Female Genital Mutilation: A violation of a woman’s most basic Right to Health "My two sisters, myself and our mother went to visit our family back home. I assumed we were going for a holiday. A bit later they told us that we were going to be infibulated. The day before our operation was … Continue reading Female Genital Mutilation by Esha Chakraborty
Courage Is Grace Under Fire
It’s not every day that we find ourselves in presence of someone great; and are faced with the realization that no matter what we do, we could never amount to even a fraction of all that they are. It’s even rarer to relish that feeling and bask in its afterglow, rather than detest it. When … Continue reading Courage Is Grace Under Fire
Women, Art, and Empowerment – The Journey by Radhika Maira Tabrez
Women, Art, and Empowerment – The Journey Gaius Plinius Secundus, a Roman writer, in the 1st century claimed that a woman named Dibutandes made the first ever painting. As her lover prepared to travel afar, she traced his silhouette on the wall, to remember him by. But ever since then women, have been struggling to … Continue reading Women, Art, and Empowerment – The Journey by Radhika Maira Tabrez
Radhika Maira Tabrez
Hello Radhika, thank you for being a part of IWI’s Incredible Women Writers of India 2016, and sharing your journey as a writer. How would you define yourself? Wow! Now that’s one question that never ceases to baffle us, does it? Just like all the other people I know, I too am constantly evolving, morphing from … Continue reading Radhika Maira Tabrez
Before We Visit the Goddess by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
I have always believed that reading a good book is an experience that transcends most other means of entertainment. Before We Visit the Goddess by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni increased my conviction in such an experience of reading a well-written book. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni does not need any introduction and the merit of her craft is well established. … Continue reading Before We Visit the Goddess by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
INCREDIBLE WOMEN OF INDIA 