Festival
Diwali Stories: Two Tales of Gender Equality you can Learn From
Diwali is celebrated for a number of reasons, especially the return of Lord Ram from his exile of 14 years. People were supposed to be so happy to see their Prince return with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman, that they lit earthen lamps and decorated their houses to welcome them. It’s not just about …
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How We Solved Interfaith Marriage Problems
An interfaith marriage is still met with a lot of resistance in Indian society. Obviously, the biggest reason why arranged marriages are successful in India is religious and caste compatibility. The families meet only when the bride and the groom are of the same religion and caste. There are certain boxes that have to be …
Valentine day#Contest :Ho gaya hai tujhko to pyar sajna
Red roses, bottle of champagne,chocolates,cards,diamond jewellery…….this is a perfect landscape for a valentine day but coming from a small town and a conservative family, untill I got engaged I had no idea…..What a real valentine would be ? Ours is an arranged marriage and when I am saying ‘Arrange’,it means arranged by everyone accepted by …
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In a family of three we have four religions – Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism and Buddhism
(As told to Manjari Singh) I was a 23-year-old trainee journalist; he was the 40-year-old editor of The Sunday Times. I am Muslim, he was Hindu. Yet, love blossomed. My family resisted, but not because he was a Hindu. I grew up in a liberal home where we celebrated all festivals with great fervour – …
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The “Karva” Truth
Every year there comes this time where the social media would be flooded with “I love my husband” post, ladies decked up like heroines of Bollywood sagas, with mehendis and all, waiting eagerly for the moon to show up and a bunch of feminists tearing them apart with bunches of logics for following a regressive …
Welcoming Ganeshji into our homes
Image credit Here comes the week to invite the most respectable deity into our homes, who brings positive energy and happiness as he walks in. It’s his week to rule the homes, lanes, roads; shining with his presence placing himself in public pandals for group worship, across every corner of the country. He watches the …
