Category: Persona – Women’s World

When relationship counsellor John Grey wrote his famous book ‘Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus’, he was sure about his goal. He wanted to tell the modern societies…Continue reading“From Mars, from Venus …”- 5 November 2014.

In 2007, at what was poetically named as ‘Women Deliver Conference’, a comprehensive attempt was made to define the various roles the women can and should play as participants in…Continue reading“Women as citizens ..”- 22 October 2014.

Educating girls. That is a really big challenge in Indian conditions. In cities, and in middle class and above homes, we may not even sense that there is a problem.…Continue readingEducating girls- 8 October 2014.

The issue of mothering is ancient, and has been discussed time and again. But, as the Indian society moves into newer phases of modernity, or so-called modernity, this issue needs…Continue reading“Mothering and Fathering”- 10 September 2014

The definition of equality is a dicey one. So is the definition of freedom especially when it concerns women. A man would think that since he ‘allows’ his woman to…Continue reading‘Freedom with permission’- 13 August 2014.

A disturbing reality that I witness in my clinical practice is the declining trend of happy adjustments made for harmonious family living among married couples. Apparently, the woman /the new…Continue reading“Save the family system”- 30 July 2014.

‘What next?’ Men would say! Recently the Bombay High Court ruled that regularly coming home late by the husband amounted to cruelty by the husband. The husband has a duty…Continue reading“Radical judgements and sick minds”- 16 July 2014.

There is no doubt that despite her progress in all fields, the woman as such still keeps suffering at the hands of the male of the species because his insensitivity.…Continue reading“We must educate men”- 2 July 2014.

When Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visits the Delhi Police Head Quarters and discusses with Police top brass the issue of women’s safety in New Delhi, then an impression may…Continue reading“Everybody’s responsibility, even women’s”- 18 June 2014

As if all the goons in Uttar Pradesh have decided to spoil every other woman in the State and, for whatever we know, countless goons across the country have made…Continue reading“Stop this barbarism” – 4 June 2014