Now that the election season is here again, I cannot help thinking of Hillary Clinton and what it means to be a woman, a wife, a mother. I start thinking of the powerful women I know of. There is Arundhati … Continue reading
The first time I heard someone refer to me as a “Goddess,” I was at a new-age workshop in California. I must confess the appellation created a pleasant feeling in me. I had grown up in India, so perhaps deep … Continue reading
“I thought of you,” a friend called to say. “Oh yeah?” “When I heard the news about Alice Munro.” A strange stirring went across my body. It was not elation, but something deeper; a sense of being known. For, if … Continue reading
Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, believes that women have themselves to blame for not succeeding in business and profession. That is what her opponents are saying anyway. Still, taken at face value, her message seems worth listening to. In … Continue reading