As our lives are getting increasingly digitalized in all aspects, social mеdia has bеcomе an indispеnsablе tool for promoting businеssеs and connеcting with customеrs. One of the things that most small-scale women entrepreneurs ask me about during my workshops on social media is ideas for social media posts to schedule and devise their digital marketing strategies.
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Note: This article was published on Women’s Web on 3rd February, 2024
Yesterday we were hit with the news of the untimely passing away of 32-year-old Model, TV star and Influencer Poonam Pandey. While there were people who were skeptical over this information and sensed something fishy based on her visible health during her recent public appearances, some reserved judgement and were willing to give her the benefit of doubt. I was in the latter category, because I felt that maybe, just maybe, it’s not gotten so bad as to people faking death for the purpose of marketing.
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I read a post on X recently in which a woman recounted a disconcerting experience during a professional interview call.
Time and again, there is one phrase that keeps coming up in the social media discourse on feminism. Any guesses?
Ah, no prizes for guessing the infamous “itni bhi feminist” or “too much feminism” phrase, a classic eye-roller for me, and I am sure for many more of my tribe, in the realm of gender equality discussions.
Pray tell me, how can an ideology, a movement be too ‘much’? It’s not salt or the seasoning of your soup where you can go, “Oops, too much salt, only one spoon was required”. Either you stand for what feminism stands for, or you don’t.
The dark, flip side of entrepreneurship – how often do we talk about it as raw as it can be? What’s the point in glossing over something thousands go through at some point in time?!
I love how we have been hyping entrepreneurs – it’s about time we did! India’s start-up scene is booming louder than the average Bollywood blockbuster, and that’s an extremely healthy sign for us, for the economy.
But, but, but – every entrepreneur, whatever be the scale or reach of the business, knows in their heart that this journey is like trying to juggle flaming torches while riding simultaneously – exhilarating, but also a tad terrifying. One day you could be soaring high with success, the next you would find yourself plunging into the depths of doubt.
I came across a comment recently on my Twitter (now X) feed that got me thinking. It was a post about stay-at-home moms and someone commented, “We shouldn’t judge their decision to stay home. It’s their choice, after all.” While I do agree that it is none of my business to comment on the decision made by any mother, this simple statement got me pondering. Is it always a deliberate choice, unaffected by societal expectations and pressures? This idea stayed with me as I thought about how every time there is a discussion on any such topic, we tend to dismiss it as a choice without really looking at the situation from all angles. Instead of pitting mothers making different choices against each other, shouldn’t we focus on enabling an ecosystem in which every mother truly follows her heart?
“Here. See”, said my elder brother while handing out his mobile phone during one of our trips from our respective work cities to home at Jaipur.
“What is it?”, I was not sure.
“You were asking na one day about how I pass my time.”
“Yeah. You work in a big Infosys campus that has gym, arcades, cafes etc”, I said with a hint of jealousy.
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“What does your child like to eat?”
This is a question I get asked invariably by friends and family whom we visit, and in all honesty, I don’t know the answer to it. That’s because I have a 6-year-old whose taste and choices in food change faster than the rate at which she is growing. I am almost always baffled when it comes to deciding what I should be offering her as snacks to satisfy her frequent hunger pangs.
Every hour or so, I hear a request, “Mummy bhook lagi hai, kuch achcha khana hai”. This ‘achcha’ is where we end up in conflict because I obviously value nutrition while the little one only cares about taste.
“You can’t have junk so often”, I often find myself muttering under my breath. “Junk is tasty, Mom”, she retorts while I roll my eyes in disapproval.
The pandemic has impacted the entire humankind at various levels and to different degrees. I believe children and young adults have taken the hit in more ways than we have been able to acknowledge. Being a parent, aunt and a mentor to numerous kids and teens, there is indubitably a nagging concern in my head regarding their future. I was recently having a conversation with one of my students and she mentioned how she was perturbed because her plan to travel abroad to pursue higher education was hindered by the current situation. This is the story of many students who are gripped with the worry for learning opportunities, visa processing and job prospects.
Thoughts spring up and swirl
Triggering a chain
Proliferating inside
Causing chaos and clutter
They knock with fervor
To break free
From the locked brainbox
Waiting to take form
