What is the kind of strength that a woman needs, when she decides to become a police officer in a patriarchal country like ours? What all are the hardships she faces every single day? Where does she get that drive to try and make a difference? All this, and more was going on in my […]

I believe by now almost everyone who is even vaguely aware of news in the country must’ve seen the video where this lady is asking male diners at a restaurant to ‘rape’ a young girl because apparently she is wearing a revealing dress. Some needs to drill some sense into her that rape is a […]

Mental Health. Anxiety. Depression. Rage. Insecurity. Fear. These are some of the most hush-hushed topics in India. So when a young millennial author’s book, which is tentatively titled The Reason Is You, talks about these in her blurb, I am intrigued to know more. I check her out over Google and she’s pretty popular. She has […]

I had been looking forward to watching Kalank ever since I saw the song Ghar More Pardesiya which features Alia Bhatt’s dance. So much beauty in a frame, was the only thought which crossed my mind. And watching the movie yesterday, the thought was very justified I believe. The movie is a visual delight, and after a long time […]

I saw Jasmine performing for the first time last year in Mumbai. It was my first time at a spoken word performance and her words had me gripped. Here was a woman who held her own, and how. I almost blushed listening to parts of her piece sitting in my seat there. Jasmine’s poem was […]

Richard Bach once said, ‘I do not enjoy writing at all. If I can turn my back on an idea, out there in the dark, if I can avoid opening the door to it, I won’t even reach for a pencil.’ Yesterday I understood what he meant. I took this interview in the morning and […]

Gazal Dhaliwal’s journey from being a small town girl in Patiala to a celebrity screenplay writer is nothing short of inspiring. The woman behind the screenplay of the recently released Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga was born a boy. Till the age of 25, she had to live the life of a lie. […]

On the face of it seems like the year went off well for women. We had some landmark judgements by the Supreme Court like Triple Talaq getting revoked, Sabarimala doors finally opening to women, ending Section 377 and decriminalising homosexuality. The #MeToo movement took mammoth proportions with many women finally coming out to speak against sexual […]