Indian Women Need to Up Their Political Game
In the last few days, we have been celebrating the first woman Vice President of color -Kamala Harris - of the United States, the most powerful country in the world. This is a true victory for us, fighting for women's equality and women empowerment. Indians have also been very vocal about their celebration of her victory, which is more special…
Karva Chauth – Let’s re-think this celebration of love
It's that day of the year again. The pandemic has subdued the celebration of most of the festivals, but this is not one of the days that can be overlooked, even in these situations. It's Karva Chauth today – a day when married women, mostly across North India, observe fast, even avoiding water, from sunrise to moonrise, in order to…
Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Does It Matter Who Is The Fairest Of Them All?
As a kid my parents showered me with love. They would even shut anyone up mentioning to them,“Tumhara gorapan nahi mila hai tumhari beti ko” or “Naak-naksha sahi hai beti ka, but rang thoda saawla hai”. The constant hush-hush comments on my skin-tone did affect me and my Mom knew this. She always told me that such shallow thoughts are…
#MyStory: How I am fighting with Endometriosis
I got my first period at the age of 13. Always painful, heavy and irregular. My gynaecologist said the condition will improve with age. And yes, it did. The irregular periods were gone by the age of 16-17. But what never left my company was this pain, this unmerciful and burning pain. I remember sometimes I used to faint because…
Seetal Savla – A journey through Infertility and IVF
We are taught to believe since childhood that women are born to be mothers. But the road to being pregnant and being a mother does not come very naturally and easily to every woman. And when you realize that you do not fit into the society’s concept of an ideal woman, what goes through your mind, is turmoil. Seetal Savla…
Meet Niketa And Poovayya, Teenagers Providing Sanitary Kits To Migrant Women Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
After the Centre enforced the nationwide lockdown on March 25, two Bangalore based teenagers were firstly excited at the thought of board exams getting postponed. Tia Poovayya and Niketa Khanna, both students of Mallya Aditi International School, however soon learnt that there were a lot of people struggling to access even basic need items amid this COVID-19 crisis. The gravity…
Digital schooling a cause of tribulation for children and a load for mothers
“Digital schooling in the Internet age means teaching tomorrow skills today.” Digital schooling: where about! Integrating technology in digital education is a complex issue taking many forms that differ in purpose. It can range from replicating existing educational practices as tools for transforming education to bring about new learning. Child’s education is an important factor- a go-to situation emerged for…
Here’s why COVID-19 Crisis Could result in more Child Marriages & Female Genital Mutilation
UNFPA claimed that an additional 13 million girls could be married off and two million more could undergo FGM in the next decade, beyond what would be normally expected. The coronavirus crisis could push millions of more girls into child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM), the United Nations said. "The pandemic both makes our job harder and more urgent…