
Revisiting The 3 Tenets Of Our Preamble: How Far Have We Arrived?
The Preamble had envisaged a free country upholding the tenets of justice, liberty and equality. How far have we come?
The Preamble had envisaged a free country upholding the tenets of justice, liberty and equality. How far have we come?
76 years after gaining freedom from the British, are Indian women truly free in all aspects?
Swaroopa presents a few facts from women’s history which are worth knowing!
Our little girls are indeed perfect
and unique in their own ways. They need not be Goddesses to prove their Shakti.
In earlier times, since women got married early and often became widows at a tender age, all households had two sets of women, the widows and the married, clearly distinguished by the colour code. Saris were made from a white cloth, better known ‘thaan’ in Bengali. While the widows wore white, the married women had a red border.
I rummage through my wardrobe, a yellow sari and a blue kurta. Uff, I’m done. Just the peacock green left, I sigh victoriously “Sari or
Last year, I participated in a fashion show in October. After that experience, I
refused to be part of any such program this year. As I was twirling on stage the anchor
said, ‘Oh! She looks absolutely normal. You can never guess by looking at her.’
Here’s raising a toast to three ‘young-old’ women who are aging like fine wine.
Many of us find it challenging to cope with the day-to-day changes. It’s time we women follow some basic changing measures, to make our life better.