Travel. Stories. Poetry.
Wrapping this book with a ton of learnings! It’s a great retrospection on the challenges women face while rising. The anecdotes helped me relate how better we can harness our unique strengths and deal with the challenges. Women out there, go for it! A close friend of mine passed this book to me and now... Continue Reading →
If our scriptures tell us to throw our women into pyre and not educate our girls, will we do that?
During my postgraduate research at the University of Pennsylvania, I did an extensive study on the Israel-Palestine conflict and on civil society promoting peace. We as a team travelled to Israel, Palestine (West Bank) to study the on-ground situation and understand the conflict from different perspectives. Here is a piece not on the past of the... Continue Reading →
If it’s bright, it’s bright.If it’s dark, it’s dark.If you want hope, there’s hope. Just open your eyes and see,At those vast skies that hold a key. To the cosmos of perspective ✨
Isn't time too terrific?you are angry today, you move on tomorrow.nobody remembers. When tax payer money is embezzled,nobody remembers. When a starved family sleeps empty stomach,nobody remembers. When a soldier dies in the border,nobody remembers. When the country is sold to corporates,nobody remembers. But when death comes a feet away from you,you remember.
Just finished reading the book “Chanakya's Chant”, an amazing work of two beautifully penned parallel stories - One from the past about Chanakya and Chandragupta building India’s first biggest dynasty, the Mauryan Empire. The other from the future about a girl, Chandini Gupta, who rises from the slums to be the Prime Minister of India... Continue Reading →
Dark night, Stars so bright.Middle of the road midnight.Just within a hundred feet reach,Was the beautiful Chennai beach. Tempted to run onto the sand,But on nights it is a restricted land.Looked up to God praying for luck,The angel beside gave a smirk.Stretched out a mystical hand,promising a magical land. The whole community fast asleep,Walked into... Continue Reading →
We talk and work on women empowerment. We believe we are the strongest, probably the best generation advocating for equality and justice. Ever wondered, what was the role of women a 100 years ago?
Did I ever tell you about the time when I was stuck in snow screaming for help and thought that was the end of life? Let me pull off this glove to get us started! Skiing itself was an adventure. That day I decided to push myself to do something more adventurous. I took the... Continue Reading →
I work and work till my hands get sore,My back breaks and my neck aches.In the end, all we get is one meal a day.Don't act surprised, you know this is our way. Oh, come to our slum and see.We don't have the luxury to go on a debate spree.Upper caste, lower caste, rules are... Continue Reading →
Vineesha Badabhagni 