View From Venus | Sunday Special - Times of India

World over women are defined by stereotypes

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:12:29 GMT

It’s not just us. Women in every country are defined by stereotype

World over women are defined by stereotypes

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:12:29 GMT

It’s not just us. Women in every country are defined by stereotype

Classic makeover

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:12:16 GMT

Is the Punjabi kudi as brash as some make her out to be? What lies beyond the Kashmiri’s serene beauty?

Classic makeover

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:12:16 GMT

Is the Punjabi kudi as brash as some make her out to be? What lies beyond the Kashmiri’s serene beauty?

The C word women still can't talk about

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:07:28 GMT

Oncologists say the awareness of breast cancer is limited to cities. And when women are aware, the stigma attached to it prevents them from speaking out openly.

The C word women still can't talk about

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:07:28 GMT

Oncologists say the awareness of breast cancer is limited to cities. And when women are aware, the stigma attached to it prevents them from speaking out openly.

Married or not, be a woman of ‘substance’

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:00:11 GMT

The typical family drama in the TV soap or the Bollywood flick revolves around weddings and property disputes.

Married or not, be a woman of ‘substance’

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:00:11 GMT

The typical family drama in the TV soap or the Bollywood flick revolves around weddings and property disputes.

Special

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:58:45 GMT

Nandita Sengupta hops on to the Reservation Express, which travelled through 56 cities to build support for the women’s quota Bill

Special

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:58:45 GMT

Nandita Sengupta hops on to the Reservation Express, which travelled through 56 cities to build support for the women’s quota Bill

The audacity of hope

Sat, 29 May 2010 20:07:46 GMT

When Fatima Chhipa leaves home, in the congested by-lanes of the Belan Market area, she carries her work trousers and shirt in a plastic bag.

The audacity of hope

Sat, 29 May 2010 20:07:46 GMT

When Fatima Chhipa leaves home, in the congested by-lanes of the Belan Market area, she carries her work trousers and shirt in a plastic bag.

Why conservation needs more teeth

Sat, 29 May 2010 19:59:58 GMT

Parliament recently amended the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act to give it more teeth and enable the ASI to effectively protect and develop the 4000 monuments it looks after. Conservationists have raised a cheer. But more is required to enforce the law.

Why conservation needs more teeth

Sat, 29 May 2010 19:59:58 GMT

Karachi lady who listened, virtually

Sat, 29 May 2010 19:55:29 GMT

Photographs get morphed; contact numbers from stolen mobiles are used to stalk; confidential emails and text messages become grounds for bullying.

Karachi lady who listened, virtually

Sat, 29 May 2010 19:55:29 GMT

Photographs get morphed; contact numbers from stolen mobiles are used to stalk; confidential emails and text messages become grounds for bullying.

Married or not, a woman must be herself

Sat, 15 May 2010 19:32:38 GMT

"Cause we are living in a material world and I am a material girl" crooned Madonna in the Eighties. Fast forward to the 21st century, and we all know there is more to a marriage than love. Today's woman has become assertive about more than her rights. She also makes known her likes and dislikes with the result that society labels her as materialistic.

Married or not, a woman must be herself

Sat, 15 May 2010 19:32:38 GMT

Spinning an 'extraordinary' medical thriller

Sat, 15 May 2010 19:29:56 GMT

There are stories. And there are remarkable stories. And then there are people who write remarkable stories. Perhaps Pulitzer-prize winning writer Geeta Anand belongs to the third category.

Spinning an 'extraordinary' medical thriller

Sat, 15 May 2010 19:29:56 GMT

There are stories. And there are remarkable stories. And then there are people who write remarkable stories. Perhaps Pulitzer-prize winning writer Geeta Anand belongs to the third category.

Bad girl hogs prime time

Sat, 15 May 2010 19:25:28 GMT

The room is crowded, there's loud music and the liquor is flowing freely. One face catches the eye. Her hair falls onto, barely offering a glimpse of come-hither brown eyes.

Bad girl hogs prime time

Sat, 15 May 2010 19:25:28 GMT

The room is crowded, there's loud music and the liquor is flowing freely. One face catches the eye. Her hair falls onto, barely offering a glimpse of come-hither brown eyes.

Haryana's bahus break into the babu bastion

Sat, 08 May 2010 19:07:13 GMT

Poonam Malik is a typical 'Haryanvi bahu', head demurely covered with a dupatta, a shy introvert woman, busy with household chores in her joint family of 15. She covers her face with a 'ghunghat' if elders come visiting.

Haryana's bahus break into the babu bastion

Sat, 08 May 2010 19:07:13 GMT

The pill is 50, but India still undecided

Sat, 08 May 2010 19:02:00 GMT

It's been called the invention that "defined the 20th century". On May 9, 1960, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the world's first birth-control pill called Enovid-10.