India celebrated its Independence Day yesterday on August 15th and I am wondering if India is truly independent. What does freedom mean? Are we independent in the true sense? Do we have the freedom to choose what we want? Do we have the freedom to speak what we want to? And many such questions … More This Independence Day
Today I will write just 100 words and I’ll tell you that I’m not going to stop bringing to light the atrocities that women around the world go through. Sudan has been in news time and again for being intolerant to women wearing skirts or trousers. Moral Policing takes an upper hand there and most of the … More Today I will..
We all need additional doses of happiness every now and then and Debbie’s post on #8PhotosofHappiness for #MondayMusings was one such open invitation. As many of you already know, I love pictures. For me they are not just a moment captured. They mean much more – a thousand words, the memories of that day or the occasion, the … More 8 Happy Photos
Almost two years ago, it was a usual work day and I was in a status with a Senior Manager. The meeting went longer than expected and the discussion was a good one. 90 minutes later when I got up from the fancy beige colored chair feeling that I had got a lot done, I … More #MondayMusings – Menstruation Stigmas
Don’t be so busy watching out for your future. Live each moment for you don’t know what will happen tomorrow.
There was a time when one had to apply to get a broadband connection. The more reliable the network, the longer the wait to get the connection. Not just that, it worked in such a way that the phone was busy while you were using the internet. As children, we were told to check what we wanted … More To #GetAirtel4G, Simply Tweet
If you’ve been reading this blog, you must have read my post on The Right to Abortion and that I am still following the case of 10-year-old girl in Paraguay. You know why I feel what is happening is so unfair. As a 10-year-old, I was not even sure of what I would be when I … More India Saves Her Daughter
I love “Moon watching” and since the time I can remember, almost no day goes by for me without seeing the Moon. The thin crescent as on Eid, or the full one on Raksha Bandhan, recently the beautiful one on Guru Poornima and this orange one that I couldn’t click. That half-moon or just that moonlight … More #MicroblogMondays – Moon Watching
India’s most loved President, most famous Scientist, teacher, author and a noble man was laid to rest this week. He was the one who people of my generation will remember till we are alive. So this Sunday Punch is my tribute to the man who dared to dream.
Did you know August 1st is celebrated as National Girlfriends’ Day? I learnt this very recently and what impressed me most that though this is a day to celebrate female friendship, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, “Support your girlfriends by helping them stay safe and live well”. We all agree that health is … More National Girlfriends’ Day
happiness and food 