Category: Persona – Women’s World

Sonali had never sought to be only a housewife when she got married. She was a talented artist and had developed a fine skill of painting oil-on-canvas. When she was…Continue reading“Snatch time to be yourself”- 14 November 2012

‘English Vinglish’ is a very realistic tale of the average Indian woman. It is a tale of how the family has scant respect for the woman who runs the show.…Continue reading“English Vinglish”- 31 October 2012

That’s a bad description of the lady of the house — The multi-tasking home machine! But nothing fits better. For, the lady of the house is that kind of a…Continue reading“The multi-tasking home machine”- 17 October 2012

The last edition of ‘Persona’ had asked a question: Does the average Indian woman try to know the story of three top women in banking sector — Shikha Sharma, CEO…Continue readingWhat does ‘rising’ mean for women?- 3 October 2012

The threesome formed one of the most fantastic pictures of Indian womanhood in recent times. It told a great story of the capabilities of the Indian woman. And the picture…Continue reading“These wonderful women”- 19 September 2012

The World Bank’s ‘Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: A Sourcebook’ describes empowerment as an “expansion of freedom of choice and action”. This is, naturally, applicable to women as well along with…Continue reading“The question of women empowerment”- 5 September 2012

‘A woman speaks in many languages, ….. is one of them’, said the slogan of an advertisement of a textile company many years ago. Ancient verses and treatises also spoke…Continue reading“Of her own language”- 22 August 2012

‘A woman speaks in many languages, ….. is one of them’, said the slogan of an advertisement of a textile company many years ago. Ancient verses and treatises also spoke…Continue reading“Of her own language”- 22 August 2012

At last it is official! Women are intellectually superior to men! We as women always knew it but now it is a published fact. Wow! We as women always also…Continue reading“Superior in evolution”- 25 July 2012

Even though it may be the overall responsibility of the whole family to give the children really big dreams to chase, the fundamental responsibility seems to rest more on the mother…Continue reading“Nurturing big dreams” – 11 July 2012