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Women empowerment is nothing but a farce

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‪#‎Womenempowerment‬ is just another farce. For the past few days, I've been hearing about Women's Day and discounts and felicitations and what not. Pamper the woman for a day, and then rape, molest, belittle, defile, insult her for the rest of the year. But I have an experience that I have to share. I've probably written about it some time ago. I can't remember. This is a memory of the day I had gone for a job interview with a certain 'gentleman'. The job was mine...well almost, up until I revealed I had a young child. His expression and attitude suddenly changed and the conversation took a sudden backward turn from "What's your salary expectation" to "Let me see how you write. Let's give you a writing test!" Was it his way of saying "I don't hire women employees with kids and families."? Or probably, he was afraid that what he couldn't do in 12 hours, I could probably do, and much better, in 2...AND ma...

Make the most of NOW

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Hi everyone  It's good to be back on the blog once again. Here's a video which I came across on Twitter and I'd like to share it with you. This is a lovely animal doing what it does best. Absolutely silly stuff. But we all need to do this every day. Making the most of what's been given to us. Don't you think? Check out the link to the video.  https://twitter.com/nationalzoo/status/690915532539838464

Shouldn't you be self-censoring what you share on your social media?

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 Do you think about the repercussions of what you share on social media? A random whatsapp video, a link on Facebook, retweeting something...it's just a second to press the share button. But the consequences of our unthinking actions could have very serious consequences. CASE 1: A couple of hours ago, I received a video on Whatsapp. It was about a family being asked to leave a movie theater because they did not stand up for the national anthem. The message that came along with the video insinuated that the people in question belonged to a minority community. I watched the video and I didn't think I could make out which community the people belonged to. This video is widely being shared all over as I type this. Some astute journalists have removed the reference to religion while a major newspaper, known for its low journalism ethics has retained the reference in its headlines. Not standing up for the national anthem is not a religious flaw. It's the mentality of the...

Sad...but true

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Cities made for people...not cars

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So in the quest for seeking a perfect city to live in, I came across this very interesting post on Facebook about how cities are designed to not accommodate people but cars. And all those cities which are designed for cars can't be good for people can they?  Read this report on a very fascinating transformation of a city called Mandellin.  Pic courtesy upworthy.com  http://www.upworthy.com/i-never-realized-how-dumb-our-cities-are-until-i- saw-what-a-smart-one-looks-like?c=ufb4

Wasted bottles = animal food containers

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This was such a fabulous idea, that I thought I should share it with you. Bottles which we normally throw away can be used so beautifully as food containers for strays and birds.  Pics and ideas courtesy Facebook. 

The two things which I held on to...

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In response to What is that one quote or an inspiration that guides you no matter what? #LifeMantra on Indispire (indiblogger.in) I'll just say it with pictures...