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Twisha Chandra

Twisha Chandra

The writer is a mother of a 22-month-old toddler and works for Microsoft and lives in Bellevue, Greater Seattle.

By Twisha Chandra

Indian women don't want to be experts at washing dishes: Stop with the sexist ads

'Ek bartan kum istemaal karein' is as absurd as it is shameful.

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Why Elizabeth Bennet remains Jane Austen's most powerful heroine

She's fiercely independent in spirit, has a fine mind and is caught in a duel of wits with the wealthy Mr Darcy. 

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How we ruined Bihar 'fake topper' Ruby Rai's future

Is she a criminal or a victim in a system that forced her to resort to a tactic like cheating?

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So Salman Khan knows what it feels like to be a 'raped woman'?

Why is the humiliating and violent act so easily trivialised and taken for granted by the likes of the superstar?

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Thank you for being you, Smriti Irani

Who says the 'epitome of womanhood' is renunciation of all faculties to think, reason, decipher and judge?

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To Kill a Mockingbird taught me to be a better parent

In Atticus' conversations with Scout, we find revealing and profound observations.

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