Samaira Jindal What are rights? The dictionary meaning of rights is, ‘a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something. According to me, rights are something that a person/object can do and has the authority and the power to take actions. What is equality? The purpose of having equality is no one discriminates against […]
Gender stereotypes and years of conditioning, don’t really leave a choice for children in India, to choose their ‘true’ gender beneath their skin. A gender more acceptable to their soul than the society they breathe in. Take the case of a distant friend, who I took to be a lesbian, recently informed me that he […]
“Show yourself softness, kindness, compassion as no one knows your body and soul better than you.” said Seema Sondhi, creator of Seema Sondhi – The Yoga Studio, during the first session of the Sayfty Self-Care Summit. Have you heard of chair pull-ups? It is easier than regular pull-ups. Sondhi taught it to the 50 women […]
Aarushi Trivedi I wake up from my comfy bed. I look outside and a ray of warm sunlight peeks through the window. Wow! A lovely cup of coffee in this marvellous weather is something I need. So, why wait? I click a button beside my bed and my robot “A.T.” brings me a hot cup of coffee. […]
Parul Khakhar speaks volumes with her silence. This revolutionary poet from Gujarat who captured the imagination of the world with her “Shab Vahini Ganga” has not been selective in her criticism of the “system”. People who try to denigrate her work as a one-time outing to defame the government for its mishandling of the pandemic, […]
A tribal woman in Gujarat is fearing for her life and pleading for help from the police in a family dispute where in the accused reportedly assaulted her physically and sexually. Vinita, 43, has registered a FIR with Chichod police in Chhota Udepur claiming that her 21-year-old son Ajay had a love marriage with Payal […]
Mithilesh Khandwala Becoming the Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy seems to be fascinating but at the same it comes with lots of responsibilities. As Spider-man’s Uncle Ben rightly said, “With great power comes great responsibility.” I would be overjoyed to be the PM even for a day as it would mean that I […]