Is this how 'women's empowerment' plays out?

'I wonder how much of the guilt do I bear for having started off the cycle in the first place by giving her a job,' says Keya Sarkar.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   In my 15 years in......

Is India ready for NPR?

Prodded by Mamata Banerjee, Keya Sarkar updates her voter card only to discover... Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   With not much to watch on television and there being only one movie......

What's the purpose of 'didike bolo', Mamataji?

'Despite many advising me otherwise saying "nothing will come of it", I refused to be cynical and dialled the number that had been staring at me from billboards aross the state,' reports Keya......

Mark my wood!

'My curiosity remained regarding what predominantly middle class Bengalis who frequent my shop do with so many wooden trays,' says Keya Sarkar.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Among the many......

Why I stopped being my bank's 'priority' customer

'I know margins are under pressure, but have banks begin to stoop so low to enhance their floats or slip in strange charges?' asks Keya Sarkar.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com I don't know......

The truth about training

'I wondered how one could impart training to grown men to not lie,' notes Keya Sarkar. Ilustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Over the years that I have been in Santiniketan engaged in the craft......

Thank God for DeMo, GST!

'Much as I have been enjoying the anti-GST jokes on WhatsApp and also worrying about the economy in a tailspin in more serious moments, there is a tiny part of me that is thankful to Modi and......

The WhatsApp retailers

After at least 50 women got in touch with me, I realised that housewives had suddenly discovered that WhatsApp could give them a whole new profession, says Keya Sarkar. Illustration: Uttam......