Tag: Balancing Act
Why Things Continue to be Uber-Unsafe for Women in India
We Indians, as a population and even the government, are an all-or-nothing people. All-or-nothing because we only ever react to giant disasters and...
This Post is NOT about Nirbhaya
They smiled when she was born, teary-eyed at the sight of their newborn girl child. Growing up, she made them laugh with her...
Dear Son Please Don't Be Afraid to Cry Just Because You...
In my growing up years I didn't live with too many men in my family. To be precise it was just my...
Flashback 2014! Top Moments That Made Me a Super Proud Indian
Only three weeks to go and we'll ring in the New Year 2015. It's like I blinked my eyes and 2014 passed me...
Uber is Not India's Problem, RAPE is!
The Uber rape case left me scared more than anything else. For the last four days, whenever I get into a cab I...
Worst Things Indian Women are Happy to Leave in 2014
With just a few days left to say goodbye to 2014, I'm left with mixed feelings over everything that happened. While we had...
Can We Stop Pretending and Own Up to Being Racist?
My first years of college in Delhi had me in a fighting rage every time I heard the word 'chinky' uttered around me....
An Open Letter from a Working Girl to Prime Minister Narendra...
Sir, as a working woman in Delhi, I have just one question. Sir, will I ever be safe? Sir, this is Delhi and...
India's New Comic Hero is a Rape Survivor
The Uber cab rape case has shook the nation and rightly so! However all that I can see, as I sift through #Uber...
Can We Stop Pretending and Own up to Being a Racist?
My first years of college in Delhi had me in a fighting rage every time I heard the word 'chinky' uttered around me....