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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
In the last month of July this year, we received the saddest news… a far relative which we consider a good friend committed suicide. At first, we cannot believe it. We never thought that he was suffering and this pandemic…
My background/inspiration: I have always been a compassionate, feminist (who believes in equal rights for everyone). I firmly believe that I chose this life, the people and events in them, for a reason. My own personal…
Super Typhoon Goni (local name Rolly) struck the Philippines last November 1, 2020. It is the fifth storm to impact the Philippines in just over three weeks. About 2.1 million people were affected by the storm, with more…
|This post is an invitation to further your reflective works and redirect your thinking. This post is not an end in itself and hence, cannot and will not and must not be viewed as the only way through your current situation…
Namaste, Salam, Shalom, Peace, Paz, Pyeongwha, Heping, Heiwa, Pace, Mir, Over the past 16 years, I am honored to say that I developed a plan for WOMEN to unite the people of the world and lead a new global peace movement! I…
Women empowerment is a current focus, globally but what are its indicators, how can you work to achieve women empowerment, how can you know women empowerment is being achieved or not achieved? I was at a corporate office…
I saw Chhapaak yesterday. The experience was like how I felt when I watched Gajjni many years ago. Disturbed to the core by the intensity of violence against women in India, I envy others who could come out of the cinema…
Having an offline World Pulse circle has always been my dream. We interact a lot online but hardly meet, yet we are in the same countries or regions. On the 23rd of February, we did create a Kenyan Circle of World Pulse.…
I lost my father when I was 6 years old and I've been raised by a single mother for ten years. My fathers family was not helping us in any way and we faced fincial problems at home. I felt like there's no point of living…
Philippines is one of the largest sending country of migrant workers, compared to other countries in ASEAN, Philippines has the most advanced mechanisms for migrant labor recruitment and overseas deployment. I had once…
We may fight the coronavirus if we only keep in mind this World Pulse word:" We create greater impact together than alone". Yesterday I was explaining my sisters of our local NGO FEUPAS Grands Lacs on how the outbreak…
We are all facing a global health crisis. Perhaps it's a reminder of the past deeds and decisions of the human race of manipulating the planet whichever way we deemed fit and now nature has it's own way to level out and make…
"Encouraging others not only makes them feel good, it makes me feel good, too”- Renee Swope Our monthly Encourager Party gets better month after month! This time, we have a male attendee, Sujit , and new World Pulse sisters…
I had just turned 14. I chose a pair of shorts to wear with a relatively demure top. My mother chastised me, telling me revealing too much skin, i.e my legs could turn my uncle on! In my head, I started wondering whether I…
Today I bring to you my meaning to security as a woman based on my personal experiences. “Security means my well-being and inner peace”. Well-being is essential for me to overcome difficulties and achieve what I want. Past…
Children are the biggest victims of Talibanization in Afghanistan; their future’s stolen at a very young age they are forced to choose Taliban Camps over schools. This happens with most of the kids in Southern parts of the…
There is the clarion international call to "BalanceForBetter" as the theme for 2019 International Women's Day goes. How can this balance feel better? Who holds the keys to the scale? Here are the answers: Me; You; Anyone…