Finally, the #metoo movement, that has the potential to redraw the workplace equations between men and women reaches the entertainment … More
Category: Meet the Female Goddess
Shubh Navratri!
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके । शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ This is the first Mantra that my father me … More
Aditi: The forgotten Mother Goddess
While reading Vedas, one encounters various Goddesses namely Aditi, Usa, Vac, Saraswati, and Prithvi among others. Aditi, meaning limitless, is … More
Draupadi to Dopadi
“What’s the use of clothes? You can strip me, but how can you clothe me again? Are you a man?… … More
Eco-Feminist Goddesses who protect the Forests
Forest cover one-third of the earth and give shelter to half of the world’s land-based species of animals, plants, and … More
Shitala: Goddess of cooling and healing
As a child, whenever I accompanied my mother to the local temple, pouring water on ShivLinga and other members of … More
What about the breast?
Being born and brought up in a so-called ‘third – world developing country,’ the kind of debates in the public … More
