A take on why we need to stop treating women as milk products and allow them to lead the life, of their choice. — Recently I came across a video on Instagram, it was a standup piece by a Chinese woman talking about how in her country, women over the age of 27, are considered “leftovers” if they aren’t in a romantic committed relationship. “i’m chinese leftover” she said 😲😲 #funny #comedy #shorts #agt “i’m chinese leftover” she said😲😲 #funny #comedy #shorts #agt chinese comedian lady amazed everyone by his…youtube.com

Just let us be our authentic selves. — “EXCUSE ME, WHY DO WE NEED TO BE BEAUTIFUL? A couple of years ago, I saw a beauty campaign that had women of different colours, ages, and sizes be reminded, that they are still “beautiful”. I was in a Gender, Race, Sexuality & Justice class when it aired on the…

Children of Divorced Parents are not the ones from broken homes. — Five months pregnant. That’s when my mother decided to leave my father, who was in the US, to come back to India. Two years later, they were divorced. I had not seen my father and didn’t get to even enter what was once their home, yet it was conveyed by…

Redefining what it means to be at home. — “15 more minutes please mom….” “Ria, we are going to be late to the airport. You know its an international flight” “5 more minutes?” “Okay, only five. Hurry up!” Every single time. It’s been six years since I left India for the first time, to pursue my education abroad. Since…

History, economics, psychology and tangible solutions. — Dear Readers, We are gathered today, to witness the union of A and B in holy matrimony. There’s however a slight change. They aren’t marrying for love. Nobody does. And yes, that’s normal. More so, even the norm. Believe it or not, marrying for love, the ultimate fairytale concept is…

My experience feeling Lost and Found. — It was the summer of 2020. At the age of 21, I had my first experience of existential crisis. I was under the impression that an unprecedented pandemic meant that it was time to just concentrate on not dying. Turns out, my fellow classmates were busy starting startups and non-profits. …

Where there is a will, there’s a way, even if that means the dark side of the Moon. — History has been made today. This is the first time that a Rover has landed on the Dark Side of the Moon, under the leadership of The ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization ) chief, S. Somnath, whose name literally means, Lord of the Moon, according to Hinduism. An amazing coincidence…

Fewer views, more money, and other lessons learned, in my first month at Medium. — I know the new program changes have been getting a lot of slack. Earlier people were rewarded for member reading time and now that seems to not matter as much. Why is it great then? When you are new to Medium, you’re getting used to the platform, and figuring out…

If Mental health is a vehicle, here’s how to refill gas. — Wouldn’t it be great if happiness came knocking at our doors? I’d love to live 24/7 in Disneyland too.. but we know that’s not possible. In school, the active voice was shown to be better than the passive voice. The same works for mental health. In today’s world, you need…