It seems intolerable to some that the act of being a mother, and a working one at that, be performed in any other way save for that which has …
Tag: patriarchy
A Fraud of My Heart – From One Sick Woman to Another
The Kerala high court recently held a woman guilty of fraud for not disclosing her cardiac ailments to her husband before marriage. It ordered her to pay him Rs 10,000 …
‘Padhke Kya Hi Kar Logi’: How Patriarchy Turns Women Against Women
When the women around me value other women's child-bearing ability and submissiveness, how am I to fight the patriarchy?
Three Women: Stories of Indian Trafficked Brides
Men and women operate as brokers, agents or suppliers, to facilitate marriages with brides in other states. In many cases, young women are often tricked, manipulated, abducted or coerced …
Running Into (and Away) From Oblivion
I wanted to step out, to run outside, to breathe freer – but I only end up feeling more suffocated.
What The Thunder Wants To Say To The Crime Scene
A poem about dehumanisation of rape victims, loss of identity, a prevailing history of non-justice – as seen in case after case in our country.
10,000 Questions in My Head
When your inner voice wins the night.
How I Taught Myself to Sit Alone at a Cafe and Be Okay With It
I was feeling the first few moments of liberation, but I didn't know that yet.
‘I Used to Be a Desirable Woman’
'I am now just an exhausted, content woman.'
