One-Eyed Mama undergoes eye surgery and realises she has a ‘vision’ problem
One-Eyed Mama aka Aekta Kapoor heads to London for a high-risk eye surgery, and learns to process a question that had bothered her for a long time.
Tag: motherhood
This New Jersey mum’s books on Buddhist values are promoting peace education in US schools
US-based mother of two Priya Kumari writes and publishes children’s books that impart Indian values and the message of peace and harmony to kids around the world.
My daughter taught me what it means to be LGBTQIA, but being an ally parent was a lesson I had to learn myself
Pune mother Ritu Goyal Harish wanted to support her bisexual daughter in her journey towards self-realisation, happiness and personal freedom. But it hasn’t been easy, she shares.
“A woman’s purpose is not to serve men and community – a woman’s purpose is what she defines it to be”: Samra Zafar
In this podcast, Pakistani-Canadian motivational speaker and bestselling author Samra Zafar shares her experience of walking out of an abusive marriage with two kids, educating herself and following her purpose.
One-Eyed Mama learns equipoise and fills her empty nest with Sat-chit-ananda
Aekta Kapoor, aka One-Eyed Mama, attempts to follow truth, consciousness and bliss to heal from her attachments and suffering.
What One-Eyed Mama learnt after making her way home in the snow
One-Eyed Mama aka Aekta Kapoor sets out on a daring journey and finds that physical challenges are a small matter when one is on a mission of love.
One-Eyed Mama grows a mighty heart as her chick flies the coop
In the second part of her column One-Eyed Mama, Aekta Kapoor writes about learning to let go of those she loves the most, armed with faith and surrender.
One-Eyed Mama gets her Covid booster vaccine just in time
The first in Aekta Kapoor’s new column ‘One-Eyed Mama’ where she shares the everyday miracles she encountered while dealing with vision loss and an empty nest – both at the same time
A journalist and ‘reluctant mother’ on the icky parts of Indian parenting no one talks about
Journalist Zehra Naqvi’s debut book ‘The Reluctant Mother’ chronicles her personal struggles of motherhood in a world that constantly tries to define her and who she should be.
“We Have Taught Girls to Suppress Their Anger, Even If It Is Legitimate” – Soraya Chemaly
Washington DC-based author and feminist activist Soraya Chemaly believes women’s anger can be a powerful force for social justice.
‘Sara’S’ Movie Review: Abortion, Women’s Choices, and Unfulfilled Potential
While the central idea of the new Malayalam film Sara’S is a powerful one about a woman’s right to her body, the film misses its mark by ignoring vital aspects of an issue as complex as abortion.
Why Marry When You Can Have a Child While Single? Meet My All-Female Family
Faridabad engineer Rijuta Gupta shares her experience of adopting an infant last year and also writing her first book around the same time.
How Single Motherhood Toughened Me Up for Ambitious Career Roles
Hima Bindu from IBM Bengaluru shares the ups and downs of juggling career and single parenthood.
My Real-Life Miracle: The Baby in the Church and the Touch of God
Mumbai-based Ophealia deRoze was going through a lonely patch in her life when a baby turned up like an angel to heal her.
10 Life Lessons from a US Physician on Her 40th Birthday
Dr Raman Ashta, who turned 40 during the lockdown this year, looks back at the 10 big lessons life has taught her so far.
‘The Most Necessary Stories are The Ones that Feel Scariest to Tell’ – Maya Shanbhag Lang
Author Maya Shanbhag Lang talks about her critically acclaimed new memoir ‘What We Carry’ and the complexities of mother-daughter relationships.
Goa’s Own Russian DJ on Music, Motherhood and Braving the Lockdown
From classical Russian music to underground techno in Goa, professional DJ and mom Alina Liubina’s life is the stuff of free-spirited fairy tales.
From Caste on Tinder to Love Jihad, the Complex Facets of Love in India
Scholar and university professor Dr Debotri Dhar’s new book of essays looks at love from a point of view of gender, culture and politics.
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.
The Reinvention: From Education Entrepreneur to Quarantine Baker
Shweta Joshi put her creative and entrepreneurial skills to use after Covid shut down her education business, and turned into a baker of beautiful treats. #TheReinvention
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