by Sarika | Nov 15, 2018 | BD Voice, Change Makers, Empowerment, Inclusion, Inclusion Matters, Leadership, Professional Development
This festive week, I was planning to upgrade my television to smart TV and my friends suggested to check out the online deals. Being a fan of amazon online, the app kept tempting me with the uber expensive new iphone as well. Similarly, Netflix keeps suggesting my...
by Sarika | Nov 1, 2018 | BD Voice, Gender, Inclusion, Inclusion Champions, Inclusion Matters, Leadership, Woman of Influence, Women Matters
“Mom, we won the match!” shouted my 12-year-old son as he got home from school. “Akshi was too cool. She took the last goal in the last 4 minutes to spare”. I was pleasantly surprised to hear him raving about his teammate who is a girl playing in his school soccer...
by Sarika | Aug 31, 2018 | BD Voice, Change Makers, Empowerment, Every Day Heroes, Gender, Inclusion Matters, Inspirational Women, Safety, Woman of Influence, Women Matters
For past few days, I had been deeply disturbed by the horrific stories of young girls being raped by the very people who were supposed to be their guardians in the shelter. More disturbing was the fact that many people knew about this, in fact, heard their screams but...
by Sarika | Jun 6, 2018 | BD Voice, Inclusion Matters
Two years ago, I was getting my then 9 year old son’s Adhaar card made, when he saw the column of Transgender and asked me. “Mom, what does this mean?” and I tried to answer this question in simple terms, which a kid could comprehend. As a champion of Inclusion, I was...
by Sarika | Mar 12, 2018 | BD Voice, Women Matters
This year, we saw an unprecedented global movement for women’s rights, equality and justice. Whether it was in the form of global marches and campaigns, including #METOO and #TimesUP. Echoing the same sentiments, UN Commission called out for a new Action –...
by Sarika | Aug 17, 2017 | BD Voice
As I drove on the roads of Gurgaon, I saw many children running at the traffic signals waving the tricolor flags and trying to cajole passersby to buy them. The windows of the car would roll down, and someone would give them little change in lieu of the flags....