spring has sprung!

stepped out of the office smiling when the warmth of sun touched my skin and my smile was like on steroids for it didn’t fade for some time. university students were all out basking under the sun. mats and towels spread out on a still damp grassy ground and they learn and play all at the same time, wearing sun hats, shorts, flip flops, sun dress and what not! spring has truly arrived. this  post would show how I appreciate its coming!

better days...

my week has started to get better and better as it simmers and i promise to be at the top of my game for the next coming weeks. the brisk buzz of spring is in the air (thank god!) though the weather remains cool. i could feel the excitement as i imagine the possibilities that lie ahead. although the current situation isn't all what i want, i am steadfast to take bold steps in the direction of my dreams.

celebrating women. . .

again we’re in celebration of the day when crucial steps towards gender equality were made. this year international women's day marks 100 years since it’s first March 19, 1911 in austria, denmark, germany and switzerland. the decision t...o observe this day happened in 1910 at the second international conference of working women held in copenhagen where it was proposed that every year in every country to celebrate and to press for various demands made by women. being a feminist, i’d would always mark the day by sharing titles from my archives which might give you answers to some perinnial questions about gender equality. happy reading and happy women’s day!

ain't i a woman- the book is about intersectionality and the manner racism and sexism correlates and interacts. the book was written from a more scholarly and historical perspective.

singled out - talks about the lives of women during world war 2 and n deals with the generation of unmarried women that followed world war 1.

virgin - blank explores the historical roots of virginity as a cultural construct and some of its present day ramifications. this construct is inextricably linked to attempts to control women’s sexuality.

this thing called "expectation"

expectation, unrealistic or not, doesn't hurt. it is the unwilling heart that does. while people tend to lower their expectation each time it isn't met, i don't change mine. expectation inspires me. it is the force that pushes me to give my best. without it i have nothing to dream and hope for. if every heart is willing, loving and giving, definitely expectation wouldn't be thought as the culprit. but reality shows that that is not the case, and for me, this is one sad part of living.