By Neha Koganti and Ria Chokshi, The GTF Group Introduction Being denied a job, a pay increase comparable with the experience, or a promotional opportunity is a difficult situation to face for everyone. Unfortunately, historically, this is what many women have been going through. Women do not make up a […]
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Archana Pawar, the Woman Who Never Stops Chasing Her Dreams
by Kiran Yadav Pune, March 6, Team VUCCD When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Kolhapur-born Archana Pawar epitomises this saying. Born in a rural family, she faced hurdles at several stages of her life but through her determination, she was always able to overcome them. Pawar, who once had […]
Where There is a Will, There is a Way Proves Nalini Dhende
by Pratiksha Jadhav Pune, March 7, 2021 Nalini Dhende was only four when she lost her parents and ended up in an orphanage. Years later, she faced domestic violence at the hands of her husband. These hardships, though, only toughened her up. Instead of getting bogged down by challenges, she […]
Choices
by Anantinee Mishra Harvard University. Psychology Major. Tessa Mellark closed off her Jane Eyre’s copy with a defeated sigh. She had been trying to read the damned thing since the previous hour but her concentration seemed to have gone to the woods. She stretched her legs and yawned wildly, pushing […]
Prejudice and Parlance
by Shweta Kansal Imagine a world without words, it would perhaps appear as land under the spell of drought. Words are powerful. We use words, idioms, phrases to express our emotions, conflicts, and whatnot. Words reflect thoughts, and thoughts in turn reflect character. But have we ever tried to pay […]
Making your Homes Carbon-free During Corona Days
by Sheril Michael Almeida Due to the quarantine situation, most of us are spending a lot of time at home. The work from home concept has converted our bedrooms or sitting rooms into office spaces. It is proved that the lockdown has caused global warming to come down a bit. […]
A Tale of Two Introverts
by Nandini Laddu and Dr. Atul Laddu To speak or not to speak – that is the question. And it has always been so, the answer to which in almost all the cases has been a big NO! Let me tell you the story of us two individuals – an […]
A Bengali Father, Oriya Teacher and International Mother Language Day
by Goutam Saha A few years ago, when we shifted to Bhubaneswar from West Bengal, I struggled hard to get an Odia teacher for my kids. Like my home state Bengal, I found, in general, Odia parents are also very proud of their kids who are not good at their […]
Anxiety
by Anantinee Mishra There have been myths of a mystical demon with a name unknown. It is said that the cacodemon does not possess any specific or distinguishing characteristics; instead takes the shape and size of what we dread the most in this world; be it a devilish person or […]
A Thought on Contentment
by Sowjanya M Dealing with emotions, experiencing every emotion the way it comes, and let it go; is a tough practice, imagine a world where every emotion that you experience comes and goes like a wave on the ocean, like a visitor that stays for a while and gently leaves […]