Every year, as Navratri approaches, our homes transform. The diyas are lit, the idols are adorned, and chants of Jai Mata Di fill the air. For nine nights, we worship the nine forms of the Devi: Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kali, and more, each symbolizing courage, abundance, wisdom, and power. …
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I want to visit Mars! #BlogchatterBlogHop
For their weekly Blog Hop, one of the prompts by Blogchatter for this week was, ‘Would you rather visit Moon or Mars?’. Mars! Mars! I want to visit Mars! Why? That’s where the men are supposedly from! ‘Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus’, remember this line? How…
Messages from the other Planet #MyFriendAlexa
Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. This is a topic that has been discussed and dissected when it is not being used, abused, referred to, or taken advantage of, each time debating inhabitants of Mars and Venus come face to face. Because the chasm between the two…
Why Women Should Consume Protein Powder
I have been working out for the past many years now, Lifting Weights, a lot of Stretches, and Cardio being my constants. A while ago, my Personal Trainer suggested that I add a Women Protein Powder to my daily diet. As a woman, why do I need to consume Protein…
No Country for Women
In a small town near Jammu, 8-year-old Asifa was grazing her horses. As the day turned to dusk, the horses returned home, without Asifa. A frantic search by worried parents yielded no results and little Asifa was nowhere to be found. Asifa turned up a week later, as a battered…
Stop! #BangaloreMolestation
Yesterday, I turned into an observer. I observed myself. I dressed up to meet a friend and as I did I realized that I looked at myself from every angle ensuring that the kurta I was wearing wasn’t too well fitted and my flowing hair stylishly, and cleverly, covered my…