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Bereaved parents feel increasing pressure as the days count down toward December 25th.
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2017-05-17 21:26
Guest Author: Vibha Shetiya
Originally published here: https://feminismandreligion.com/2017/04/30/the-cracked-glass-by-vibha-shetiya/
I haven’t shared this story with too many people… Read More
2017-05-03 16:29
Guest Post by Pragmatic Dreamer
(blog: https://apragmaticdreamer.wordpress.com/)
“Did you really want to die?”
“No one commits suicide because they want to die.”… Read More
2017-04-17 19:37
An email from a reader: please read and share –
have you been in a similar situation, if so, what was your experience?
what you would suggest to the letter writer’s fri… Read More
2017-04-03 20:16
Author: Dhanashree
The following post originally appeared on this blog.
THIS COULD’VE BEEN ME
by Dhanashree Ambedkar
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Pune: Woman techie mur… Read More
2017-03-29 00:18
Mansi, one of the readers here, asked the following question:
“We all know that in almost 100% of the cases:- mother in law and daughter in law clash – why is this? Please… Read More
2017-03-18 18:51
Author: Purna K.V., Blogger
(Original Post appeared here: http://koumudi.blogspot.co.za/2013/10/post-partum-depression-yes-i-faced-it.htm)
Post-Partum Depression. Yes , I faced it and N… Read More
2017-03-09 21:40
Author: Jenny
Hi All,
Please meet Jenny, fellow blogger and friend. I find her writing refreshingly honest and straightforward. This guest post of hers made me reflect on th… Read More
2017-03-02 03:01
A letter from a reader – I’ve asked the LW if I can share her letter as so many women find themselves in this situation and the discussion could be helpful to many women if… Read More
2017-02-22 04:15
Hello,
This is Priya. Some people have mistaken me for IHM (when I wrote a post here) and I’ve also received emails asking if this is my blog. I’d like to clarify tha… Read More
2017-02-10 02:13
Sometimes making a simple choice can be so exhausting.
I’m talking about the Mangalsutra. That chain that would be sinful not to wear. Only bad women, evil women, wo… Read More
2016-12-20 14:36
The first one minute. Honored!
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2016-08-23 23:01
Sharing an email I received. Please help and advise.
I’m not asking if I’m right or wrong. I know this might not be as bad as what some of you have experienced.
I just ask for su… Read More
2016-07-28 23:30
29th July 2007
Tagged: cat, cat and dog playing, dog, Ms Mutt, Nikon Coolpix 3500, old photographs, Sher Khan, Tejaswee Rao Read More
2016-07-05 20:12
Sharing this post from the child loss support group, In our hearts forever.
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How far have I come? Sharing some lessons learnt.
Did I expect this six years ago? 6th July it had rained for… Read More
2016-05-17 06:53
Sharing an anonymous email.
“I even asked my husband if he was maybe gay, in which case I just won’t tell anyone about it…”
Dear IHM,
I’m in a very unha… Read More
2016-05-16 05:35
Sharing an anonymous comment.
This victim of domestic violence wants to to stay married to the violent husband because she fears (amongst other things) that their child, a girl child being… Read More
2016-05-16 01:03
“Whom did we call when we had our sons? You were managing our business with young sons in your lap.”
Sharing an email and a link by Aditi Madan.
Why I refused to tak… Read More
2016-05-11 07:08
A gender neutral law that requires all children to ‘maintain’ the parents would be accepted, even welcomed by many today. It could change the way Indian parents (and society) lov… Read More
2016-05-09 01:39
I have come to understand that I like to read about other people’s journeys from trauma (of any kind) towards some amount of healing or acceptance. Recommendations requested and welcom… Read More
2016-04-21 03:39
Sharing a comment (and my response) asking some commonly asked questions about Marital Rape and how disallowing it might destabilise the society.
GS: I have a question that… Read More
2016-04-19 08:36
The Indian government [link] and the society [link] and hence the Indian legal system [link] seem to continue to believe that Indian men and women do not need to understand, respect, seek, g… Read More
2016-04-13 09:22
The illogical, sexist and patriarchal belief that women (and specially their bodies) exist to serve some purpose in men’s lives is brought into focus when we claim discomfort at the si… Read More
2016-04-12 04:59
A Delhi Judge Has Refused Alimony And Advised The Wife To Find A Job. Now That’s Equality! [link]
This opinion was shared on facebook, in response to this news, Delhi court asks w… Read More
2016-04-11 01:08
“I am tempted to ask- does she mean girls who have no brothers should send money to their parents as well?”
But why just girls who have no brothers? That implies that brothers ar… Read More
2016-04-07 06:42
“Every time this issue comes up, my husband has just one ground – I can’t change my parents. I don’t agree to their behaviour… but they make my life hell. Plea… Read More
2016-04-06 08:14
That this email writer needs to justify her wish to visit her parents, is the reason why Indian families continue to prefer, sex-select, abandon, pray, fast and bless for male children.
Wha… Read More
2016-03-17 15:32
In Kelemo’s Woman, Nigerian author Molara Wood tells the tale of a woman in love with an idealist, a freedom fighter in a time of military coup and the subsequent downslide of the coun… Read More
2016-03-08 09:07
How can watching something painful actually help someone in pain?
I had no idea what to expect from Neerja – but it turned out to be a cathartic experience. I identified with the mothe… Read More
2016-03-03 22:56
“Why shouldn’t we be allowed to continue to love and take care of our parents after marriage?”
Legally, all Indian children – sons and daughters, are required to tak… Read More
2016-02-28 21:38
Sharing an anonymous email.
Dear IHM,
6 months later here I am writing another letter to you seeking views on how to handle the situation.
Since the last time, things have slightly changed… Read More
2016-02-05 05:02
Can there be freedom without Self reliance?
No amount of Save the Girl Child slogans will change the skewed gender ratio (and all that leads to it) unless all Indian children are provided&n&hell…Read More
2016-01-11 18:50
Last week, I was at an Upanayanam ceremony for one of my nephews. Lots of relatives gathered, there was talk of an upcoming wedding, and an album was being passed around. Some of my aunts we… Read More
2015-12-28 05:56
Hi IHM!
I would like to ask a question of your readers, particularly the male ones: what would your opinion be if a woman you were interested in, either for a relationship or for marriage, t… Read More
2015-12-26 03:11
Hi IHM,
Can you ask on your blog if anyone knows a good divorce lawyer in Hyderabad? Counselors also, but mainly a good divorce lawyer.
Thanks,
Related Posts:
Would any of the readers know o… Read More
2015-12-20 13:03
Sharing an email.
Dear IHM,
I have been reading your blog for over five years now.The threads discussed on the blog have helped me gain a better perspective of the society we live in and thi… Read More
2015-12-17 23:30
It was 11PM and I had stepped out to put some things in the common corridor. I got a sense of deja vu and all those memories came flooding back.This innocuous act of stepping out of the hous… Read More
2015-12-15 23:30
Post by Boiling
My research on this topic started when K got engaged. She shared that she was scared of getting intimate and having sex with a guy she had not interacted with much. &ldq&hell…Read More
2015-12-14 00:08
‘No’ is the most powerful word in the English language. Due to social conditioning, many women and some men have difficulty saying this simple word. That’s because ou… Read More
2015-12-03 03:55
What makes modern and self reliant Indian women agree to live in Patriarchal Joint Families?
Frequently even when women are aware that they may be required to change the way they dress, eat… Read More
2015-11-23 21:04
Sharing an email, please help with advice and information.
Dear IHM,
After almost eleven years of a passive abusive relationship, I have finally decided to go ahead and seek judicial s… Read More
2015-11-04 04:42
This is how I felt while living in Maharashtra (etc). I did not intend or care or feel the need to learn the language or culture of anywhere in India to live there. Being a law abiding citi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Sharing an email. Edited to add: Please share links to posts by other bloggers that speak up for a change, against criminals in politics and for equal rights for all. Dear IHM, I… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Sharing an email. “I think most problems in life are when we look for approval and validation outside of ourselves.” I was a girl who had to fight tooth and nail for my choice. T… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Eight things that can change the lives of girl children and women in India. Please Like (if you do like) and add any other thoughts to, ‘Women Empowerment Manifesto in India‘. &n&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
But there is more to this ‘permission’… Sharing The Purple Sheep’s response to the two emails by small town girl married off into a village’. Hi IHM I ha… Read More
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