IT IS A TIME OF REFLECTIONS
Today I remember the Mahalaya of my childhood in Shillong. The soft winter rays on the leftover diamond-like raindrops on...
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Masked Apology
Mira was grieving. Her eyes were swollen, lips dry, hair disheveled and a line was permanently etched around her mouth....
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Sakina’s Secret
Watching Sakina get onto the train, was a big relief for her father. At home were two more unmarried daughters....
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Old Is Not Always Gold
Have you seen defeat in the eyes of the old? I have seen acceptance of exclusion as a way of...
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Just Love What You Hate
It was in the school playground that Marian realised, she sucked at sports. She could never win any race. The...
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The Story Of The Half Egg
It was in the narrow lanes of the Koel bird, the black crows, and the Palash blooms that Rekha was...
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Raj Your Raj Is Over!
Imagine to wake up one morning to a revelation that you have been doing “Karwachauth” and putting up posts of...
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The Trap of Appearances!
He is the kind of guy you feel safe with in your drunken evening. He compliments easily. He will wait...
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Pseudo Feminism & More
I was invited to a party at an official acquaintance’s home. Parties always get me all excited. The idea to...
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Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen remains an extended crush since childhood. It is an unending fascination for the woman she is and...
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Who Cares?
"Who cares?", said very few women. We are trained since puberty to care. Our self-esteem is based on how we...
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The Material, Monumental Matriarch of Pop
Happy Birthday Madonna. The Queen of Pop, the “Material Girl”, ruled the stage for decades with her iconic conical bras,...
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For A Feminist The Word “Sick” Was Unacceptable: My Journey From Being Bedridden To Boardroom
It is the undying memory of the cold MRI machine in the quiet hospital that stays like a pending shut...
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Happy Birthday, Frida Kahlo
You Live In The Soul Of Every Woman. Dear Diego, As I celebrate my birthday today, I acknowledge the consciousness...
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Eyes Open, Mouth Shut
Eyes are the mirror to your soul. With India steadily increasing in an upward curve of COVID-19 death rates, more...
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The Cursed Widows of India
A still from Deepa Mehta's famous film, Water She stood bent over her years. Long hair, large eyes,and lips that...
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क्यों आयी हो महामारी? – A Poem by Ashwani Acharya
एक दिहाड़ी पर काम करने वाली मजदूर औरत की कहानी, उसकी ज़ुबानी, जो अभी के हालात समझ नहींपा रही...
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The Goddess Wears White, The Devil Wears Black
Photo Credit: @mabel_lee I watched her shameful bosom silently heave a heavy sigh, as she heard and cringed when friends...
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Norma Jeane Mortenson
"Dogs never bite me. Just humans"- Marilyn Monroe Hugh Hefner launched his ground-breaking first edition of Playboy magazine that sold...
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Remembering Manto
To remember Manto is to remind oneself of an era in black & white. The stories by the man/writer/activist who...
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The Hands to Empower
Pavitra Muddaya of Vimor has worked tirelessly in the world of crafts since the last 40 years. Her saris were...
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Teen Choto Chamooch (Migrant Stories #1)
This is the first article in a series about the untold stories of displaced immigrants & migrants. Sobha Das was...
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The Maestro, The Man, and the Woman Unsung
What might Ma Annapurna Devi have written to Pandit Ravishankarji on his birthday, if she could? ❧ Dear Panditji, Wishing...
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