Women

Horses and Hearths: Saving Souls at Stable Homes

04 Mar 2023 07:50 AM IST

Of all the species struggling for survival in the twenty-first century, imperilled by pandemics and ecological crises, a certain sense of inevitable precarity pervades the lives of retired racehorses in India. Raised in an economy of competitive profits, these horses are kept for breeding or trained for participation in professional

A Healthy Recipe for Underprivileged kids

04 Mar 2023 07:47 AM IST

Nutritionist and founder of Mahilmadhi Iyakkam, an initiative to combat malnutrition among lower income groups, Divya Satyaraj and Poongkothai Chandrahasan, Sri Lankan Tamil activist, Founder/President of ‘Serendip Be The Change’ and granddaughter of Sri Lankan Tamil political leader the late S.J.V. Chelvanayakam, have joined hands to give more muscle to

Women Army Officers Are Equally As Lethal As Their Male Counterpart

04 Mar 2023 07:44 AM IST

If India has celebrated warrior queens like Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi, Razia Sultan, and Rani Chennamma of Karnataka, why is it abnormal to accept women on the war front in the 21st century? The question that arises today is, why do we still only associate the armed forces with

50% Congress Reserved For Women

26 Feb 2023 06:00 AM IST

Congress Party on Saturday decided to provide a 50 per cent reservation to scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs), other backward classes (OBCs), women, youth and minorities in its working committee and at all party positions. The Congress party said, “Constitution has been amended to provide Reservation to 50 per

Live-in Relationships: Beyond the Taboo and Paranoia

25 Feb 2023 02:20 AM IST

Our society has been progressing from traditional to transitional and now heading towards a shift where we are maturing into new stages and phases of human existence. A world where both east and the west are experiencing huge archetype shifts not only geographically but also culturally and conceptually, with the

Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes First Indian To Play 150 T20Is

25 Feb 2023 02:16 AM IST

During the team’s final group match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur wrote history. During the match against Ireland Women at St. George’s Park in Gqeberha, Harmanpreet became the first player in history, male or female, to play in 150 T20Is. Suzie Bates of New Zealand

For The Taliban, God Is A Man

25 Feb 2023 02:10 AM IST

The recent ban by the Taliban on the sale of contraceptives or any device used for birth control by woman is another pushback towards the development of an entire race of the subjugated Afghan women’s rights issues. Afghanistan has not only banned the autonomy of a woman and her body

Sania Mirza: I’d rather retire when people ask me why rather than when

18 Feb 2023 01:25 AM IST

During a press conference at the Australian Open, Sania Mirza talked about how her peers were surprised that she was set to retire. Mirza, now 36, is not on a decline in terms of her performances. And she proved it by reaching the final of the mixed doubles event in

We Women Want episode on work life balance

18 Feb 2023 01:24 AM IST

This week on We Women Want we speak to women councillors about the work life balance. A councillor is the first point of contact any citizen has with her or his elected representative and they are responsible for civic works like sewage and potholes and also to ensure peace and

Delhi Metro to organize competitions for women commuters

18 Feb 2023 01:23 AM IST

To commemorate International Women’s Day 2023, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is organizing a competition exclusively for women commuters. The slogan writing and artwork (handmade) competition will be organized from February 17, 2023, to February 21, 2023. The topic for the competition is “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality”. The DMRC will

Two tribal women from Jharkhand on the mission to electrify their villages

18 Feb 2023 01:22 AM IST

With a zeal to change their lives and electrify their villages, two women from Jodhpur, a village in Gandey block in Giridih district of Jharkhand, have come to Rajasthan to get trained in solar equipment. For the past five months, the duo has been learning the intricacies of solar equipment,

We Need To Remove Stigma attached to disease Vitiligo

18 Feb 2023 01:21 AM IST

Mamta Mohandas the Malayalam film star has been diagnosed with vitiligo. After battling cancer, this is her second battle to overcome.Women suffering from life altering diseases is slightly different from a man with the same issues. It is seen that women have a far more devastating result with diseases, that