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Covid 19 contagion is gender neutral but emotional contagion is not

The highly contagious Covid 19 virus has compelled the entire world to change the pattern of our social and professional interactions, cultural practices and celebrations. The virus has made a pervasive disruption of the social behaviour that shapes our shared world.  The experience of the pandemic has an overarching influence at the personal, local and global level. The virus is making us increasingly suspicious and fearful so much so that we have started mistrusting our own hands the most. And can the emotions too spread like COVID 19 or like a flu and cold? Yes it can and the scientists call it  emotional contagion. But how powerful is it? Can it influence and change our social interactions and behaviour? Emotional

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November 1, 2020 3 Comments
Women Empowerment

Face cover can not cover the hidden talents: Adaptation to become self reliant

Who could imagine how our lives would be so different with the outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic. The virus has compelled us to adapt new behaviors such as putting face masks and maintain physical distancing as new normal way of life. This is unthinkable and unprecedented. What is more surprising is to find how people have started adapting with the “New Normal” and have been unleashing their potentials to survive and grow. And here is the story of the women of Chhoto Koyma village in Bankura District of West Bengal, India. The women had to confine themselves within their household during the lock down period. The meeting of the women groups could not be held and their plan to start

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October 28, 2020 6 Comments
Women Empowerment

Making Generation Equality a Reality: Creating an enabling environment and capacity building of the women can make it happen

They are located in one of the remotest villages in the Jangal Mahal area of West Bengal, belonged to the most marginalized scheduled caste groups, lack access to the various opportunities and options to lead a life with secured livelihood and dignity. They have to work from the time when the dawn breaks till late at the night. They are the housewives and among the millions who despite putting their hard labor for about 14 to 15 hours a day are never considered as “producers”. But today they are the CHANGE and CHANGE AGENTS themselves. These housewives have transformed themselves and are united to achieve the goal of Generation Equality. It is such an inspiration to witness the celebration on

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March 18, 2020 7 Comments
Women Empowerment

Designing new rituals to challenge and change Gender Stereotypes

Hi friends! This is my first blogpost. Amidst the scare of Covid 19 Corona virus I was thinking what should I write in my maiden post. What can be more or even somewhat relevant to the people in these days! I was just thinking how was our life before the attack of Covid 19….How was the society dealing with their people? How the women and men treated? Did they get equal opportunities to lead a long and healthy life with dignity and self respect? Or millions of women in the world had to confine themselves within the four walls of their home? Why such forced isolation and discrimination? What were the threats? And how long is it persisting? It is

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March 16, 2020 10 Comments
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