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What makes Men Rape? 26 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm
Please read. Two links that finally ask the right questions and attempt to answer them rationally. What makes Men Rape? (link shared by Anil Singhal) The aim of this rapist is to humiliate, debase...
“If a girl has done MBBS or IAS, I can understand that she did not get time to learn cooking. But it’s strange how you, a mere journalism post graduat... 25 Aug 2013 | 01:23 pm
Sharing an email. Dear Indian Homemaker, Thanks for running this blog. It’s therapeutic. Please find below one of the many incidents after my marriage that began to crush me, until I rebelled (in m...
“The sense of entitlement that’s hard-wired into every male child in an Indian household” 23 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm
Let me share some parts I agreed with (in blockquotes) from this link shared by Sundar, Why Indian Men Are Still Boys – Nisha Susan (Tehelka.com). Disclaimer: Not all Indian men fit into the stereot....
“I will not sit back and allow the image of India’s men to be tarnished by an article that does not articulate other sides to India.” 22 Aug 2013 | 11:11 am
What do you think of the post linked below? Does it anger you? Does the article make you feel ashamed of your country – if yes, why? Does the article make you wish RoseChasm had taken care not to hurt...
“I had written an email about being a DIL in the joint family, I am happy to share my current state …” 21 Aug 2013 | 10:27 am
Sharing an email. Subject: Thoughts on how my life improved_Publish this to thank all the readers for their support. I had written an email about a year back about being a DIL in the joint family: ...
“I have to seek permission for visiting parents. My phone bill has to be reasonable. My expenses nominal. And my desires non-existent.” 19 Aug 2013 | 07:48 pm
Sharing an email. “I am very frustrated and need some independence for my own. Be it financial or decision making. I don’t like anyone micro-managing my life at each stage.” Hi IHM. First of all, t...
Why Indian women wear toe rings (BICHHIYA)? there is a Science Behind this.. 16 Aug 2013 | 01:01 pm
This message, posted on Aug 10, became very popular on facebook,1813 likes and 4145 shares when I last checked. Why Indian women wear toe rings (BICHHIYA)? there is a Science Behind this..read n shar...
“This impudence of a widow to fall in love cannot be tolerated by any man. He punished Soorpanakha by mutilating her nose and ears.” 14 Aug 2013 | 12:35 pm
Indian brothers (and neighbours, elders, uncles, fathers, random strangers etc) are expected to ensure their ‘sisters’ remain ‘pure’ until they are ‘married off’. Once married, then no matter how pain...
Some basic questions on joint family finances and daughters in law. 12 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
The questionnaire below is for a research for a newspaper article. How would you answer these questions? The Questionnaire: 1) Do you talk openly about money in your family? So, for example, do...
On 19th Jan 2013. 11 Aug 2013 | 02:02 pm
On 19th Jan 2013 she would have been 22 and we did nothing… what we each did try, in our own ways, was to try to pretend that it was just another day. It was a mistake. A mother (and now a friend) w...
