Shyama, trapped in a loveless marriage, finds passion and respect in Ashok. Defying societal norms, she divorces Mohan despite family outrage. Now, in a modest home with Ashok, she embraces her choices—both struggles and joys—without regret. As they sip tea, she stands firm: her life, her responsibility, her happiness.
India fixates on comedy scandals while ignoring crucial issues like marital rape. A recent court ruling exposed a legal loophole allowing a minor’s marital rape. Instead of misplaced outrage, we must demand justice, legal reform, and dignity for women. Prioritizing real crimes over trivial controversies is long overdue.
Raised in an orthodox yet seemingly progressive family, she always felt caged. Her marriage mirrored the same restrictions until Arun awakened her desire for freedom and self-discovery. Choosing love over convention, she faced her parents’ wrath but walked away, hoping they would one day understand her need to break free.
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, focusing on prevention through HPV vaccination, lifestyle choices, and early detection via screenings like Pap smears. Cervical cancer is preventable and treatable, with early detection significantly improving outcomes.
Gisele Pelicot helped to break the silence and shame around rape when she waived her anonymity as a victim of mass sexual crime and requested for a public trial. As this Frenchwoman rightly pointed out, ” it is not us who should feel shame but them.”
The article celebrates female figures from around the world who bring holiday joy, like Christkindl (Germany), La Befana (Italy), Tante Arie (France), and Frau Holle (Germany). It highlights their distinct roles in folklore, emphasizing their impact on Christmas traditions. The piece also touches on darker figures like Grýla from Iceland.
The article explores the complexities of “home” for women, highlighting the burdens, sacrifices, and often silent suffering they endure within its walls. From societal expectations to domestic abuse, it examines how homes can stifle or harm women. Advocating independence, it celebrates women redefining home as a space for freedom and self-expression.
Children’s Day is a call to reconnect with our inner child, rekindling joy, wonder, and resilience. It invites us to embrace childlike curiosity and compassion, finding strength and hope in life’s simplest moments. Honoring this spirit can inspire growth, empathy, and positivity in both our own lives and others’ around us.
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This short story is about how violation of woman routinely takes place at home, marital bed, workplace and not just when young girls go alone in tight clothes to a desolate spot. This story is about resillence, fighting back against rape for justice which continues even when protests end.
The story of Aruna Shanbaug, a nurse left in a vegetative state after a brutal attack in 1973, highlights the care and sisterhood shown by nurses who tended to her for 43 years. Pinki Virani’s advocacy for passive euthanasia eventually changed India’s legal stance on euthanasia, marking Aruna’s enduring legacy.
