I am unable to get Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo off my mind. He is not the first, nor will he be the last controversial figure. Trust is certainly on the decline. Arguments and counter-arguments will follow, and the media will get content without much effort. What and how do we teach our daughters and sons … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 9
I take pleasure in introducing Manmeet Dawar, another coachee, who runs The Pink Foundation, along with her sister Harmeet Dawar in Ahmedabad. Their flagship projects are Project Swabhimaan (Market-linking handmade articles by women) Project Khilkhilahat (Getting slum children into boarding schools) Project Sankalp (Awareness on Women’s Health issues) Please visit http://www.tpfworld.org/, for details. FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/pinkfoundation
Human beings turning into stone? Well, folklore says that Ahalya, a beautiful woman did, aeons ago. She was the wife of a sage, Gautam Rishi. God Indra was captivated by her beauty, and went to meet her in the disguise of her husband, Gautam Rishi. The husband returned home to see his wife with someone … Continue reading Turning into Stone
The techniques of art ignore the painted lady sorrow spills over The senryu spills from the accounts I have read, of models used in a premiere art institution. Needy women are paid a paltry sum per day, and they pose nude to run their kitchen. I am not sure if this should be mentioned … Continue reading The Muse
Transgression of personal boundaries routinely happened in life as he did not see her as an individual. Her violent act stemmed from seething rage helplessness transformed her. Nonet inspired by B's Poetry Challenge-15 Pic: haikudeck.com
You walked all over me in your rush to fame and I put up a brave face playing an ace game. I supported all that you did image projections and fake acts. Inside the bags of my mind lay safe all your cats. We got rave reviews with my mask of the mature … Continue reading The cat’s out
Six yards of fabric – they can weave magic, be a disaster or just lie unused in the wardrobe, depending on how you view it. The sari has been hailed as the sexiest garment, as it highlights the curves and conceals flaws in the figure. It has been the subject of fantasies for many a … Continue reading The Sari #SoCS
Indra Nooyi (CEO, Pepsi) set the ball rolling with her controversial statement “A woman cannot have it all”. Anuranjita Kumar(Chief Human Resources Officer for Citi, South East Asia) came next with her book, “Can I have it all?” Both the women are highly successful in their careers, but have raised a question mark in the … Continue reading Why should a Woman want to have it All?
This is in keeping with the Women's Week theme. One more -- Inspired by Writers' Quote Challenge at Haddons Musings https://haddonmusings.com/2017/03/02/writers-quote-challenge-prompt/
Driving through life Immersed in her thoughts Her questions had remained unanswered For whom does hope dawn and for whom the bell rings? What was her place in their scheme of things? A wall flower, A reproductive machine With love to shower? To paint their lives With cheer and light And watch her … Continue reading For whom?
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