“We were shown who we should emulate, even if that conflicted directly with who we related to.” Hetal Jani I had always been curious about gender roles and expectations while growing up. I was as fond of G.I. Joe as I was of Barbie, and struggled to understand why certain toys were for boys, others…
Category: TWI Candid
TWI Candid : The Good Time is Always Now
‘Sometimes we need to go through struggles to realize what we exactly want. It is not easy, but not difficult either.’ Kakali Biswas I started my brand last year at the age of 51. I was a successful corporate woman heading a team, chasing targets and setting up offices for more than two decades. From…
TWI Candid: Please Give Up
‘My struggle lasted longer because I was trying to put up a brave fight. I wish I had cowered earlier, accepted that shit happens.’ Ritika Singh Yes, yes. You read that right. It’s still a mystery – this thing called life. It unfolds layer by layer, often surprising the most awakened of us. Sometimes, it changes…
TWI Candid: A Long, Unpleasant Wait
Vani Vinay becomes the voice for a family member who went through trauma of child abuse. In the piece, Vani paraphrases her relative who wonders if she will ever find closure. I often wonder, what it’s like to live a life without having to regret the choices I did not make. Or, without having to…
TWI Candid: A Journey to Closure
Alka Writes takes a deep penetrating look at herself in this piece on her journey for Closure. To practice healing, over and over again. I thought I had been doing so well, that I had started believing this time I had reached beyond. Living in dysfunctional relationships often involves either denial or growing scabs and…
TWI Empowerment: Closure
A counseling perspective on Closure by Bhavana Nissima. Closure is a term that has found resonance with several people to describe the feeling of something left incomplete in their experience of Other. Like: I want to hear his side of the story I want him/her to know I suffered S/he has to apologize I want…
The Woman Inc. 