I was born in Bangalore, and grew up between my grandparents' home in Bangalore and with my mum, dad and brother in Chennai. I grew up with stars in my eyes, hoping to do medicine in the hope of "helping people", until I…
I joined high school in 2006 and one I thing I remember was how impolite people were with me, how they segregated me because of my size, how they treated me because of how I looked like. I do not know who defines beauty in…
I joined World Pulse in December 2017. Three years ago, I was an isolated, silenced, insecure stay-at-home mother without a clear direction in life. I thought pursuing personal dreams were already too late for me, and that I…
As the world faces its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions on mental health became more prevalent nowadays. Having mental health challenges is an invisible pandemic by itself. It needs the same concern and…
Every women dream to have a happily married life, a caring and loving husband and responsible. A husband who will not hurt the wife physically. When i was young i can see my parents arguing until my father try to shoot my…
It’s 2020, and breasts are in danger. We’ve always known that, but this is danger like you’ve never heard before. To all the ways that women’s bodies are pillaged and plundered by patriarchy, add breast ironing. As another…
It is the women I love Those women who meet with me in the woods Who call us to circle with their drums Who come to dance ourselves into our own power Those women who call on us to create a shift To find and use our voices…
I have a dream; a vision where all beings and living organisms live in harmony…. everyone lives in peace, and balance has been restored to the planet. Women and men, alike, embrace all their feminine and masculine traits; or…
Almost 25 years ago I made a change in my life to walk away from violence. Hurt and troubled it took me a long time to speak about it. To not be angry including with myself. To reconcile myself. To understand that the root…
“The best gift life can ever give you is sister who understands you, feels your pain and takes the journey with you.” I have always admired their relationship. It’s genuine and pure. Two women who found each other and have…
It seems to be that it does not matter how many campaigns you will start and run, how many female harasser will go to jail. It’s a never-ending process and cycle, it still continues The purpose of sharing my voice with you…
The story of my life and living cannot be complete without mentioning technology. To some, this may be blasphemy, but to me, who went through it, it is to the glory of God Almighty. The summary of my message is no one can…
Oh! Tiff, you are a blind, you cannot travel alone. Tiffany, sit in the last bench, since you are a blind. Hey Tiff, stand aside, don’t mingle with others. You are asking too many questions, just keep quiet, Tiffany. How can…
Hope is a choice in these trying times. I find hope in every seed that grows to bloom into a mature plant that can produce a stalk, stem or fruit with seeds that can be planted again. I find hope in farmers who continue to…
I'm sitting at the new church hall of the Wesley Methodist Church in Suva. I say new because as a child our Sunday School events would be staged in the old wooden hall. But several cyclones later the hall is new. It is built…
This is my humble contribution to the 16 Days of Activities Against Gender-Based Violence. My family and I were in the middle of moving to a new home during that time. I have already pre-recorded this video but due to the…
Half of the population around the world comprises of women. Women with high economic potential are considered as independent and highly empowered. Do you think this is true? Can our well-being be explained just by having…
The woman is the primary and often the only caregiver of children and elderly dependents at the household level; care work and constraints on her mobility imposed by family being the two ways patriarchy controls working…
I dont add strangers on my facebook, my purpose to have a Facebook account is not make friends with man. My profile is to stay connected with those people whom I met in real world, as at times people change places and phone…
Hi world pulse I come back here to share a story!!!!!!praying you enjoy. In my community there's so much rain and the mosquitoes are breeding and the spread of malaria is at its peak. My heart aches for the girls that…
The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres called for a domestic violence “ceasefire” amid “horrifying global surge.” The UN Women declared the widespread prevalence and rise in gender-based violence as a “…
I’ve been watching this young prolific multi-talented mother, teacher and painter from the sidelines. Spotted her on March 8, 2019 when she attended the Conversations on Women and Change to celebrate International Women’s…
This post comes from the grassroot work led by Breaking the Silence in Ukhrul district in India's northeastern state of Manipur and has been developed from the field diary with an aim to share experiences from the region…
बहुसंख्य है वो , हर तरफ है वो समाज के हर टपके में है दिखती कभी उठाती है मैला, फोड़ती है पत्थर तो कभी हल है वो खिंचती She is predominant, she is omnipresent, Visible in every social strata, Picking up trash, breaking stones;…
Note: This article was published in my column " Half the sky" on Deccan Herald on 11 October 2020 In a male-dominated real estate sector, how do single women and single mothers cope with the process of looking for a house on…