Dare or Truth about Spot the Pataka!
Minesh reminisces about Diwali and is transported back to it. He opined during any Diwali make sure no one dares to spot you or stare at you in public and call...
No Girls are Safe in the Badlands of India!
Bhaskar talks of the regularity of girls’ assaults, repetitively, in our society that shows that something is terribly wrong in the upbringing of the boys, be it inside their houses,...
An Open Letter to my Violator
When a woman entrusts a man with her emotional void, makes herself completely dependent on him, with the promise of being lead to ultimate bliss, she gives herself up to...
A Teenage Rag-picker Father Wishes Better Life for his Girl-child
Bhaskar, a renowned economist, and social scientist, talks about floating child labourers, the rag-pickers, their trail and tribulations. He moves his gaze to Shankargarh, 50kms from Allahabad. He discovers a new...
Innate Indigo: Awakening the Kali Within
At the midnight of Diwali, Kali Puja is performed by Bengalis. Tara, a garland seller at the Karunamayi Kali Temple, watches the temple committee arrange for the festival. Little by little,...
Everything Changes Once Your Girlfriend Becomes a Wife!
Marriage is not the end of the ‘conquest’. It’s not the end of the road. Nikita opines that many husbands fail to understand that the big houses, exotic vacations,...
This Durga Puja be the Goddess you are!
Durga Puja without Bengalis sounds so incomplete. It’s the Bengali community that adds additional flavour, style and zing to this auspicious puja with their exceptional vibrancy and colours! It is this beautiful festival...
How Fair is the War of Genders?
The war of the genders often boils down to the clichéd caliber vs competition argument. We fail to understand that why females have to prove that they are equal....
Street Smart and Happy, Sulochana is a Vibrant Charmer!
The streets of Chennai nurtured Sulochana for more than four decades. The 53-year- old vibrant woman, full of vivacious energy, began helping her mother, at the fruit and vegetable shop on...
Love’s Labour
There is something so divine about a women laboring to give birth. It is, as if she is working with God to create life. But does she indeed have a...