Category: Persona – Women’s World

Mothers as care takers and care givers are a neglected lot. As health managers of the family their own health is at risk. Most mothers put the concerns of the…Continue readingMothers’ Stress – 19 May 2010

Two recent incidents gladdened the heart and gave hope that the happy trend might set soon as more girls get inspired by such stories. It is up to the girls and their parents to get into action with courage and faith in their souls- faith in themselves, faith in good values of life and the courage to condemn bad societal practices and fully reject them from their life. One story belongs to a lower middle class family with three daughters and two sons. For the family it was going to be the first occasion for marriage of the eldest girl. The groom was good and everything was almost settled when the boy’s father opened his mouth wide and demanded a handsome sum in cash. Before the gloom could set in the family the mother rose to the occasion taking a tough stance-‘sorry, no money will be given’. After the initial shock followed by some delay and deliberations the boy’s family bowed down and accepted the girl and the marriage took place with honour and happiness.
…Continue readingSaying ‘No’ to dowry – May 05 2010

A child was taught at school not to litter the classroom and the campus and that all scrap should be thrown neatly in the dust bin. Being a good little…Continue readingMother and Motherland – April 21 2010

A stereotype is just that- a negative label that can be assigned to a community, class, religion or gender that naturally does not hold true for the members of the…Continue readingStereotype threat – an obstacle to achievement – Mar 31 2010

Women are not a homogeneous group. There are all types of women and they are as divided as men on the basis of caste, religion, socio-economic, political ideologies etc. The…Continue readingWomen in Parliament – not just for show off – 17 Mar 2010

This is an age old lament of women but still holds true in modern times in India. Women know that when they get married they must tow the culture of…Continue readingThe woman is never right and the man is never wrong – 03 Mar 10

The admirable and awe inspiring author of ‘No country for women’ Taslima Nasreen is not only homeless but also without a country. This book is her latest compilation of her…Continue readingAll countries for women – 24 Feb 2010

Sushmita Sen is creating news for having adopted another child. The lady is amazingly bold and beautiful. She is unique- a model by herself. She wants the joys of motherhood…Continue readingSingle adoptive mothers- bold and beautiful – 03 Feb 2010

Khushi a three year old girl and her old grandmother were lost in the thick crowds of ‘Dhammachakra Din’ at Deekshabhoomi grounds this year. The Mother and Father of Khushi went insane trying to find her. The Mother was a part time maid with us and she voluntarily discontinued her job as she went berserk with her emotions. The old grandmother- her mother-in-law also went missing. My Mother and I too went crazy with the horror of what might have happened to them both. Our fantasies ran typically- the old lady would have been dropped somewhere on the way and the girl was kidnapped for some reasons which we can all collectively imagine and cringe our guts out. Till today they have not been found in spite of complaining at several police posts and to several policemen on duty at the pilgrimage centre.

…Continue readingWhere is Khushi? – 06 Jan 2010

Revati is an adventurous girl, always willing to take the plunge into the unknown, ready to climb a tree, scale a wall, or even swim in a river in spate. Her parents, however, wondered often how she got all these traits, this toughness, this willingness to stick her neck out. For, they had a different picture of girls in their mind when they got married thirty years ago.

They wanted one son and one daughter, which they got. And they wanted their son to be tough and the daughter to be coy and shy. This wish of theirs was not fulfilled. For, in the process of grooming the kids, Revati became the tougher type, and brother Rakshak was timid as compared to his sister.  The parents did not like that, which was beyond their comprehension and in sharp contrast to what they had planned.

…Continue readingGrooming daughters to be tough – 16 Dec 2009