A married woman is always in a fix. Right from the day of her marriage, she has to make a choice, and whichever way she chooses, she is left in a pool of guilt. To escape the guilt of leaving her mother-in-law alone at home, …
A Life Well Lived
For me, grass had always been greener on the other side. When I topped for the first time, all that saddened me was my rejection in state level dance competition. When I was awarded the highly acclaimed NTSE scholarship, I hankered for the much sought …
MENstruation – (Should) Start with Men
As a child I always wanted to grow up. Whenever anybody asked me about my ambitions in life, I replied saying -” I wanna grow up. I wanna grow big.” Usually girls are scared,skeptical, worried when they start menstruating. But I was simply elated, with …
A slap that changed my life
When I was a child, everybody used to compare me with a walkie talkie doll. My sheer charm and obidience would cast a spell on everyone around. People used to compliment my parents for their good luck on being blessed with such an obedient, well …
I’m Not A Good Cook And I Don’t Cook If I Can Help It. But I’m Still A Wonderful Mom!
The dinner I made last night, had a little less salt and my husband facetiously remarked – ” You have been at home for a year now. Why don’t you learn to cook? Our son will be a year old now. You better pull up …
30 and Single – I’d Rather Reach For My Dreams Than Be Respectably ‘Married Off’
We live in a society where the moment a girl turns 25 and is unmarried, family, friends and society look down upon her suspiciously. The society that never wanted her to have a boyfriend, suddenly issues her the licence to have one. I personally pity those …