WOMEN OF THE SOIL

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Connected.”

As you sow, so shall you reap. Quite literally in their case where farming is their only source of income. What they sow, is what will ultimately earn them a meal, a saree, a house. They are so connected to their field, that they spend a significant amount of their time in laborious work, hoping to get a better yield.

CLOSET FEMINISM

Closet feminism. I call it closet feminism because it is hidden in the pages of fat books. It is alive only in dissertation projects and theses. It is creatively expressed in poems and song lyrics. From strongly-worded articles to outspoken advertisements, feminism seems to have taken to every medium to express itself. But how much of it goes beyond the pen and paper? How much of it goes beyond the mere thought of change? How much of it has made a difference?