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Lalita Vaitheeswaran is a gynecologist having a passion for writing in both Hindi and English. She has authored 6 books of poetry, both in Hindi and English, and a book of short stories in English, and is part of many anthologies across the globe. She has been the recipient of many awards and accolades for her writing ventures. She also has a keen interest in music.
Periods and related hormonal issues are a part of most women's life. We need to support them, not make fun of them at the workplace.
Those were the days when I had just finished my specialization in obstetrics and gynecology and had joined a hospital as a senior resident. The resident name itself is a give- away. It means you have to do night duties as well, besides doing the ward/OPD/OT duties in the day. The hospital was new and […]
Train travel has always enchanted me as a child and every essay I wrote on a journey always entailed a picturesque description of the same. But times have changed now and since our children who have been brought up in an overprotected environment, train travel with them may not be all that enjoying today. There […]
There was something small and sharp stuck in my throat so after trying everything to take it out we went to an ENT specialist, but...
As she slowly recovered, she was also feeling the questioning glances on her. Every doctor on rounds would make it a point to take her marital history in detail, as if to emphasize it.
Finishing your MBBS is not the end of a hard life, it is the beginning if you decide to do a post graduation, and more so if you are a woman...
Why is the treatment of a widow different from the widower? The bias starts from the day of marriage. The mangal sutra, the vermilion on the forehead and the bright long streak on the partition, the bichiya all scream to say that this woman is married.
Science has proven that consanguineous marriages could lead to severe congenital anomalies in the forthcoming child born to them.
If I keep quiet today, my mother and I may die tomorrow in shame, disgrace and humiliation. This man is a beast.
Unfortunate that it may seem, homes as well as schools, where kids are supposed to be safe, can be the least safe of spaces, and no one should be exempt from caution, no matter who they are.
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