Photo by Dan Smedley on Unsplash Should you leave a tip? The service charge was introduced in India in 2017, before which the tipper was given complete freedom to decide the value of the tip. This was based on the server, the ambience, the food and the overall experience. It also sometimes depended on whether the customer was in the…
Photo by CoWomen on Unsplash Female entrepreneurs? In this climate? Outrageous! Think again. Welcome to the girl boss era, the newest flavour of the decade, the hashtag of the hour! Ever wondered how we are doing with gender equality of female leadership in 2021? Well, I took a look at the 6th Economic Census by The Ministry of Statistics and…
Photo by Yogesh Pedamkar on Unsplash Sometimes, one man’s trash can really be another’s treasure. Whether it’s out of necessity or choice though, can really differ depending on where you are in the world. What I am referring to is dumpster diving, and by definition, it involves foraging through trash as a way of life. In the west, the freeganism…
Pictured are Lorellie Barboza and Dhruv Warrior with their baby Annora A matriarch, in this context, is the female head of the family, usually through marriage, though in the predominant patriarchal society, that exists in India as being a ‘good mother’–the most important, and sometimes the only goal and role she has. Most of us look at our moms and…
Graphic by: Nilam Digankar A reflection on how we treat domestic workers “ Didi, since you asked what I wanted as a gift, I’d love a new pair of shoes,” is how my conversation with Neha, my housekeeper, started. Diwali was coming up at the time and I was eager to buy her a useful gift. “The ones that I…
Tired of not fitting in? This one’s for you. It’s 2021. We have access to information that our predecessors could not have imagined. We have channels to connect with people from all walks of life and even around the world. Why are outdated social constructs still glorified? Think of all the quirky things that you love about the people around…
