The pandemic left many students emotionally exhausted, isolated and overwhelmed. In this personal reflection, Sonali Swain shares how reading, writing and drawing helped her rediscover herself amid uncertainty. Through small acts of creativity and self-expression, she found healing, purpose and a renewed sense of identity during lockdown.
What begins as a simple evening to help a friend choose Valentine’s gifts slowly unfolds into something far more unsettling. Set in a time of landlines and quiet trust, this story lures you into familiarity, only to leave you questioning every detail. Read closely. Not everything is as innocent as it seems.
A reflective narrative explores subtle workplace inequality through everyday assumptions, revealing how polite questions and quiet expectations shape women’s careers, choices, and opportunities in ways that often go unnoticed.
A critical reflection questions the promise of inclusive schooling in India, examining the gap between policy and classroom reality while urging parents and institutions to rethink what true inclusion actually demands.
A reflection on unlearning the social conditioning many girls grow up with, celebrating women who challenge expectations, redefine roles, and inspire others to claim their space with courage and conviction.
A slice-of-life vignette that observes the gentle flow of a weekday morning, revealing the unnoticed details that make up everyday domestic life.
Theme for 2026 When I sat down to write this piece, out of plain curiosity, I googled the theme for this year’s Women’s Day. It
Somewhere between Saathiya, Dil Chahta Hai and Band Baaja Baarat, I realised old Hindi films felt warmer because faces actually moved and emoted. Imperfections made heartbreak believable and joy infectious. Today’s uniform, over-perfected aesthetic may look flawless, but when faces stop telling stories, cinema quietly loses its soul.
Echoing Virginia Woolf’s words, the article revisits the erased legacies of Indian scientists Bibha Chowdhuri, Kamala Sohonie, and Rajeshwari Chatterjee. Despite pioneering contributions to physics, biochemistry, and engineering, they faced systemic gender bias and invisibility. Recovering their HERstories challenges patriarchal narratives and restores women to India’s scientific history.
Three friends escape routine through an impromptu blouse-shopping adventure that turns into laughter, style lessons and café conversations. Beneath the humour lies a gentle reminder: women deserve unplanned joy. Owning downtime isn’t indulgent, it’s restorative. Step out, breathe, reconnect, and reclaim yourself—because small pauses can refill even the most exhausted heart.
