Sexism still rages

The powerful women in politics are not immune to sexism — Priyanka Gandhi and Smriti Irani seem to be the pet targets There are glaring contradictions in the narrative of those who claim to be torch-bearers of liberal ideas. One of the aspects of liberal discourse is to deal with issues without getting personal about […]

Two steps forward

Are elected women leaders just proxies for the men in their families, or do they have real control? In search of answers, Patriot went to Meerut district to meet two women leaders — a village Pradhan and a Nagar Panchayat Chairperson Bharoli village in Mawana tehsil is criss-crossed with little lanes that lead into homes […]

Orthodox mindset prevails

In college, I used to hang out with two of my classmates, both boys. But the fact that I was spending a lot of time with them was not taken in a good way by my other classmates. I heard people saying (behind my back) that ‘She’s double dating.’ There was much more to this. […]

Meeting of minds

Women who have fought their battles and arrived in life, refrain from judging and excluding people, come together to celebrate life The biggest personal battle we fight is to acknowledge ourselves as we are, and not pretend to be who we aren’t for social consumption. Coming out may therefore be traumatic as well as an […]

Iron deficiency still a problem in India

Haemoglobin counts continue to be low even as the country’s development parameters improve. Awareness about nutrition is key According to the National Family Health Survey 2016, India has the highest number of anaemic individuals globally — nearly 53% adult women and 50% pregnant women in India are anaemic. Santanu Misra, co-founder of the non-governmental organisation […]

Multi-taskers, pay heed!

With proper exercise and a nutritious diet, you can generate enough energy to perform myriad tasks every day — and keep yourself happy We women are multi-taskers by nature. We survive on a hidden energy that gives us that rush of adrenaline to fulfill a dozen tasks to perfection.We are known as nurturers but we […]

Together again

After blogging as Mrs Funnybones, Twinkle Khanna has become a topselling author with her debut novel set in a Kerala health spa called Shanthamaaya. An extract Jay must have already told Lalit that I was in Shanthamaaya because he didn’t look surprised to see me. He smiled, a wide, gummy smile, and pulled me towards […]

CHEF DHWANI

Born, brought up and educated in Mumbai, Chef Dhwani did her initial schooling from Poddar High School and junior college from Jai Hind College. Influenced by one of her paternal uncles, she developed a desire to become a chef and thus chose to do her formal education in Hotel Management from IHM, Bengaluru under the […]