Mindy Kaling’s Netflix show sums up second-gen childhoods: introspective, awkward and bizarre. by Ananya Sankar The new bubbly Netflix comedy Never Have I Ever, loosely inspired by the childhood of comedian Mindy Kaling, surprises viewers with its heartwarming spin on the classic American teen tale. Through Kaling’s trademark slapstick humor meshed with intimate character development,…
Category: TWI Summer 2020
TWI Reviews : Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Anu Mahadev ‘Circling the Sun’ (Ballantine Books, 2015) is author Paula McLain’s masterpiece novel after her much acclaimed ‘The Paris Wife’. It centers around the courageous heroine, Beryl Markham, who will go down in the history books as the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic. This book however, is the early part…
TWI Reviews : Only in Darkness Can You See The Stars by Santosh Bakaya
Lopa Bannerjee Author: Dr. Santosh Bakaya Publisher: Vitasta Publishing, 2019 ‘Although King returned from his voyage of discovery to India, highly inspired, rested and recuperated, he realized that America’s self-discovery was half-hearted, lackadaisical and floundering. White America had hardly begun to realize the all-pervasive malaise that had crept into the white psyche of stunning the…
TWI Young: Life of an Adult
Rhea Roy Ganguly When I wake up, I’m tired after only six hours of sleep I think about how I must go to work today I sigh and decide to skip breakfast it’s not worth the time. When I arrive, I start working immediately I have no friends, and here, greetings are useless. My wife…
TWI Young: What makes a woman?
Janani Balaji what makes a woman? is it her pink dress or sparkly purse? her six-inch shoes, her glossy lipstick? her high-pitched voice and plump lips? is it her cooking skills or demure behavior? her petite voice, her perfect figure? her children who look ‘just like her’? but a woman can wear trousers carry a…
TWI Young: Evolving Gender Roles Around Me
Sapna Kappal While traditionally people largely associated men with masculine behaviour such as being unemotional and physically strong; women were expected to do domestic work and be soft spoken. However, in recent years there has been a change in this association. Family In my family, as well as families of my friends, I have seen…
TWI Art : Gaze
Three paintings by Alka Writes Acrylic on canvas16 by 20”Title: I am Says the artist: This painting reveals more about the viewer than the subject, about their expectations of the unsmiling direct feminine gaze. Some see anger, others see defiance, and yet others see triumph. Acrylic on canvas, 24 by 30”Title: Behind Me Says the…
TWI Wellness: Stop Living in Others’ Shadow
‘One of the aspects of self-discovery is to come out of someone’s shadow. I hope the emulators and imitators reclaim their own identity this spring.’ Sweta Shrivastava Vikram People who don’t know what they need in life, often reinvent themselves based on whoever they see as successful. I can’t believe it’s easy not owning a…
Call for Submissions to Fall Issue 2020
We invite submissions for our Fall issue due to be published in first week of September, 2020. We invite submissions in art, poetry, fiction, reviews, photography and essays. We also invite submissions for interviews, opinion pieces and articles. Send your submissions along with a brief bio to submission.thewomaninc@gmail.com with ‘Fall 2020’ in the subject line….
TWI Empowerment: How to pack an Emergency Backpack if you are Domestic Violence Victim
Pooja Garg In the end, If they knew where it was All of them would go home – And yet, home is where the danger lies for a lot of us. Domestic violence continues to be the elephant in the room and the dialog on the subject remains sparse. Not the least because survivors do…
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