Category: Gender Equality

Finding our “Moxie” – why every girl needs to make her voice heard

Posted in Abuse, Aks Corner, Friendship, Gender Equality, Self Love, sisterhood2 Comments

After a week that seemed too long and never ending post the new restrictions imposed after the surge in covid cases, I was looking forward to Friday. Thursday night in particular as it would be my last night of Netflix binge watching for quite some time now. My 6 year old had her last of… Continue reading Finding our “Moxie” – why every girl needs to make her voice heard

Free #FictionMondays

Posted in Aks Corner, family, Gender Equality, gratitude, Micro Blog, Micro Fiction, Micro Tales, SAHM, Self Love6 Comments

How I wish I was a bird, free to fly away from the pandemonium that surrounds me, soar over mountains and valleys, never stay at one place but keep exploring. “You are a girl, don’t ever entertain such thoughts”, they said. Study well and help your mother in household chores. “Girls shouldn’t dare to dream… Continue reading Free #FictionMondays

Marriages in times of Corona- a happy beginning (or ending)

Posted in Abuse, Aks Corner, corona, family, Friendship, Gender Equality, gratitude, Love & Relationships, Self Love, The Couple13 Comments

Rita banged the tray on the dining table, she couldn’t take it anymore. The lockdown had made things really messy in an already troubled house. Rita and Alok with their 2 kids looked like a perfectly happy family on the outside but it was quite the opposite in reality. 12 years of marriage, 2 kids,… Continue reading Marriages in times of Corona- a happy beginning (or ending)

Bite sized stories inspired by the lockdown #StaySafe #RediscoverYourself

Posted in Aks Corner, family, Flash Fiction, Friendship, Gender Equality, gratitude, job, Love & Relationships, Self Love, sisterhood, Travel stories5 Comments

Adu never knew a life without his friends, Mommy and Daddy were always busy with work and his empty life was filled up with the boys gang and his Ipad. How cool was that! And then came Corona- Mommy Daddy at home with Adu but no friends and no playground. Mommy Daddy needed the wifi… Continue reading Bite sized stories inspired by the lockdown #StaySafe #RediscoverYourself

Equality in true sense- are we really there?

Posted in Aks Corner, Gender Equality, job, Parenting, Self Love, Sexism, The Couple, Women@Work12 Comments

I had the opportunity of attending a fireside chat with one of our senior women Managing Directors on Friday. Now I have always spoken about the lack of women role models in the corporate world and I am a firm believer that every woman needs her kin. While there are fantastic male role models and… Continue reading Equality in true sense- are we really there?

Aspiring to reach the C-suite- here is why you should not give up comrade

Posted in Aks Corner, Gender Equality, Self Love, sisterhood, Women@Work4 Comments

The Economic Survey 2018 had some startling data on gender gap in labour force participation. The gap is more than 50 percent points which is much higher than under developed countries like Rwanda. Despite educational gains, the labor force participation rate for women in 2017 was 28.5%  (compared to 82% for men). By 2027 the working-age population in India… Continue reading Aspiring to reach the C-suite- here is why you should not give up comrade

The story of hot chapatis and chatpata chicken

Posted in Aks Corner, family, Gender Equality, Sexism, Short Stories, The Couple15 Comments

Rajiv and Aria had one thing that they both absolutely loved, in fact it was this common love that made them meet, date and decide to to tie the knot. It was the love for chicken! They first met at the opening of a new restaurant in town which had come up with an innovative… Continue reading The story of hot chapatis and chatpata chicken

Bura na mano Holi Hai #TellTaleThursday

Posted in Abuse, Aks Corner, Gender Equality, Micro Blog, Micro Fiction, Micro Tales, Sexism, sisterhood7 Comments

Swara took a deep breath as she stepped out of her apartment, adjusting her shades and dupatta. She was looking forward to enjoying the festival with her friends, though a dark thought lingered in her mind which made her restless. A group of girls came running out, throwing colours and water balloons, she hugged them… Continue reading Bura na mano Holi Hai #TellTaleThursday

Being happy is all that matters #WriteBravely

Posted in Aks Corner, family, Gender Equality, job, Love & Relationships, Self Love, Sexism, The Couple16 Comments

The thought crossed my mind a million times. Why was I different? Born in a family of super achievers , why was I the black sheep? Mom is a fitness enthusiast , Dad an award winning businessman, my oldest sister became a pilot and the next one a super model. My younger brother went to… Continue reading Being happy is all that matters #WriteBravely

An ounce of faith #TellTaleThursday

Posted in Abuse, Aks Corner, family, Flash Fiction, Gender Equality, gratitude, Love & Relationships, Micro Blog, Micro Fiction, Micro Tales, Self Love16 Comments

I walk into the shopping mall, hiding my face carefully in the shawl. I look around frantically- at that man sharing an ice cream cone with his toddler, the grandma immersed in her book at Crosswords, the lovey dovey couple posing for a selfie and the man leering at me. Shouldn’t I boil with anger… Continue reading An ounce of faith #TellTaleThursday