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As the Diwali is nearing, all Indians across globe go festive. Indulgence in home cleaning, shopping, home décor, sweets, family, friends, gifts, cheers, smiles, lights, crackers, rangoli, socializing, Diwali parties, ethnic dressing, lavish dinners, and the list just keeps going. But, hold on! Slight Reverse please! Let’s get to a point in time when we start planning on Diwali. How do we celebrate comes much later. Where and with who comes right after we check the Diwali date in calendar. I will be talking here specifically on the people who have multiple homes in different locations. A couple (with or without kid) who is working in a metropolitan city staying in a multi-story facility which they call it ‘Home’ where they generally live. This category mostly has at least two more options called ‘Home’ – their respective childhood houses where their respective parents are still living. Diwali is related with the Goddess Laxmi and the daughter-in-law is ‘termed’ as the...

Women empowerment to me comprises of all activities which lead to women getting entitled to better share of authority on their lives and decisions. But then, why do we need to empower women? If the need persists, it directly implies that women are weaker breed of society and hence they need approval from the stronger gender. This raises eyebrows of a huge section of women, including me, who do not consider themselves to be in need of any such approval. ‘I am able enough to decide for my life’; ’I do not need help to fight my odds’; ‘Who are you to allow me permissions on my own right to live?’; ‘Women empowerment – grow up dude’ These are some of the thoughts which shout out from my nerves on hearing of women empowerment. This is because I am blessed to have a father who sent me to the same school as my brother; my mother served same food to me as my brother; I got the education basis my own choices; I married a guy who respects my space and does not...