‘Boys will be boys. They make mistakes’. What does this statement convey? That nobody should be held accountable for their sudden fetishes or perversions towards women? Come on, display some …
An iconic white-domed building aka The Sathyabama University (TSU) stands tall on the sweat, blood and happy tears of a visionary who also nurtured an ambitious heart.
Born as Hema to Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, (a theatre actor and classical singer) and Shevanti in 1929, this icon we call Lata Mangeshkar started singing at the age of 5 …
Come Christmas and everyone has a bit of a tree decorating tradition in our homes, inside or in our gardens. When the Christmas tree is real, it feels merrier to …
Thank you for taking the time to explore my work, ideas and influences. First of all, my overall research interest as a Social Historian, is the experiences of historically marginalized …
How many of us have grandparents or older people around and still consider ourselves lucky about the same or try spending time with them? Or do we behave as if …
Dr. Elsa Lycias Joel I am not a staunch feminist and I don’t wake up to antagonize men. Reiterating this has become a habit as part of explaining why I …
By Dr. Elsa Lycias Joel Kalaignar’s political ambitions have trickled down to the third generation for good. Tamil Nadu knows of Muthuvel Karunanidhi (popularly referred to as ‘Kalaignar’ – Artist), …
By Dr. Elsa Lycias Joel As we celebrate Buddha purnima (on 26th May, 2021), I am reminded of a great quote — ‘Women are the sun of the family.’ With …
By Dr. Elsa Lycias Joel One day I decided to keep aside so many things that mattered a lot to me. This was no small step for me, a free-spirited …
By Dr. ELSA LYCIAS JOEL From time immemorial women have been considered to be better caretakers. Nothing unusual about it. History has provided us with many examples of women as nurses and their contributions to our …
India heard Rahul Gandhi say “If somebody is harassing you, if somebody is not giving you what is your due, you have to face them and challenge them” at the …
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