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: SOCIAL-ISSUES
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.
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 ….
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 ….
Domestic violence, marital rape, and alcohol: A deadly trio plaguing our society. While the flames consumed his mortal remains liberating the captive soul, the holy ….
The article deals with age-old and very partial patriarchal system that forces a female to lose her identity as she enters a wedlock. Even when she is the one who gives birth to a child, its the father who gets the honor of having his name suffixed to the newborn.