Multi-tasking is a way of life for us women. For a majority of women around the world, daily life is such a bustle that amid all the action, what gets lost, is the need to take care of their own health. The number of crossed out periodic health check-ups on the calendar keeps rising till, unfortunately, urgent intervention becomes a need. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of […]
The memoir of an Indian woman who was born a so-called untouchable and now works as a conductor on the New York City Subway has been hailed by critics for its unflinching account of caste and family in India. Journalist Sudha G Tilak spoke to Sujatha Gidla about her life story and how it became Ants Among Elephants. In Sanskrit, the main language used by scholars in ancient India and […]
In a significant victory for India at the UN, international law expert Neeru Chadha has won a crucial election to a top UN judicial body that deals with disputes related to the law of the sea, becoming the first Indian woman to be appointed as a judge at the tribunal. Chadha, an eminent lawyer and the first Indian woman to become the chief legal adviser in the ministry of external […]
Every single Indian woman – starting from her mid-20s or early 30s – inevitably gets asked the question ‘When are you getting married?’ at least once in her lifetime. The query could come from people who otherwise wouldn’t really be bothered about your life like next-door neighbours or distant relatives you never knew existed. Now you even have a song that perfectly fits your situation. The video titled Sacchi Savitris […]
Five years ago, a 50-something woman living in a tumbledown 87-year-old building in Mumbai became the talk of the town for “standing up” to Donald Trump. Reports described Smita Panvalkar, a homemaker, who lived with her husband, son and brother in the first floor of the building as a “gritty woman who stands between Donald Trump, easily the world’s most glamorous real estate developer, and his first project in India”. […]
Kolkatta: Mountaineer Chhanda Gayen, the second civilian woman from West Bengal to scale Mount Everest, has gone missing after she was caught in an avalanche on the Kanchenjunga peak, a state minister said on Wednesday. The West Bengal government has swung into action to rescue the missing woman, Housing Minister Arup Biswas said in Kolkata. “Gayen and two of her Sherpas who had gone on an expedition to Kanchenjunga have gone […]
