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Why Do We Never Tell Children, "You Are Worthy"?

Jan 4, 2024 | htsyndication.com | Priyanka Kotoky

India, Jan. 4 -- I have always wanted to be like someone else. I have observed people hero-worshipping. In school, we wrote essays about which famous person we would want to be like and why. What are the qualities we would like to imbibe in us from them? If there was a school captain I admired, I would try to behave like her. We all say to our children:'Why can't you be like him or her?''He/she is so studious, focused, disciplined', the list goes on.
Why Do We Never Tell Children, “You Are Worthy”?

Jan 3, 2024 | womensweb.in | Priyanka Kotoky |Lalitha Ramanathan |Tanushree Ghosh

I have always wanted to be like someone else. I have observed people hero-worshipping. In school, we wrote essays about which famous person we would want to be like and why. What are the qualities we would like to imbibe in us from them? If there was a school captain I admired, I would try to behave like her. We all say to our children:‘Why can’t you be like him or her?’‘He/she is so studious, focused, disciplined’, the list goes on.
Hima Das: The Inspiring Athlete From Assam

Nov 27, 2023 | womensweb.in | Sanya Patley |Priyanka Kotoky |Richa Jha

Hima Das was born into a poor family near Kandhulimari village in Assam’s Nagaon district on January 9. Her parents, Ronjit and Jonali Das, belong to the indigenous Kaibarta community. Both of them engage in farming to support the family. She attended Dhing Public High School, where she developed an interest in playing football, a sport she would play with the boys.
Brindavan & Ooty Botanical Garden Officials Discriminate Against Mom Of Disabled Child

Nov 25, 2023 | womensweb.in | Farida Rizwan |Priyanka Kotoky

As a mother who always strives to enrich my daughter’s experiences, I was excited to take her to the iconic Brindavan Gardens in Mysore and the picturesque Botanical Garden in Ooty. Armed with the knowledge that these places offered wheelchairs for visitors with mobility challenges, we embarked on our journey with high hopes of creating lasting memories. Little did I know that our enthusiasm would soon be dampened by the disappointing reality of broken wheelchairs, not just once but twice.
Where Had I Gone, The Woman I Was Before Marriage And Motherhood?

Nov 23, 2023 | htsyndication.com | Priyanka Kotoky

India, Nov. 23 -- 'Motherhood devastated me. So did marriage.'I was shocked to hear this from my friend's mouth. She had always been a family person catering all to raising her family. 'Don't make the mistake I made', she said to me. 'But how?' I asked. **I still remember when I was planning my child I was such a carefree young woman. Fuelled with ambition and with an urge to change the world with my skills and life's work.
When you are okay, everything else falls into place automatically

Nov 21, 2023 | womensweb.in | Priyanka Kotoky |Anupama Dalmia |Preethi Warrier

‘Motherhood devastated me. So did marriage.’I was shocked to hear this from my friend’s mouth. She had always been a family person catering all to raising her family. ‘Don’t make the mistake I made she said to me.’‘But how?’ I asked. I still remember when I was planning my child I was such a carefree young woman. Fuelled with ambition and with an urge to change the world with my skills and life’s work.
Hearing Her Toddler Say, 'Mama, Don't Disturb Me, Go Cook,' Changed Her

Oct 27, 2023 | htsyndication.com | Priyanka Kotoky

India, Oct. 27 -- We do not grow plants in an environment where they would not survive. For example, we do not try to grow a delicate flower like the rose in the desert, nor do we try to pour more water on a cactus; because we know that not being in an environment that enhances their survival chances, it would wither. Why then is it a rule for women to adjust to a changed environment and try to blossom? I remember meeting an old friend a few years ago.
Hearing Her Toddler Say, ‘Mama, Don’t Disturb Me, Go Cook,’ Changed Her

Oct 27, 2023 | womensweb.in | Priyanka Kotoky |Smriti Malhotra

Everyone treated her like a second-class citizen, not in words, but in action. One day, her younger son said, ‘Mama, don’t disturb me, go cook.’Tags:empowermentmotherhoodsexismwomen's voicesWe do not grow plants in an environment where they would not survive. For example, we do not try to grow a delicate flower like the rose in the desert, nor do we try to pour more water on a cactus; because we know that not being in an environment that enhances their survival chances, it would wither.
Do we have the power to change our environment ?

Sep 29, 2023 | womensweb.in | Priyanka Kotoky |Aritra Paul

I have recently written about a woman, my close friend, how when she changed herself, the environment around her also changed. We always wait to be our authentic self when the environment around us changes. Little do we know that it is actually the other way around. Have you ever seen a flower that forces it’s way around a concrete pavement or a concrete wall? The plant is so delicate, and the concrete around it so hard, but it’s resilience is what makes it thrive. Life is like that.
Why Women Need Permission to Have Fun?

Sep 8, 2023 | womensweb.in | Priyanka Kotoky |Rrashima Swaarup Verma |Anjali Paul

Stories From Moms Why Does An Act Of Kindness Like We Got From My Son’s Teachers, Surprise Us Nowadays? I was glad that my son was able to witness kindness first-hand, not just as words popping out of a book or scenes depicted in a movie. It’s in the places where you least expect it that you experience the warmth of kindness. We recently witnessed it in a small dusty town named Jaigaon in West Bengal, located in the low-lying hills of the Himalayan mountains.