PinnedDo we really need an International Women’s Day in 2021 ?It is March 8th again. Another International Women’s Day is upon us. My work as a coach, facilitator and co-founder of GLOW- Growing Leadership of women is all about supporting women. …Womens Day5 min readWomens Day5 min read
May 25, 2021Should we call them widows?Should we call them widows? Recently I received a message from various sources about a resource group for covid widows. Yes, widows- women who have lost their husbands and not married again. The male equivalent is widower- a man who has lost his wife and not married again. Some women…Widow6 min readWidow6 min read
May 9, 2021What is the best gift for Mother’s Day?What is the best gift for Mother’s Day? It is Mother’s Day and my social media feeds are full of messages glorifying the great thing called Motherhood. But I am not sure what Happy Mothers Day really means. My mother has been significant influence in my life and has shaped…Mothers Day2 min readMothers Day2 min read
Apr 16, 2021The Many roles of the Great Indian KitchenSometime in 6th century BC, Sumangalamata, the wife of an umbrella maker, mother of Sumangala, left her family to become a Theri,,a Buddhist nun. This is a poem she wrote as she experienced the sweet taste of liberation. A woman well set free! How free I am, How wonderfully free…Cooking5 min readCooking5 min read
Nov 11, 2020Kamala Harris and the Magnificent BurdenKamala Harris and the Magnificent Burden of being the First There is a flurry of activity on my Family Whatsapp group. Someone has unearthed a distant connection with a second cousin’s chitti. Someone else has recognized the lady in the traditional Madisar, the nine yard saree- the maternal grandmother, from…Women5 min readWomen5 min read
Nov 4, 2020Thriving in Isolation during the PandemicTwelve days ago, I tested positive for COVID 19. I removed myself from the rest of the family- my husband who was already isolated in our bedroom after testing positive and my daughter, mother and cook, who were spared. I retreated into my 100sq ft study, made a bed out…Pandemic5 min readPandemic5 min read
