And why?

One thought education and means would save our girls. But the latest report by The Lancet tells us that it is those mothers with lesser education and wealth but with a better sense of responsibility who seems to be saving our girls.

Can widowed women wear gajra?

Lijit shows interesting statistics of searches that land people on my blog.



One such was: Can widowed women wear gajra?* Here's a post written as a response to this interesting question in India 2010...

Please read the article, and do not forget to share your views, at Life Rules

* Gajra = small floral garland worn in hair

BBC debates gender equality

There was gender equality in its panel - three women and as many men. The BBC World Debate in New Delhi focused on the question whether gender equality is achievable in work place ? Consensus was, ‘ yes, but not anytime soon’. . .More. . .

E-magazine for women

I hope there is nothing stopping a man giving publicity to a women's venture! From Shruthi's blog I came to know of JustFemme, what's perhaps India's first e-magazine "by women for women"....More...

Are women in media over-empowered ?

Media women are a class apart. They are, perhaps, the most empowered of the lot. So much, in fact, that if the likes of Ms Kakaria have their way, women's empowerment in the media may well become a threat to many men hoping to get into the media. . .More. . .

A Tamil writer on her granddad

The reputation he had with all his grandkids was that of a stern person who had firm beliefs about the status of women, and their place in our households. In his reckoning a woman’s place was firmly in the kitchen. . .More. . .