A certain event remains vivid in my mind, even decades later. One morning, my paternal grandmother woke as she always did—before the sun had fully risen, before the day had announced itself. Her routine was steady and unremarkable, as most women’s labour often is: necessary, repetitive, and rarely acknowledged. Her day revolved around farming onContinue reading “A Cow, a Feast, and a Decision she never made”
Category Archives: Feminist Perspectives: Provocative Insights on Societal Issues
Women, hair politics and choices!
A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life – Coco Chanel. Marvelous things happen in the bathroom! Whether taking a shower or in a bathtub or using a basin, it is the one place where there is a high likelihood (likelihood 😊) of being alone in your thoughts. Many of us read and check phones while inContinue reading “Women, hair politics and choices!”
The girl that I knew
She was only 13 Or maybe she was or 12, or 14 or 15 years old It does not matter, Oh it matters She was a child I knew her as a class mate. An older girl, I thought. Sometimes I admired the older girls They seemed to have more confidence Or maybe not TishalaContinue reading “The girl that I knew”
I am a child of the universe 