Posted on February 16, 2009 by Sejal Parikh
I came to know about the existence of JMS during the AID-India Conference, where Savitri displayed terracotta jeweleries. Later Sudha mentioned to me about the help required for terracotta unit, and that’s how I ended up visiting them.
Jagrutha Mahila Sangathan (JMS), a collective of dalit women and agricultural labourers struggling for their rights, was started by Premdas [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Child Labour, Faminism, General Issues | Tagged: CHC, feminism, Jagrutha Mahila Sangathan, NREGA, NRHM, SHG, Women's initiative | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 26, 2008 by Sejal Parikh
Yep, I am not yet done criticizing some of the blindly followed Indian traditions, especially the custom of keeping fasts/vratas that is woven into the lives of Indian women! Recently, I came across an interesting theory that throws light on why Indian women fast for the long lives of their husbands (or would-bes). What it [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2007 by Sejal Parikh
It’s true; my marital status has indeed changed! The chosen one is a gentleman named Pulkit. His blog should tell you a great deal of what all he does & thinks. It also hosts an elaborate, photo-filled post on our wedding. Since this is an era of theme weddings, we too couldn’t help but find ourselves one. Our wedding theme was diverting the marriage money to charity - Keep the [...]
Filed under: Faminism, General Issues, Personal bits | Tagged: arya samaj, charity, diverting the marriage money to charity, Marriage, marriage intimation card, Marriage theme, simple marriage, wedding theme | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 15, 2007 by Sejal Parikh
Recently I witnessed the latest trends of ‘Karva Chauth’. I would like to name it as ‘North Indian Valentine’s day’! This traditional day, though centers on married couples, the unmarried gals also join the club to rock the festival with dreams of getting their ‘prince charming’. The challenging part of the festival is the fast [...]
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Posted on July 12, 2007 by Sejal Parikh
It was a normal tea-time chit-chat with a friend of mine. We were touching through various topics and this discussion of movies came when he asked which movie I saw last. My answer was Metro, and as expected his next question was how I found it. I generally find discussions of movies too boring but [...]
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