The Chottanikkara Temple in Kerala, home to the powerful and compassionate Chottanikkara Amma, is renowned for healing mental trauma and warding off evil. Encompassing Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Durga, the Goddess offers daily solace to devotees. Sacred rituals like Guruthy Pooja reflect her fierce protection, mysterious power, and maternal love.
Through a teacher’s lens, Three Idiots glamorizes rebellion, mocks educators, and glorifies suicide while unfairly blaming parents and teachers. Rancho, hailed as a hero, is portrayed as toxic and manipulative, misleading friends and ridiculing authority. The movie’s influence on students raises concerns about discipline, respect, and the dangers of misplaced hero worship.
Suicide, often rooted in mental health struggles, trauma, or life pressures, is a permanent response to temporary pain. The narrative blends data with lived experience, stressing that recovery is possible through support, self-care, and professional help. Compassionate intervention and helplines like KIRAN and AASRA can provide hope, safety, and healing.
Art shapes life, but unchecked influences—like films glorifying bullying or “coolness”—can harm children. Mindful parenting is key: guiding kids toward empathy, integrity, and self-worth rather than shallow popularity. True strength lies in authenticity, not domination. As Rufus Wainwright says, “Being uncool is the coolest you can be.
Seventy-eight years after independence, women in India have broken barriers but still face invisible constraints. Drawing from Pride and Prejudice and Ghore Baire, true freedom lies in self-respect, clarity, and choice—free from societal expectations or self-imposed limits—where women need not choose between being complete and being free.
From a bold Femina cover to timeless symbolism of the warrior goddess, this reflection explores how evolving portrayals of women mirror the ongoing fight for true freedom, equity, and self-definition.
While watching Aap Jaisa Koi, I noticed something that felt both familiar and oddly hollow: the portrayal of the liberal Bengali woman. You know the
A daughter reflects on the profound life lessons inherited from her father—Baba—whose quiet strength, romantic heart, and unwavering forgiveness shaped her deeply. Through smiles, silence, gratitude, and resilience, he taught her to stay afloat in life. Though difficult to emulate fully, his legacy continues to guide and inspire her.
A mother’s nostalgic love for monsoons fades under the weight of trauma from Mumbai’s 2005 deluge. Once a carefree rain lover, she now feels anxiety, fearing for her family’s safety. Through vivid memories and maternal instincts, she reveals how motherhood reshapes joy into protective caution—especially during unpredictable rainy days.
This is a poem taken from an anthology currently being written by Nabarni Das. The
anthology personifies Beauty as a woman and follows her life along with the hardships she faced throughout. Although open to interpretation, the basic idea shared in this poem is the machinery of a woman’s experienced mind.
