social causes
Dileep-Bhavna Case – A Perspective
A personal reflection on everyday misogyny, consent, and misplaced progressiveness—revisiting a conversation that revealed how deeply patriarchy survives beneath the mask of modern thinking.
A personal reflection on everyday misogyny, consent, and misplaced progressiveness—revisiting a conversation that revealed how deeply patriarchy survives beneath the mask of modern thinking.
A counselor reflects on her own struggles while answering a friend’s mental-wellness prompt. She shares 10 practical, universal tips she’d give a client—accepting unpredictability, choosing possible over perfect, scheduling emotions, building routines, avoiding comparison, and honoring individual paths. A humane reminder that even psychologists wobble, but still rise.
Christmas is more than a date—it’s emotion, nostalgia, and tradition shaped by childhood carols, bakeries, bazaars, family visits, books, malls, and friends. It influences identity, sparks joy across borders, rewinds memories, embraces togetherness, indulgent treats, and quiet reflections. The real magic lies in kindness, warmth, and presence shared with loved ones.
Working mothers juggle two full-time roles — paid work and invisible caregiving — while battling guilt, burnout, and unrealistic expectations. With limited workplace support and unequal gender roles, their load intensifies. Support systems, flexibility, and changing attitudes help, but true balance comes from shared responsibility, empathy, and valuing every mother’s labour.
Men are expected to be strong, responsible, and unshaken, but beneath these expectations lie silent emotional struggles. Conditioned to hide vulnerability, they carry pressure, conflict, and self-doubt without complaint. On Men’s Day, we honour their unseen battles and remind them that vulnerability, rest, and emotional honesty are human — and deeply valid.
Lung Cancer Awareness Month urges us to recognise rising global and Indian lung cancer rates driven by smoking, pollution, and environmental risks. With Delhi’s hazardous AQI highlighting the crisis, the article stresses prevention, cleaner air, and early detection. Awareness becomes a responsibility—our choices today shape the quality of every future breath.
An encounter with Nepal’s Kumari makes the author delve deep into the ancient tradition. She explores the contradictions – an isolated child revered as a divine vessel of Devi Taleju Bhawani, chosen through ancient, terrifying trials. The article examines the stringent rules, the powerful omens her smallest actions predict, and the challenges of her temporary reign and difficult transition back to ordinary life.
A reflective exploration of how marriage in India has evolved from a social necessity to a personal choice, examining shifting gender roles, rising divorce rates, changing legal perspectives on alimony, and the growing emphasis on equality, respect, and individual agency in relationships.
Discover a lesser-known Goan Diwali tradition that goes far beyond lights and fireworks. This article explores how the people of Goa celebrate the festival through creativity, community, and storytelling-revealing a vibrant cultural ritual that transforms mythology into living art and marks the true spirit of Diwali in Goa.
This reflective piece explores the modern-day “Married Single Woman” phenomenon, a social reality where partnership often feels like solitude. Blending observation with empathy, it sheds light on invisible emotional labour, the toll of inequality in marriage, and the urgent need to redefine balance, care, and companionship in today’s relationships.
