Becky Blab

The below is a response to BlogHer’s call for a ‘Letter to my Body‘:
Dear Ms. Bodymind,
This letter of appreciation is long overdue. We have been put through the wringer, and emerged triumphant. Mazel tov!
We sure have been confused with our new surroundings in India. We can’t blame ourselves, because we grew up in a very [...]

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Cross-posted at Ultra Violet:
Within me lies a paradoxical divide regarding housework which I’d imagine is familiar to many. On the one hand, cooking and cleaning provide a certain busyness and peace because of a sense of creating nourishment or a tidy environment. On the other hand, there are other hazy feelings leaning towards dislike and [...]

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Check out this insightful review of a book called “Development has a Woman’s Face: Insights from within the UN System”:
Dr Ahoojapatel observes that the slow and inequitable socio-economic development of the countries, specially those of the South, has been due, on the one hand, to gender-biased definitions and methodologies used for measuring economic growth and [...]

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Speaking on the “Role of women in social renaissance,” Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi said women had historically proven to be more concerned and appreciative of grassroots issues. Whether it was environment or health, they were in the forefront of social change.Citing the success of self-help groups, she said these organisations led by women were engaged [...]

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The Guardian takes an in-depth look at the Gulabi Gang, the group of 500-plus female vigilantes from Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh. Not only is this the place where Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen of India is from as the article mentions, but also the Queen of Jhansi who notoriously fought the British for her kingdom. Coming [...]

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