Category: Her-story
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A Eulogy for my Grandmother
June 6, 2018 Every year since 2018, June 6 marks the death anniversary of my grandmother. In 2017, around this time I had to cut short my visit to India and I never got to say goodbye to her. This, I suppose, is me processing that loss and making peace with it. A few years…
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Assault
An unfeeling worldA cageCould you escape? Conform conform conformTo an older man’s importanceCould you escape? Some want sexSome want beautyAnd some want duty Could you escape? Tie you in shackles of righteousnessIf you triedBut who should you abide? That people exist with no questions,SheepThat people exist unanswered,f&#$!! (bleep)That rebels exist,wallowing, deep Why must some enjoy…
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The Not-so-Golden Ratio: What are the Odds?
This post tries to address the skewed representation of women in engineering education for the female perspective from first principles.
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The Not-so-Golden Ratio: Why Should I Care?
This post tries to address the skewed gender representation in technology and engineering education for the male perspective from first principles.
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The Not-so-Golden Ratio: Where are they?
This post tries to address the perception gap society has regarding women in engineering using first principles and a historic perspective.
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The Myth of Wonder Woman
So finally the much ado about (definitely something) ‘Wonder Woman’ has subsided. A female superhero who so far was only a sidekick in other male superhero movies, has her own thing now, her own story solely focused on her. Last summer I decided to tag along with my friends for the (in)famous batman vs. superman…
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Warrior in a Pink Sari- Excerpts
The international and Indian media has failed to represent women in non-conventional roles. While the list of atrocities, crimes, subjugation and discrimination against women is endless and keeps expanding, the cultural, religious and even spiritual representation of women mostly just helps to add fuel to the fire. I do not like to delve in this…