Mothers Feeling Blue
By Rasana Atreya
As edited and published by the Womens Feature Service
So strong are stereotypes about the bliss of motherhood that the popular imagination allows little space for the lived reality of many women. Many women find themselves besieged by feelings of negativity – and the consequent guilt – after childbirth.
Postpartum depression (PPD) is [...]
Archive for June 14th, 2007
Postpartum Depression
Posted in Mental Health, The Women's Feature Service (WFS) on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tendulkar, The Flag and Respect for the Nation
Posted in What I think on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By Rasana Atreya
Sachin Tendulkar recently found himself in the midst of a controversy – for cutting a cake, of all things. The Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica had arranged for Tendulkar to cut a cake decorated with the Indian National Flag. A television news channel ran a scoop on this “disrespect” [...]
My doctor got a “C” grade
Posted in Health & Nutrition, The Hindu on June 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Flawed system shelters incompetence
By Rasana Atreya
Published nationally in The Hindu
ARUNA CHANDARAJU’S article (“Do not doctor yourself,” The Hindu, January 14), while informative, brings up other issues I would like to address.
Lots of doctors actually prescribe unnecessary medication. [...]
Sexed Up Education?
Posted in Education, The Times of India on June 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
By Rasana Atreya
Published in The Times of India, Pune Edition
Sini recoils in horror at the idea of sex education for kindergarteners. “They’re too young!” she exclaims. Mother of a 4 1/2 year old boy, she is fuming at the recent decision by the Central Board of Secondary Education to introduce sex education for children [...]
