Patna: Are we taking our senior citizens along with us?

I was born and brought up in Patna. So, I will be talking about my experiences as one of the senior citizens of our city, its lifestyle, infrastructure, changing norms and trends.   How friendly is Patna towards its senior Read More

How important are photographs? #worldphotographyday

It is world photography day today. When I was asked to write a blog for this occasion, I thought I am highly under-qualified for the task.  I am not a photographer. I like clicking a lot of pictures (not just Read More

Is live-in-relationship accepted in our society?

Difference between live-in-relationship and marriage Let’s begin with understanding the concept of live-in-relationship and marriage institution: Live-in-relationship is a living arrangement, in which an unmarried couple lives together, in a long term relationship that resembles a marriage. Couples prefer to cohabit Read More

क्या आपको भी कभी घरेलू हिंसा का सामना करना पड़ा है?

क्या आप जानते हैं कि हम और आप, लगभग पचास प्रतिशत से अधिक महिलाएं, घरेलू हिंसा से पीडि़त हैं। है न चौंकाने वाला सच – लगभग हर दो में से एक महिला को घरेलू हिंसा झेलनी पड़ती है। घरेलू हिंसा Read More

Are we getting proper Sex Education?

Are we getting proper Sex Education? I still remember my mother sitting on the bed, waiting for me to wake up. The reason was my entering puberty.  I was totally unaware of the concepts like puberty, period, menstruation. Much later, Read More

The Unsung Mothers

The Unsung Mothers I was thinking of writing something about Mother’s Day when someone from the Patna Diaries’ Team gave me the idea to write about Single Father’s.