BarAThon, Blog Challenge

The Call of the Wind that tugs at the heart strings! | #barathon |

” We were just sitting around the bonfire and enjoying the guys playing the guitar while some of us sang along. I don’t know when it happened, but suddenly I was aware of my hand touching hers and she didn’t pull hers away. When I looked at her, she too held my gaze and then… Read More The Call of the Wind that tugs at the heart strings! | #barathon |

My View, Product Review

7 reasons why my stationery junkie heart fell for Matrika’s journal | #ProductReview |

For the past few years, I have been on a journey of self-love and expressing myself. So writing has become a huge part of my life in form of my blog and writing journals. Being a stationery addict and a creative soul at heart, I started picking up diaries and journals, whenever they caught my… Read More 7 reasons why my stationery junkie heart fell for Matrika’s journal | #ProductReview |

BarAThon, Blog Challenge

Suns and Lovers – Of Husbands who love to stray, On single women they love to prey! | #Barathon |

As a single girl who just started living on her own in a metropolis like Delhi, it wont be at all wrong to assume that I was one of those totally consumed with the single woman life version of the popular sitcom Sex and the City. There! I said it. It’s another matter that the… Read More Suns and Lovers – Of Husbands who love to stray, On single women they love to prey! | #Barathon |

Guestblog, Opinion Column

[ #Opinion ] Body/ Slut / Image shaming | #Guestpost by Unhotelier Manish Sinha |

Body Shaming Growing up in a patriarchal, conservative family, one never realised that at the receiving end of our friendly banter around body types – the moti, kaali, chhoti labels was a real person. Thankfully with the education one received and the maturity and perspective one gathered; most of us were able to see the… Read More [ #Opinion ] Body/ Slut / Image shaming | #Guestpost by Unhotelier Manish Sinha |

BarAThon, Blog Challenge

Lord of the Files snips my work wings | #barathon |

When I wanted to flex my career wings and step out of the homely cocoon to find work in a metropolis like New Delhi, I faced vociferous objections from the parental authorities. “It’s unsafe for women!” “Men prey on a women’s vulnerabilities and coerce them to do things.” “Marriage and kids is a safer/better thing.… Read More Lord of the Files snips my work wings | #barathon |

BarAThon, Blog Challenge

War and Pieces – A woman who asks for a divorce is branded worse than a slut | #Barathon |

If you think a bad marriage is akin to a war; wait till you make the decision to get a divorce – all hell breaks loose in every sense of the word from all quarters of your life – parents, siblings, cousins, friends, colleagues, neighbours…….. You name it and they all have an opinion on… Read More War and Pieces – A woman who asks for a divorce is branded worse than a slut | #Barathon |

Guestblog, Opinion Column

[ #Opinion ] Body/ Slut / Image shaming |#GuestPost by Artist Shubhra Chaturvedi|

As a country we are so prejudiced.  We love stereo types and we will go at any length to justify the same. Out of box, anything different from the mass is not acceptable. Especially when it comes to how we look. So a man need to be tall and well-built, well-groomed and   a woman needs… Read More [ #Opinion ] Body/ Slut / Image shaming |#GuestPost by Artist Shubhra Chaturvedi|

BarAThon, Blog Challenge

Of Ice and Men – Branding women as Frigid or a Tease | #BarAThon |

Act 1 / Scene 1 ” This hot pink one is going to knock his socks off, guaranteed!” coaxed my shopping companion. “I don’t know… isn’t it like too see-through? I don’t want him to get the wrong idea. After all its my first date after the breakup and I know I am not ready… Read More Of Ice and Men – Branding women as Frigid or a Tease | #BarAThon |