A poem on home-makers, who work all-day long only to have even their own family take it all for granted.
Tag: gender roles
Patriarchy, Acing the Test of Time
'From Draupadi to Laxmi to Nirbhaya, there is no end'.
‘Feminism’ on My Mind
The lockdown helped me see through deep-rooted problems at home and understand the true meaning of feminism – beyond the theories and concepts.
Don’t Tell Her to Behave ‘Like a Girl’
A poem about bringing up a girl child.
The Scourge of ‘Intellectual Mansplaining’
We don't have to be schooled by men all the time.
My Mother’s Old Jade Jewellery
A poem on the desolation and hopelessness of being misunderstood.
Internalised Patriarchy: On Seeing My Brother in the Kitchen
When we were younger and my brother was stopped from doing something as minute as chopping vegetables, I internalised the oft-repeated lesson that 'it isn't right to have men …
Blue, Pink or Yellow? Gender-Neutral Parenting in the Indian Context
At its core, it's about encouraging the traits that make a good human, not a good man or woman.
Battlefield
The men, the women and the battles to be fought inside and out.
Dirty Dishes in the Sink: Of Mundane Chores and Muffled Cries
If we cannot shed the patriarchy imbued in our minds, we will just be our mothers – sacrificing our dreams in lieu of dirty dishes.