Women’s Stories is where everyday life shows what women learn to notice, carry, soften, question, and sometimes quietly refuse. These pieces are about identity, safety, self-image, reputation, work, family, ageing, and the expectations that arrive long before we have words for them.
This is a category for personal essays about womanhood without performance, perfection, or easy conclusions.
If I thought yesterday, the Day 2 of my GM diet was difficult to manage since I was in the workshop… I had a rude shock on Day 3!! My maid took an unplanned leave and around mid morning we decided to get some chores done. I only could manage the following and was extremely […]
Vegetarian Indian GM Diet Day 3 : My Experience Read More »
Day 2 of GM Diet was in 17th October and I was in a day long workshop. My day started really early and ended quite late. Here is what I ate: Menu for Vegetarian Indian GM Diet Day 2 Breakfast was a boiled potato with a bit of olive oil and cumin along with one
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I started with the GM diet on 16th October 2014 and being a fruit lover, I found it quite easy to follow! Menu for Vegetarian Indian GM Diet Day 1 Breakfast was a slice of watermelon and a glass of water at about 8:00 am Had a cup of green tea at 9.30 am I had
Vegetarian Indian GM Diet Day 1 : My Experience Read More »
The first time I heard of GM diet, I scoffed at the idea. I was a totally idealistic girl back then and such a huge foodie that the idea of a crash diet was simply unacceptable. Years later, I mellowed down and decided to give it a shot. This was in 2008. I was able
Indian Vegetarian GM Diet : Why Am I Trying It? Read More »
After my daughter was born, the way I dressed change. Part of this is because I put on weight and part of this is because my time had other demands. I gravitated toward non fussy clothing and realised I am basically in a style rut. All my outfits were practically clones of each other and
Ten Must Haves in a Working Mother’s Wardrobe Read More »
“…..Women, on the other hand, fail to celebrate their successes, constantly feeling guilty about their achievements. If they achieve an exceptionally clean kitchen after hours of slogging, they think about how worthless they are as they don’t make money. Or if they crack an astounding deal after flying to Hong-kong, they think of how they
(Un)Covered Read this post on HHC this morning and have to say, I am so sick and tired of our media potraying beauty of women in a certain way that I am practically off mainstream media ! Kudos to the team that came up with this cover and to Huma for making such a statement
Huma Qureshi on Femina and the HHC Debate! Read More »
I pass a school on my way to work and this morning, I happened to notice the uniform. The boys wore pink shirts, grey shorts and grey ties. The girls wore pink shirts, grey pinafores and grey ties… and black salwars underneath!!!
Shirt, Tie, Pinafore, Salwar… WTH? Read More »
A very happy woman’s day to all the ladies out there. I am sure you have read loads of messages since morning telling you how lovely you are… I too have read tonnes of them on WhatsApp, Facebook and have been wished by family, friends and colleagues. This is one day of the year that
I have never been a floral fragrance person. My preferences have always been fruity or spicy. Citrus, Musk, Lemon, Pomegranate based fragrances have been the ones I used to buy. As much as I love the scent of jasmine, lavender and rajnigandha I have only been able to tolerate agarbattis with floral scents. Never perfumes.
