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The Women Who Will Inextricably Be Associated With 2019 For Me
The previous century had the Roaring Twenties. The twenties for this century have been rather staid in comparison. Nothing about it has roared.
Public Spaces Need To Be Accommodating Of Nursing Moms: #WorldBreastfeedingWeek
Breastfeeding a baby exclusively for six months does mean that a nursing mother will need to occasionally feed her baby in a public space. The least we can do as adults is to make it more comfortable for her, and that means making space for her, helping her be comfortable, and not being prigs about it.
India’s air pollution babies : Horrifying how children suffer in the womb
Pollution affects us all living on the planet. It is the elderly and the young who are the most visibly at risk from the illnesses that pollution brings. What goes unseen and unnoticed, perhaps, is how pollution affects those yet to be born. And this is a global catastrophe we aren’t speaking enough about. An […]
It’s High Time We Let The Children Lead Us And Learn From Them
In perhaps what is the most searing indictment of us adults, the kids are taking us on. And in the best way possible. Where we, the generations preceding them, have blustered through our lives on this planet without really bothering about it, and the damage we are wrecking upon it, our kids are hell bent […]
Toxic Cities: When People Are In Mood To Celebrate, Mothers Like Me Are Anxious
Pollution is a global crisis but nowhere has it been felt more acutely than in India. The worst sufferers of this pollution are the children who from the womb itself are being exposed to toxins and toxicity that lead to a lifetime of ailments, and a shortened lifespan. In this new series, we examine how […]
Of Women’s Friendships And Middle Age
Of all the things I’ve lost in my forties, apart from what gravity and the years took away, lost friends have been the one thing that have saddened me the most. And trust me, I’ve lost quite a few. I’ve missed them terribly, but I’ve never gone back the path to find them again. But […]
Are Children Not Even Safe From Other Children, Anymore?
Yesterday, the offspring went with a friend to watch an IPL match. This involved taking a train to go all the way to Churchgate from the distant suburb we live in and coming back late at night. He is fifteen, old enough, I told myself. I had been travelling alone by trains since I was […]
Duh, Books Have ALWAYS Been A Hot Accessory…
The other day I saw a rather strange tweet. It said, with accompanying pictures to prove its point, that supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid were making books the hottest new accessory. And this only because the two were spotted carrying books with them, as they went around doing their everyday supercool supermodel stuff. Bella and […]
Svati Chakravarty Bhatkal On Women’s Voices In Our Visual Narratives
She was a co-director and helmed field research for the television show Satyamev Jayate that ran from 2010 to 2014 on Indian television, with superstar Aamir Khan as the anchor. In Satyamev Jayate, Svati and the team brought to the forefront stories that mattered. When Satyamev Jayate ended, she decided there were stories she still […]
Rangita Pritish Nandy On Feminism And Popular Entertainment
Rangita Pritish Nandy is one of the most influential movers and shakers in the Indian film industry. As the Executive Director and Creative Director of Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd, which has given us movies like Chameli, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Shabd, Kaante, Jhankar Beats, Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Shaadi Ke Side Effects, Mastizaade, and of course, […]
