A friend of mine once told me that some women don’t know what a good relationship feels like. She said it’s when you are NOT under constant stress and fear of what your partner will do next, how he will find another reason to get angry and fight, demean you, or create another situation where …
I finally managed to watch this movie. I find it very difficult to sit through these movies with unnecessary songs and new actors and actresses because I don’t like any of them! But someone had recommended me to watch it since it was on consent. As a movie I did not find it that great …
Satyaprem Ki Katha: Well Intended But Problematic Read More »
When I first saw that there was a show called Scoop on Netflix, I was not keen. One of the reasons was that I did not think I could sit through a show with Karishma Tanna as the lead. I have only seen her in Kyunki Saas bhi kabhi bahu thi. Somehow, since I had …
Scoop Review: Easily The Best Hindi Show Currently On OTT Read More »
Ghisi Piti Mohabbat is an entertaining Pakistani drama that teaches us a lesson or two on the impermanence of marriage, and on women being self-sufficient. I am in awe of this Pakistani drama. This is a masterpiece. At 25 episodes, it is crisp, entertaining and hard-hitting. The casting, the acting, the dialogues, the humour, the myriad …
Ghisi Piti Mohabbat: “Marriage Is Just An Experience”, Finally Somebody Said It! Read More »
I recently watched Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey. The movie was recommended to me by a kind reader on my Facebook Page, and then recently by a friend. I don’t know why I had missed this gem. Watching this movie left me with a lot of thoughts. More than a movie review, this is an article …
Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Movie Review: Time For Some Truth Bombs Read More »
The recent show, Anatomy of a Scandal on Netflix based on a book by Sarah Vaughan raised some uncomfortable questions on consent. I love watching limited series. I have a short attention span and I find it hard to follow series with multiple seasons as I get bored soon. I usually search for ‘limited series’. …
Anatomy Of A Scandal: No Means No Is Just Another Scam To Blame Women Read More »
I have received a message from a male friend asking why women suddenly block men. According to him, he had not done anything vulgar or indecent to deserve this treatment from a woman. The woman was someone he has interacted with before, and met a few times. He is not someone she ‘met online’ so …
Six Reasons Why Women Block (Some) Men Sometimes Read More »
Two days ago, I read that a woman, Priyanka Reddy was gang-raped and burnt alive. I am scared of fire to the extent that I do not use a match-stick. I thought I could not read more about it. It was too horrific. I avoided thinking about it. I had no words. We don’t like …
Dear Husbands: Control Your Anger. Not Your Wives! Please read the full article on Women’s Web on the link above.
Attended an event by ‘We The Women’ yesterday where Tanushree Dutta spoke about what happened to her. She was in conversation with Barkha Dutt and Sandhya Menon, the journalist who started a movement similar to MeToo in India where women are being encouraged to write about sexual harassment they have faced at workplace. Here is …