The Air Force tradition which mirrors a Punjabi custom
A daughter-in-law is for life It was the movie Ek Chadar Maili Si of the ‘80s that made me aware of …
I was a widow and a single mother at 28 till life gave me a second chance
The reality of being a single mother in India Widow…the word consumes itself. Being a widow at the age of …
Dad found a companion but everyone was determined to destroy their joy
She was standing at the doorstep, all in white. The young widow looked magnetic in her plain white sari with …
A date with a gigolo… Confessions of a widow
(As told to Shivanya Yogmayaa) I’ve been a widow of over 3 years, with no sexual pleasure. No, don’t get …
Why I’m not ashamed of my young Muslim lover
It was the end of 1998, nearly 3 years of being a miserable widow, juggling 16 hours of work, sun …
With pleasure comes responsibility – pointers for sex after divorce
The taboo around physical intimacy for a separated, divorced, or widowed person has begun to change. “My daughter was so …