Asian Culture The Disease of Slander and How to Cure it Bollywood times As an Indian Gujarati, I grew up watching Hindi movies depicting stereotypical gender roles and personalities such as: the domineering mother-in-law who believes…Reena AnandOctober 16, 2019
Asian Culture Period Dramas: calling out menstruation discrimination I was chatting with a friend recently and as I often do, I innocuously asked "so what's on the menu tonight, you cooking or date…Reena AnandSeptember 9, 2019
Autism Mummy Doesn’t Always Know Best; the Benefit of Coaching in Parenting Being a mum of an autistic child I've learnt to flexibly adapt my plans to suit my eldest's mood - often it works but sometimes…Reena AnandMay 12, 2019
Autism How my autistic child made me a better communicator We were over the moon when our son was born five years ago. After my earlier miscarriage - see Don’t say the ‘M’ word - I…Reena AnandApril 2, 2019
Asian Culture How I’m turning yesterday’s pain into tomorrow’s promise I'm the eldest of three children who grew up in a traditional Indian Gujarati household where the gender roles were squarely defined. This meant that…Reena AnandMarch 11, 2019
Asian Culture Don’t cut your nails on a Saturday To understand the context of this statement let me tell you a bit about me. I’m a Hindu Gujarati. My father was born in the…Reena AnandFebruary 24, 2019