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Meet Tilottama, Who Pulled Off A Real Life ‘Toilet – Ek Prem Katha’ In Odisha
Tilottama, a young bride in Deogarh, Odisha, initiated the construction of toilets in the village where she moved after marriage. Her persistence has finally paid off: her village is now open...
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If You’re A Girl Who Speaks Her Mind, You’re Trouble Just Like Me
It was a Saturday afternoon. Dressed in my shorts and a royal blue t-shirt, I ran down the stairs. My daily evening ritual would begin around 5 pm when my friends from the colony would ring my door...
View ArticleWe Thought We Were Perfect For Each Other, But Society Didn’t
Co-author: Prabhleen Kaur The journey of two millennials who have gone through their share of infatuation, friendship, dating and finally marriage will never be complete until they face the dilemma of...
View ArticleNo One Tells You What Happens When You Go Viral, But No Troll Can Stop Me
My fight is to keep blogging real and no troll is stopping me. If there is a story that needs a voice then I will make sure that the facts are shared without any bias. I am not a fashion blogger, which...
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7 Communities Swachh Bharat Mission Gives No Shit About
“Mahatma Gandhi dreamt of an India which was not only free but also clean and developed.” These were the words with which PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) in 2014. He called...
View Article18 Ways To Be A ‘Bigdi Hui Ladki’ In Society’s Eyes
The concept of independent women is something that our society still finds hard to accept. I was born and raised in Mumbai – the city of dreams. In my family, both my brother and I were treated...
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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Sanskari?
Having an elder brother has many perks. One of them is that you get to be friends with his friends. As a child, I would feel privileged to be a part of my brother’s so-called ‘cool gang’. I would often...
View ArticleTo Everyone Who Told Me That An Inter-Religion Marriage Wouldn’t Work
December 5, 2009. I asked the cab driver to pull up the car near a tall healthy man who was dressed in a simple kurta-pyjama, along with a jacket. He looked puzzled, nervous and tired at 9 am in the...
View ArticleHow 2 Lucknow Teens Are Fighting Sexual Abuse And Police Threats
There are about 11,000 children in street situations in Lucknow – 29% of them being girls. Few of them are ever heard when it comes to making laws for their care and protection or the enforcement of...
View ArticleThere’s Only One Way To Not Be Called A ‘Bigdi Hui Ladki’
As I write this piece, it’s around 1:30 am and I’ve just gotten back home from a fun dinner with old friends. A male friend dropped me home to the horror of every person who saw us. The walk from the...
View ArticleDear Online Abuser, I’m Taking Back My Innocence
Note: I am going to write ” ze” instead of he or she. Ze is the unisex word for s(he) or he/she. Dear Ze’s everywhere, It pissed me off that you think that you can talk to me like you do. That you can...
View ArticleMove Over Chetan Bhagat, Our ‘Two States’ Is Much Better Than Yours
I am a Punjabi woman married to a Telugu man. (Do I hear you say, “So what, intercaste marriages are so common!”) Well, mine was an arranged marriage. (Your interest has perked up now, hasn’t it? ) In...
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5 Things About Abortion That No One Tells Young Women Like Me In India
As a 25-year old unmarried woman, the amount of unsolicited advice that I receive about my ‘dying ovaries’ is bizarre and amusing. This amusement takes a backseat when you realise that the ‘golden...
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The Sexist Reactions I Received After I Quit My Corporate Job
A couple of years ago, I quit a corporate internship that was everything the society considered perfect- a huge brand-name in the industry, decent pay, and security. My job as an auditor in a big-four...
View ArticleA Woman With A Drug Addiction Deserves Help, Not A ‘Bigdi Hui’ Tag
Substance use and addiction can affect anyone, anytime, for any number of reasons. Addiction is also a mental health issue, but given the lack of understanding around mental health itself, addiction...
View ArticleA Mother’s 2-Minute Rant About Her ‘Bigdi Hui Beti’. Sounds Familiar?
Growing up in India, we’ve all perhaps known or met at least one Sweety Arora in our lives. Typically, this person is someone who is confounded by the very idea that young people ‘these days’ make...
View ArticleAre You Suffering From The “Good Boy-Good Girl” Syndrome?
Be alert! Almost all human societies in the world today are found to be suffering from the “Good boy-Good girl syndrome”. Check … You might be one of the victims or even a carrier for your next...
View ArticleI Chose My Own Career And Society Called Me A ‘Dreadful Woman’
I have been walking in a society where most people are counterfeit and mechanical. People are running from morning to night, but for what, I don’t understand.We all are living in a world which is full...
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लड़कियों, तुम्हें बिगाड़ने और जीना सिखाने आ गई है ‘गज़ब वुमनिया’
“ठीक से बैठो”… “30 की हो गई और अभी तक शादी नहीं की”… “अरे जॉब करके क्या करोगी, आगे बच्चा ही तो पालना है”… “बड़ी बेशर्म हो इतने छोटे कपड़े पहनी हो”… ये वो बाते हैं जो हर लड़की को शायद लूप मोड में समाज...
View ArticleBeing An Introvert Doesn’t Make You An Egoistic, ‘Bigda Hua Ladka’
If you’re an introvert, it means that you don’t have many friends. If you’re an introvert, it means that you’re too shy. If you are an introvert, it means that you’re egoistic, because you don’t talk...
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