A few weeks ago I found myself with a few other women searching for a theme for an event. We looked at this year’s International Women’s Day theme – Gender Equality. There was an uncomfortable silence. And we moved on to another topic. Gender equality, is it something only feminists desire? I am not aContinue reading “Equal!?”
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a rant
Today I’m thinking of Asifa, an 8 year old child raped and murdered for political and social reasons. But is this something really new, India? I was in my fifth standard walking along side my mother when someone grabbed my not-even-there-yet boobs. I was terrified, confused, worried. I still remember the street, I remember theContinue reading “a rant”
Male and Female, created in the image of God
The word ‘mandala’ comes from a classical Indian language, Sanskrit. A common, loose interpretation of the word is ‘circle’.However a mandala is used in many religious groups for re-entering, focus and connecting with the divine. Here is a mandala that is designed to help one contemplate on who we are. The concentric rings of theContinue reading “Male and Female, created in the image of God”
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