A conversation in an operation theatre that unexpectedly opened a deeper reflection on gender bias, motherhood, and the silent rituals that still define a woman’s worth in many homes. Through one mother’s quiet helplessness and another’s personal memories, this piece questions the traditions we continue without thought — and asks whether daughters truly receive the same reverence, celebration, and belonging as sons.
Category: LIFE-LESSONS
We’ve spent decades teaching girls how to stay safe. But are we addressing the real problem? A deeper reflection on why true change begins with how we raise our sons.
Love is not always lost in loud storms. Sometimes it fades quietly — in the slow shrinking of self, in the silence we call strength, in the red flags we choose not to name.
One winter night, I remember sitting on the rooftop with my family—my three sisters, Mom, and Dad—gathered around a bonfire. The night was typical in ….
“When will we start teaching our girls not to wish for a ‘true love’s kiss’, but to wish for strength, financial independence, and a life of self-earned bliss?”
Gender neutrality (or gender bias) is one of the most talked-about topics of our modern world, our society is in desperate need of shunning its ….
You probably got bewildered decoding the DINKs, DIOK and NITKs. But, believe me, living through them was no less of a baffling journey. Let’s get ….
Autobiography of a deaf stethoscope No later than she competed her sentence: I am sorry, but we could not save the little girl; a loud ….
Nothing can be more frightening for a child than to bear the untimely death of a parent. The emotional trauma is beyond the scope of ….
The experience of being COVID positive or having a COVID positive child is mortifying in itself, not to mention the feeling of sheer helplessness. How ….