Feminist Approach Towards Technology
Unfortunately I lost the post where I had interviewed my mom’s house maid Meena on her telephone usage (I think I still have notes, perhaps to show it up again). I enjoy being curious about how...
View ArticleWhy my dad is a Superhero: Millennium India Education Foundation
I’m writing this post because my dad is a superhero. My dad is habitually on the phone all the time because there are ten thousand people who keep calling him and he’s compulsively helping them....
View ArticleIs a brand alienating women by focusing on ‘fast’ ?
We heard a speaker from Puma recently and the association of the Puma brand with ‘speed’ and ‘fast’ came up quickly. Someone from the audience ( a girl) asked the Puma speaker just how many women were...
View ArticleWhat is my culture?
Recently while eating spicy Thai (and not even a coconut base) chicken and a bowlful of sticky, shinning rice, in a half Deutsch-half Vietnamese (?) restaurant named Panda ( there’s enough Chinese as...
View ArticleMeri Kahani Meri Zubaani: My story in my words
I wrote about FAT in an earlier post. They just released a Radio show made by the girls in their own words – on domestic violence. The show is in Hindi for about 30 minutes, but I translated a few...
View ArticleDrawing boundaries: Between work and life
I’m glad to post today that my work obsession is over. I mean I love working. I feel I’m ambitious and excited to get working every day. However, I have stopped carrying work over to evenings,...
View ArticleNonsense is the new normal: You become what you read
The secret of my offline life is that, in secret (known although to a few), an offer for “let’s get a selfie”, lifts me up. It makes me smile and I enjoy it. Not to be able to share on any networks,...
View Article30 Days Of Gratitude: The Art & Science of Leadership
I’ll start with a story on the art and science of leadership on day 11 of my gratitude project. Bear with me on this one, as I put my memories together. I am a sort of a party pooper as my husband and...
View ArticleTragedy of Commons: The Things That Bother Me About the Indian Online Space
I wanted to share the beautiful orange trees lacing the street we just moved to, but I was also working on a research topic that I made the mistake of Googling. The top search result of “Indian girls”...
View ArticleBun and Butter: Chai Ki Tapri in Nasik
My food tastes and memories are vastly different from my husband’s much to his disappointment. I usually have no interest in Misal or anything too spicy and garlic-y. So while I keep getting out for...
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