Flowing Thoughts

Sex Education
“Let’s talk about Sex.” Now, that’s a phrase not usually spoken aloud in Indian households. In fact, a statement like this is guaranteed to fetch you a few frowns and raised eyebrows from the family elders and the colony aunties. This is so because in our society, sex, like menstruation, is a taboo...
How can gender equality benefit men?
Gender inequality is often perceived as a problem that affects women. And it’s only understandable, given that the child sex ratio in the country as per the previous census records stands at 914 girls for every 1000 boys. This statistic, while true, does not present...
Consent - What we need to teach our boys

Consent, in and to any relation, should be a matter of right - when a girlfriend says it to her boyfriend, when a wife says it to her husband; indeed, when any woman says it to a man, it should be the last word.

The privilege of womanhood
Hypatia, arguably the first woman Astrologer, Philosopher and Mathematician, way ahead of her times, was rather brave to put forth her research on topics of religion and philosophy. She was a woman gifted with unnerving intelligence...
When sisters reclaim Raksha Bandhan
In July last year, I went to rural Haryana as part of fieldwork on primary education for children. During the survey, as a part of trust building we would tell the respondents about us...