The celebrated and welcome wave of feminism sweeping our world today might seem to be a modern day gift, but in reality it is not so new in India. We have innumerable women in our history who were expert at warfare and arts alike, had an steel-will and made their…

Man and nature — for some inexplicable reason, we have always considered ourselves separate from nature. When asked about nature, most of us would talk about the mountains, trees, rivers, animals, birds and bees, conveniently forgetting that we are as much a part of nature as any of these things…

Kanyadaan is a ritual in Indian weddings where the father of the bride provides his formal permission to the marriage between his daughter and the groom. It is often erroneously perceived as “giving away the daughter” or “donating the daughter” by the father of the bride. When I got married…

The end of an year and the beginning of a new one always puts me in a reflective mood — things that went well, things that went not so well. …

I’ve always loved books with bold and fierce female characters. While every other children’s book and fairy tale idealizes the demure and graceful damsel, in distress or otherwise, not enough books pride in having strong, relentless, fearless and even dangerous female characters who know what they want and how to…

In my soul, I am still that small child who did not care about anything else but the beautiful colors of a rainbow. -Papiha Ghosh Childhood is the golden age of one’s life. Each one of us cherish our childhood memories, when life was carefree and simple, and we did…

How many books did you read this year? Chances are, not as many as you wanted to. The benefits of reading are not unknown to anyone. While some read for the sheer pleasure they derive out of it, a large number want to derive the benefits of increased knowledge, improved…

Have you ever tried to pick your next read and felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices? With approximately 130 million books in the world and more and more coming out every day, it is increasingly difficult to decide what to read next. While some people read habitually and…

Its that time of the year again when tall resolutions to get a six pack, climb the mount Everest and write a best selling novel are made, only to be tossed off and forgotten till the next year. While the turn of an year enthuses us to turn our lives…