“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.
Tag: motherhood
‘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
I Had a Baby During the COVID Lockdown
Giving birth is a big challenge in itself – imagine doing it under the shadow of COVID! New mother Varsha Khandelwal shares her experience.
“People Believe That a Mother of an Autistic Child Has No Right to be Happy”
Dr Ferdousi Begum shares the everyday challenges of raising a child with autism while fiercely holding on to her happiness.
“My Life May be Full of Difficulties and Sacrifices But Her Smile Eradicates All My Pain”
Mother of a child with special needs, Priyanka Gupta shares her day-to-day challenges and the gifts life has blessed her with.
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.
Lockdown Diary: A Doctor and Other Self-Reliant Humans of Quarantine
For Delhi-based healthcare professional Dr Monika Devgan Kathuria, the lockdown has been a ‘groggily enriching’ experience in housework, nagging the husband, and creating awareness.
Lockdown Diary: How I Healed My Relationship with My Daughter
For Mumbai-based media professional Shweta Bhandral, the lockdown has been a time to build bridges and mend relationships at home.
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.
My Spiritual Practice Helped Me Have a Natural Delivery After C-Section
Megha Khanduja’s first baby was born through caesarean section, and she was told her second would have to be too. But she was determined to have a natural birth.
I’m Battling the Mental Load of Mommyhood. Can You Feel Me?
Working mother to a six-year-old Vaishali Sudan Sharma shares the emotions and challenges from her motherhood journey.
