What freedom do you talk about When she lives in the world within herself She is tired yet restless She is broken yet spirited She is shaken but composed She is even caged but wants to fly For all a woman longs for To be able to break free Break-free from he shackles The norms The rules That people around her Make for her Within her is a deep anger The rage and the fire She is ready to explode

Being a mother of two, anything to do with kids hits me instantaneously. I am suddenly all intrigued, focused and attentive. Whether I watch or hear some one say something – I am very observant. The other day, while scrolling the channels of the TV, I happened to stop at a channel that was showing a dance reality show. Judges sat and kids along with their mentors perform on the stage. Alright. The kids I saw, rather I gaped at,

I recently read an interview, of an aerospace engineer, Amrita Mahale, who gave up her job to become a writer and has just published a book. She spoke about ‘venturing into unfamiliar territory’, fear of ‘starting too late’ or ‘looking ridiculous’ and the rejections she encountered in her journey. I felt a sense of kinship with the lady since I have embarked, in my own humble way, on a similar journey. I am a doctor and that means years of

VASUDHA PANSARE shares her two favourites for this week. SULLYWhat a fabulous film!! Based on a true incident which happened on January 15th 2009, it captures the Miracle on the Hudson. On this day US Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger or Captain Sully amazed the world by successfully landing a plane in the Hudson river, shortly after take off and saving all the 155 people on board. Both the engines of the plane had been disabled by a bird strike. Tom

Women, the word feels divine. Being a woman itself is a super achievement! “Balance for better” is the call to take action for driving gender balance across the community. Life is all about balance…Balance is the key to everything. The difference between a broken community and a thriving one is the presence of balanced women. The universe doesn’t give us what we ask with our thoughts, but showers what we demand with our action…be it man or woman. But the

She is the epitome of Love unique in her own wayShe is sacrifice so that you have the bestShe is patience so that you understand her some day She is warmth when you need that soothing touchShe is understanding when you need a patient earShe is a selfless giver while you are a selfish recipient She is the spark in your hour of darknessShe is strength when you are weakShe is forgiveness when you have failed her She is your

Till I fix a few things alright I would need some more time to learn unlearn the traits of this scheming world To be just like you sans a frown I will need some more time. To get better with myself or to love thyself more,to heal the wounds that still bleed inside  I need some more timeTo make that first move Pausing the mindEmbrace you and freeze the timeOr abandon my desires letting them go into the oblivion never to show.To erase all of those memories or keeping fractions

Life is never dull! ‘Uncomfortable to comfortable to uncomfortable, only to feel comfortable again!’ You may think you’re done and feeling comfortable with life because your children are settled but no! Get ready to face a whole different scenario. Challenges this generation face is very different than until now. (Read my article on ‘ To seniors everywhere in The Wonder Woman World’). Uncomfortability starts all over again but you’ll soon will feel comfortable! The fact that you’re still alive is

Growing up in a Bengali household, I was exposed to “Robindro Songeet” (poems and songs of Rabindranath Tagore) from a very young age.  Blessed with a good voice, I always used to sing in school, amidst family, in gatherings, win singing competitions.  But one thing that I was always in awe of was dance; not the usual Indian classical dance but the full-on Bollywood dance.  I used to admire my friends who would dance “bindaas” in college gatherings, parties, and

#ComfortablyUncomfortable “It’s never too late to be what you might have been” – George Eliot Meet Arjuman Mehmood Khan, 42 years old, mother of two dashing teenage boys. Arjuman spent twenty fulfilling years being a full-time home maker, a hands-on mother, wife and daughter-in-law. She still continues playing all these roles with elan…but at the age of 40, she decided it was time to find her own identity, to start crafting her dreams, to get out of her cozy comfort