Questioning the Stereotype - A Nudge to the underdogs

Women have been working historically. It is the society that has failed to recognize their contributions. They have been contributing on the fields (owned by their fathers and husbands), on construction sites (with kids tied to their backs), selling fish (often fished by their fathers and husbands thereby acting as distributors). They have been knitting and manufacturing woolen clothes and other handicrafts. Image courtesy: livemint.com  They have been cooking, sweeping, getting wood for the fire, washing clothes, nursing the sick, bearing kids (thereby giving you legacy), and rearing kids. But when you ask these women about their contribution towards household incomes, they would reply they earn NOTHING. STRANGE! They are oblivious to their own contribution! Rather, they have been conditioned into thinking their contribution doesn’t have any economic value! But haven’t we heard “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Their contribution can be corroborated by the fact that domestic wo...

  The only vaccinations available “To stay alive” in the watershed year 2020 was Solitude and seclusion.   Some have called it a “black swan” event of our lives . Rightly so, because numerous people have lost lives, relations and jobs. It maybe counter-intuitive, paradoxical, and even inhumane to state that this was one of the best years of my life. But indeed it is true for me and maybe for many others! With no time wasted on socializing with people who hardly matter to me or wasting time over trivial coffee conversations or unnecessary travel to work, I started an affair with myself . Oscar Wilde told “ To love oneself  is the beginning of a Lifelong romance !” Let alone loving myself, I hadn’t really taken time or effort to understand my own self. Bingo! I sat down questioning everything I have known about myself. I took online courses to help me go deeper within myself in a structured manner and question myself. I tried to figure out the purpose of...