Both instances had evoked strong reactions from the feudal society she belonged to. For a society that still treated a girl child as an unwanted burden, this was unheard of.

When a woman steps out of the box society tries to trap her in, society is at a loss as to how to react. More power to these women!

Grow up, Rachna! Did you know my father had a paralytic stroke when I was five? Did you think my barely graduate mother with both in-laws and children to care for sat uselessly and lamented? No, she didn’t!

Priya Somaiya has almost 3 decades of social work behind her, and this can be seen in this anthology of true stories she has written.

Invited as a Chief Guest at an Inter-College Fest, I surprised myself by spontaneously coming up with things I could talk about - and I have my own life journey to thank!