Unfiltered Women #2: Aswathy Vinod
Be Human First – Rethinking Womanhood in a Patriarchal Society Whenever I hear the phrase “surviving in a patriarchal society,” I often pause and reflect on my own journey. Many of the stories we hear are about struggle and resistance. Those stories are important, and many women carry them with immense courage. I have great […]
Unfiltered Women #1: Sherin Noordheen
When we give our stories, we gain connection.
When we give honesty, we gain understanding.
When we give space for others to speak, we gain stronger communities.
Survivor Series: Story 30- Val Resh
Death and darkness are normal for me. What can shake an average person comforts me, likely due to the varied experiences I have had ever since I was born. At 1 1/2years of age I was considered medically dead while kept alive by machines for a month. As a kid until today I continue being […]
Survivor Series: Story 29- Jyothisha
Hey I am Jyothisha and here’s my journey of survival. I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in the later half of my twenties and I was thrilled at the diagnosis. After years of living with a super puzzling self-identity and shifting self-image, I could finally understand why I did what I did. Now […]
Survivor Series: Story 28 – Vani
Hey I am Vani. And here’s my story of survival. There have been many instances in my life where I’ve felt that “this was worth living for”. But many more where I wished I could die. My journey has been incredible. I never thought I’d be someone who would want to end my life until […]
Survivor Series: Story 27-Sangeetha
I am Sangeetha Param. I am from Bangalore, India. And here’s my story of survival. When a person stands in front of a mirror, it reflects their image. A meaning is giving to the image by the person through feelings, emotions and thoughts. Waking up one day, I stood in front of the mirror and […]
Survivor Series: Story 26-Radhika
Hi I’m Radhika and here is my story of survival. It was a regular winter morning. The winters in Chennai are surprisingly cold and misty just like my mood at the time. At around 5 in the morning I scrambled out of my tiny hostel bed with heavy insomnia affected eyes and ran to the […]
Survivor Series: Story 25-Zenia
My name is Zenia and I am a Mental Health Practitioner currently based out of Delhi. And here’s my story of survival. My father had a transferable job and I grew up in different places across India. The kind of grounding that staying in one place provides was missing. I would experience nervousness, hesitation and confusion […]
Survivor Series: Story 24- Anonymous
Being an only child to my parents brings a whole hearted love to me…ours was a happy little family…until my mom passed away when I was 10! After that my dad bought me up very well until my education days, during my final semester in college an issue made my dad to hate me as […]
Survivor Series: Story 23-Anonymous
I was raised to be an independent woman, a perfectionist. I completed a professional course, worked for sometime and then got involved in a business enterprise started by my family. My parents were not very expressive and I never had a close relationship with my parents or siblings during my childhood. Then, like a dream […]
