Why, women in science? How many women do you know who are Scientists? Can you name ten women scientists who are Indian? I can’t. Let me tell you more: A week ago, I got to know that a Wikipedia edit-a-thon was being organized on July 16 and participants were invited to create and edit articles on Indian women in … More Indian women in Science
Milo Moire, a Swiss artist, is known for her nude performances and using her body in her art. Over years, many of her initiatives have brought her in the limelight and have also left her arrested. Her voice and expression are different. She has walked nude in a museum with a child and has clicked nude selfies … More What message is Milo Moire’s act sending?
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. … More #PledgeForParity – Change Begins With You
It all started with a phone call at home. I had just then attended a wedding and I was narrating it all to Mum and talking of the details. My Mum and I talk about a lot of things and when I get too preachy, she hands over the phone to Papa without a heads up. That’s … More #MondayMusings – Of Marriages, Rituals and Customs
During early 2015, a news article got over shadowed by other important current affairs. Luckily, I read that piece of news and the Wikipedian in me jumped to get the information published on the online encyclopedia. I took my sweet time; researched a bit, read many more news articles and found about Bhakti Sharma before … More Representation of Women In Sports
For a moment I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard that announcement sitting in an air bus and about to get on a six-hour long journey. It was not the content but the voice that stayed with me. At the next opportunity to grab a quick minute with the air hostess, I reconfirmed who the … More This is your captain speaking..
What is a choice? Options or the lack of it? Why do you choose one thing over the other? Do we think about making a choice or we just go ahead with what’s convenient? Choices make who we are. Be it the right to choose a partner, the right reason to remain fit, the choice … More #FridayReflections – Making the right choice
HARYANA. If you are an Indian and you have read about this state, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Kurukshetra, the battlefield of Mahabharata or the most skewed sex ratio? The teachings of Gita or the cases of honor killings? The rich agriculture or the burning of brides? Most of us … More All Women Police Station for Haryana
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..
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
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