The following blogs on this page revolve around females in arranged marriages. Although not all of them are directly related to my autoethnography, many of them were inspired by the ideas I had while writing it. […]
In the mid-twentieth century, women in the United States were expected to have one job: to start a family and satisfy their needs. Betty Friedan’s scathing exposé shattered this happy housewife myth and re […]
Can a woman be considered more attractive in Latin America than in India? The traditional perception of feminine beauty varies from country to country and from generation to generation. Stereotypes include a […]
The dominant marriage institution in most countries of South Asia including India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan are arranged marriages. The different religions and cultures throughout these regions have distinct ways […]
This was a great read! I’m going to assume that you responded to the prompt that asked you to write a piece from someone else’s perspective. At first, I knew that it was you who was writing this but as I […]
Heart shaped face, big brown eyes, and full rosy lips. The only thing that could steal the spotlight from her beauty was her even more vibrant personality. I came over to her house often. I loved watching her in […]
Unlike my younger brother who can write beautifully with music blasting through his headphones, I cannot concentrate on my writing assignments with disturbing noise dividing my attention. Even as I was writing the […]
I don’t have the best memory. Most of my memories from childhood are quite vague and fragmented. But what I do remember vividly was my older cousin constantly pinching my skin between her fingernails when she w […]
I held my breath as I read through your words. I could not help myself from reading faster and faster the deeper I got into your post because each of your questions urged me to know what’s next. T […]
Out of the three prompts for the Macaulay Honors College admissions essays, I enjoyed crafting every word for this one: From what frequent activity do you derive your greatest joy? Why is this activity meaningful […]
The author of The Five-Paragraph Essay explained my opinion of this format into two perfect words: empty vessel. The practice of trying to fit one’s writing content into this rigid structure limits creativity a […]
