Marriages in our Indian culture is glorified in a manner that more often than not it is considered bigger than one’s career, dreams, and aspirations in their life. The institution of marriage is considered sacred and regarded as the ultimate achievement especially in a women’s life. The socialization of children largely young girls regarding the virtues of heterosexual marriage is every household’s story. The idea of marriage is deeply rooted in patriarchal norms and gender inequality. It operates in cultural habits and inner consciousness that starts grappling a girl since her childhood. I ..read more

Whose Body, Whose Choice? Abortion is part of being a mother and of caring for children because part of caring for children is knowing when it’s not a good idea to bring them into the world. – Katha Pollitt Our perception of our bodies is regulated by society. More often than not we feel conscious about our bodies and often hesitant to decide anything that is of our choice or in our favour. But till how long shall we obey society’s patriarchal dictations and its orthodox laws? The 46-year old abortion law in India is one such model of the fallacy that’s failing its women on so many fronts ..read more

The story that gave shape to the belief I hold on to today, that thought of not getting familiar with the concept of adjusting. The story that has beckoned me to not accept the world as it is, rather set my own rules and ways to live my life and explore what I want, what I desire. It has been a story that has encouraged me to create a whole new version of a story for myself and refused to become that puppet defined by the so-called society as “Ideal”. The story that turned me from a naïve and confused girl into a daring human and strongly opinionated woman who can stand against all wrongs no ..read more

None of the paths ever lead me back to who I used to be, just made me explore myself at every turn. Sometimes a strong version, some other time a weak, dependent, emotional one as well. Indeed I love that spark of madness within me to keep moving forward and never stop because that’s something inevitable in me. Starting a journey of knitting emotions, pain, experiences into words. I’m sure it’s going to just like a roller coaster ride as it’s an unjust world and that would require me to toughen up. It’s literally blissful re-defining the conventionally right notions of everyday life. Striving ..read more

None of the paths ever lead me back to who I used to be, just made me explore myself at every turn. Sometimes a strong version, some other time a weak, dependent, emotional one as well. Indeed I love that spark of madness within me to keep moving forward and never stop because that’s something inevitable in me. Starting a journey of knitting emotions, pain, experiences into words. I’m sure it’s going to just like a roller coaster ride as it’s an unjust world and that would require me to toughen up. It’s literally blissful re-defining the conventionally right notions of everyday life. Striving ..read more

Marriages in our Indian culture is glorified in a manner that more often than not it is considered bigger than one’s career, dreams, and aspirations in their life. The institution of marriage is considered sacred and regarded as the ultimate achievement especially in a women’s life. The socialization of children largely young girls regarding the virtues of heterosexual marriage is every household’s story. The idea of marriage is deeply rooted in patriarchal norms and gender inequality. It operates in cultural habits and inner consciousness that starts grappling a girl since her childhood. I ..read more

Whose Body, Whose Choice? Abortion is part of being a mother and of caring for children because part of caring for children is knowing when it’s not a good idea to bring them into the world. – Katha Pollitt Our perception of our bodies is regulated by society. More often than not we feel conscious about our bodies and often hesitant to decide anything that is of our choice or in our favour. But till how long shall we obey society’s patriarchal dictations and its orthodox laws? The 46-year old abortion law in India is one such model of the fallacy that’s failing its women on so many fronts ..read more

The story that gave shape to the belief I hold on to today, that thought of not getting familiar with the concept of adjusting. The story that has beckoned me to not accept the world as it is, rather set my own rules and ways to live my life and explore what I want, what I desire. It has been a story that has encouraged me to create a whole new version of a story for myself and refused to become that puppet defined by the so-called society as “Ideal”. The story that turned me from a naïve and confused girl into a daring human and strongly opinionated woman who can stand against all wrongs no ..read more