Maa had always warned us about the kitchen. She says that once you enter it, you cannot come out of it easily. After getting married, I finally realized that she could not have been more right.Apart from Az, I share my marital home with his two siblings and three cousins. And when seven people use …
Category: Women
An Equal World
We always talk and dream about an equal world for men and women. Maybe, we should start with boys and girls. An equal world is not built overnight, but over generations. I am often termed a feminist. The reasons are the obvious. I am opinionated, I am vocal about my thoughts, advocate gender equality and …
Metro Tales #1: Specky
Ever since i arrived in Delhi, I have always preferred Delhi Metro Rail to any other public transport. I usually travel in the designated women's compartment (Read my post 'The Pink Zone') and one can see all kinds of dynamics at this place. However, there are interesting things happening all around in Delhi Metro.A few …
Share The Load
The last week had been a busy one. Az (my husband) and I were visiting my parents in Assam the previous week. So office last week was quite hectic with workload. Plus it was six days working for me. Each day I wished I could sleep a little longer in the mornings. So I was …
Sharing The Laundry Job
I was excited when I received a mail from BlogAdda two weeks back, saying that I have been selected for the #WashBucketChallenge activity post my #ShareTheLoad blog post “The Official Laundry Officer”. And yesterday, I finally received the Ariel Matic sample pack. The activity asked that I take up the #WashBucketChallenge activity with the male …
The Oil For Your Lamp
We women, by nature, are usually giving. Nurturing, caring, and loving are all termed as feminine qualities and rightly so. We have always been givers rather than takers. And sadly, that has become the only accepted aspect of our personality over time. And when we do dare think about ourselves, we come across as selfish …
The Official Laundry Officer
I have grown up in a nuclear family and my father is the only male in the house. And I have not seen him washing any of his clothes ever, not even his own handkerchief. When I got married and moved into my new home, I found that the situation is quite similar. Before me, …
Bit by Bit
On my birthday this year (it was last week), my husband gave me a card which said "To the wonderful woman I married". Today we were talking about the card and he said laughing, "I had married a wonderful woman, no doubt about it". And added gently that but the woman I am today is …
Not My Shame
It's again that time of the year when rape news is doing the rounds. Earlier this year, NCRB's report showed that 93 women are raped everyday in India. And these are just the reported cases, mind you. (Read Times of India article) Like every time, arguments and discussions are taking place as to why rapes …
Local Maayka
My little sister Namz arrived in Delhi exactly three years ago. This one was a first because it was she who used to follow me to a new place. But this time it was I who followed her; even though I knew much before that I had to come here anyways. She moved to Delhi …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 