Of all the stories that I have brought back from Pondicherry, there is this one which I cannot stop thinking about. Obviously, my series on Pondicherry will begin with this empowering tale that has had such an impact on me. There’s so much about Pondicherry that I want to write, but for a change, this … [Read more…]
Temples. Pious, divine, holy temples. Prohibiting menstruating women to enter their premises since centuries. Because periods and purity are mutually exclusive. Well. Hypocracy? 8 kms from Guwahati is the Kamakhya Devi Temple, which is one of the fifty one Shakti Peeths. A legend goes that Shiva’s wife, Sati committed suicide when her father insulted her husband. Carrying … [Read more…]
A couple of months ago, I got an invitation to catch up with the team of a unique social organization called India Meets India. The meeting turned out like opening a pandora’s box of everyday problems that half the India suffers from. But, it wasn’t just that. The team at India Meets India wasn’t focussing on the … [Read more…]
Flashback to 1995. Summer Vacations. Days that were made of grandparents, mangoes, Famous Five books and constant pleas to show us the Delhi we read about in books. Days that are etched in memory as the best ones ever. Days that now are memories of a time which seems so distant even though it’s so … [Read more…]
