womenempowerment Tag

By Apoorva Ravi  Navratri, the 9 days of celebrating the victory of goodness over evil, is a festival of significance in India. It is celebrated in different ways in various parts of the country, and one of the central themes is women’s emotional strength and courage despite all odds. In our contemporary world, where the noble intentions of feminism are occasionally misconstrued,...

Let’s face some hard truths. For generations, we have pigeonholed women into aspects across their behaviours, appearance, and roles in society. Poised demeanour, ideal homemaker, born to be a mother – for the longest time, this is how society has recognized women. These stereotypes are limiting and harmful, and do not reflect the full range of experiences and abilities of women. With...

A dear friend Dhruv was test-driving a BMW car, on the verge of realizing his long-cherished dream of owning one. My husband – Raghav and I were happy for him. So when Dhruv asked us to join him on a drive to give him feedback on the leg-room space and passenger experience, we were thrilled to help. Motivated by Dhruv’s excitement at the wheel, Raghav wanted a turn and Dhruv readily...