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What it means to be radically virtuous
Having renounced years of patriarchal conditioning, feminist parenting has been instrumental in transforming how I embody values such as humility, forgiveness and generosity
18 April,2025 06:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
Motherhood, the second time around
Having acquired a fair amount of maternal wisdom and a repository of mental postpartum notes, it feels like I’m approaching the vocation of caregiving from a precipice of security and sure-footedness
11 April,2025 07:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
The panacea that is feminist parenting
In a patriarchal world, raising children to embrace equality, reject harmful stereotypes and promote social justice is the only antidote I know of at present that resists gendered classifications
04 April,2025 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
Between anxiety and amazement
While the recent developments around the world beggar belief and send shivers down my spine, alongside dread, there also exists an overwhelming sense of wonder as spring bursts forth around me
28 March,2025 07:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
The sublimest act of submission
There is no greater joy than in allowing oneself to trust the process of making and unmaking and remaking—not with the intent of external validation but to touch the essence of one’s soul
21 March,2025 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
The significance of returning to dust
The familiar Lenten utterance reminds us both of our mortality, warning against the pitfalls of hubris and vanity, and the fact that we are not necessarily born with an expiration date
07 March,2025 08:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
The parties that live on in memory
Looking back at all the bashes I used to organise in Delhi, I feel grateful for every get-together I hosted as well as the gatecrashers I embraced who turned into beloved friends
28 February,2025 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
Mothering in a broken system
Women who consciously decide to have children are forced to raise them in a capitalist-racist-patriarchal environment where reproductive labour and caregiving receive no respect
21 February,2025 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
The elusive essence of true love
The ideal relationship is built on a foundation of honesty and trust where partners respond intuitively to each other’s needs and communicate with kindness and empathy
14 February,2025 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
An ode to the unsung heroes
Editors, the overlooked mainstays of the literary and publishing word, can be relied upon to take writers’ words and strategically position them for maximal impact
07 February,2025 07:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello