedding Bells at 70 for Celebrated Educationist and Golfer Who Fought Maoists and Survived Loss
Widowed at 45, Ritu Lumba went on to touch the pinnacle of her teaching and golf career, and married her partner of 13 years at age 70!
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Environmental Awareness, Social Conscience – Kiran Manral on Post-Covid Parenting
The post-Covid world needs a new parenting paradigm. Author Kiran Manral’s new book offers guidance.
7 days, 2000 km: a family’s road trip during lockdown
A family of four sets out on a dream road trip from Mumbai to Haryal during the lockdown, soaking in India’s villages, cities and scenic beauty.
11 Elections, 3 Wins: The Ahmed Family of Maryland Doesn’t Give Up
What do you do when you lose an election, or five? You get your kids to run too! Meet the marvellous Ahmed family of Bowie, Maryland.
This NGO Offers ‘the Next Best Thing to Family’ for Isolated Seniors in Indian Metros
Manjiri Gokhale Joshi’s NGO offers free ‘family-like’ services and company to senior citizens left alone after their kids fly the nest.
Survey Result: Did Relationships Become More Equal at Home During Lockdown?
eShe conducted a survey on how long-term relationships fared during the COVID lockdown, with a focus on gender division of household responsibilities. Here’s what we found!
Making Motherhood Synonymous with Sacrifice Is Unfair to Women – ‘Shakuntala Devi’ Co-writer
Nayanika Mahtani, co-writer of the new biopic ‘Shakuntala Devi’, reflects on films, feminism and the line between career and family that women have balanced over the past century.
5 Couples on How Their Relationship Fared During Lockdown
What’s the biggest test of any marriage than to be stuck together for months during a pandemic, re-negotiating relationship rules and personal boundaries? Five couples tell us how they fared.
Indian Children, Relentless Punishment, and a Vicious Cycle of Violence
Our society punishes children twice – first as parental abuse when they are little, then by denying them opportunities for rehabilitation when they take to crime.
“This is an incredibly difficult time for so many people, it is crucial to come together” – Ananya Birla
Ananya Birla was born with a silver spoon and a famous surname but she is on a mission to chart her own path and fulfil her potential as singer and entrepreneur.
3 Moms of Toddlers on Surviving Lockdown While Working From Home
Three friends and mothers of young children share how they’ve spent the past few months of lockdown balancing work and parenting at home.
Daughters Have Parents Too! Join My Initiative to Help Seniors During the Lockdown
Anxious about her lonely parents in another city during the lockdown, Preeti Jatia has launched a national initiative to reach out to seniors in every neighbourhood.
Lockdown Diary: A Grandma Gets an Unexpected Shot at Toddler Training
For grandmom Poonam Kirpal, the coronavirus lockdown turned into an excellent opportunity to train and homeschool her visiting two-year-old granddaughter.
Lockdown Diary: Like Kashmir, Except Now It’s for All of Us
The COVID-19 lockdown has taken Atika Gupta through a whole gamut of emotions, from denial to acceptance.
Lockdown Diary: “Time for Masala Chai Instead of Teabag Tea” – Shobha Nihalani
In our new series ‘Lockdown Diary’, we invite bestselling novelist Shobha Nihalani to share how she’s spending her time during the COVID-19 lockdown.
“Not Just Me, But the Entire Koirala Clan Is Fiercely Feminist” – Manisha Koirala
Back with a new Netflix film ‘Maska’, Manisha Koirala talks about her life, family, the lessons cancer taught her, and how she is dealing with the Covid-19 lockdown.
Those Who Are Happy About the Covid-19 Lockdown
A time for babies.
Patriarchy on the Dinner Table, and a Woman Who Woke Up
Whether benign or downright dangerous, patriarchy continues to exist in myriad forms in Indian homes.
The girl behind Pablo Escobar
Notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar’s dutiful wife Victoria recounts the last time she met her husband before he went into hiding from his enemies.
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