by Ranjani Rao | Mar 7, 2020 | *Slider - Latest, Articles, Perspectives, Voices
Have I raised my daughters to be feminists? An honest midlife self-appraisal. Impressed by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED talk “We should all be feminists,” I picked up the tiny purple book with the intriguing title, Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen...
by Ranjani Rao | Feb 2, 2020 | *Slider - Latest, Articles, Desi Voices, Voices
As a single mother with a teenage daughter, when I decided to marry a widower with a daughter, I knew what I was getting into. Or so I thought. From one half of a mother-daughter duo, I became the key piece of a puzzle which held four very different people, all wary...
by Ranjani Rao | Dec 7, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Articles, Opinion, Voices
A husband for home, a wife for away. Intrigued by the title, I clicked on the link sent by a friend who is also my travel companion. The premise of the essay; a special kind of relationship between friends who choose to travel together, leaving behind their families;...
by Ranjani Rao | Sep 8, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Voices
Desi Roots, Global Wings Fifteen years ago, I wrote an essay titled “The Girl with the red dot” that was accepted by alternet.org for publication on their website. Through my writing, I was trying to explore my motives for wearing a bright red bindi during my years as...
by Ranjani Rao | Apr 9, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Reflections, Views
Marie Kondo reminds me of my mom. Petite, photogenic Marie, with her perfect hair and business savvy is nothing like my pleasantly plump, saree-clad, stay at home mother. To paraphrase a cliché, Marie and Amma are as different as sushi and curry. What connects...
