Have you been one of those girls who dislike smoking, refused alcohol offered at the party, or rejected the casual moves of a lewdly interested guy and jeered as ‘Sati-Savitri’?

“The Five Virgins in Swargalok?” asked Indra, the King of the Gods. “My Lord, don’t you think we are rather behind the humans on earth,” she continued, “For one day let Swargalok buzz with words like #metoo, consent, empowerment.”

Again, it is that time of the year, when people are going to talk about Ravana. Before we gear up to burn the villain this Dussehra, let us debunk some myths about Ravana. 

I, too, wanted to name my daughter Yagyasaini after Draupadi but the opposition I faced was too strong, and I had to settle down for a name meaning Agni which, however, was met with equally strong opposition by my MIL.

Draupadi was not merely an aggrieved woman, but an ambitious leader, a diplomat, a keen politician who understood what motivated her husbands, and she always kept that front and centre so that they would not lose focus.