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"What goes into a child's mind is more important than what goes into her body."
Mindfulness For Munchkins
It is International Yoga Day today. Yoga is NOT just about physical aasanas. It is also about mindfulness and awareness of your own self...
"Yes, No more thinking... You need to just do it.": Death By Texting.
A young girl in Massachusetts, US, was recently pronounced guilty of involuntary manslaughter for abetting the suicide of her boyfriend 3...
Class XII girl claims she eloped due to Tamil movies; Censor Board summoned.
The Central Board of Film Certification popularly known as the Censor Board has been summoned by the Madras High Court in a case...
The UnFair(y) Tales: Part II (Snow White)
In a previous article, we started to see if and how fairy tales are biased against women. Our next heroine Snow White has only one claim...
The UnFair(y) Tales: Part I (Haste Makes Waste and Rapunzel)
I’ve been reading some children’s stories again thanks to my daughter N. And what strikes me so hard now in my adulthood is how biased...
Bahubali: Of Winning Prizes And Taming Shrews.
It's been a while since Bahubali was released but considering the sequel is just a few months away, here's a piece I wrote just after...
The Bane Of “Item” Songs.
Cinema is probably one of the major influences on children today. The impact and hold of cinema on the audience has become all the more...
"Boys Don’t Cry." - Do Ads convey this?
How many times have you heard that “Boys don’t cry”? That real men never shed tears? That it is the women who have the privilege and...
Body-Shaming Men: When Gender Equality Isn't So Satisfying.
It wasn’t long ago that Adnan Sami was under the spotlight for losing Kgs of weight and reinventing a fit self. As news circulated that...
How much TV is good for kids
Growing up in an indian household, my tv time was mostly limited. Just like me many of the indian kids were often restricted to certain...