Are working women more sought after as wives than those prospective full-time homemakers? Well, most men in the Indian metros seem to be in accordance with the former. Primarily because having a wife who works at an office like you do has a series of benefits.

Double income is a huge perk. The increasingly expensive lifestyle in a country like India makes it imperative for both partners to work. In fact, beyond a point it becomes difficult to survive on just one salary. Yep, the wish list is increasing and so should the monthly income too.

The feeling of empathy is on a completely different plane altogether from contributing financially, but again equally important. Working women understand their husbands better and the pressures of his job. Plus, a working wife gets a lot of exposure and meets different people on a regular basis; this increases her info bank and makes her rather more interesting than a wife who stays home 24X7, lacks company lest the saas bahu serials and fails to understand the demanding conditions of a job. C’mon, gone are the days when opinionated women were burnt on stakes. The Indian man prefers a financially independent life partner who has a mind of her own. And if she earns more than hubby dear, the deal couldn’t be better. The complete package is vavavoooom attractive!

Indeed a huge paradigm shift in a country that always looked at women as second class citizens, who were just meant to look after the house and bear children. Not anymore. Hmmm…at this extremely modern argument, can I share my apprehensions? Ok, here I go. Working women are a good, progressive sight and stand for women lib n all. But what about children? With more and more women preferring career over children, will India end up like a second Japan? Serious food for thought.
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I happened to read this piece of news a couple of minutes ago that, with all the advances in science there’s an “Orgasm Jab” being introduced for women. What exactly is this stuff?? It’s not a new brand of one of those toys, but a procedure that requires ladies to go do the doctor to get their pleasure spot augmented.

This G-shot, is a non surgical procedure that, promises to intensify a lady’s sexual experience by injecting a bit of collagen into her G-spot area. Sounds phantasmic?

The treatment results in increasing the size of the pleasure point and raises it by a quarter of an inch in height. Thus, making it easier for the male partner to find her G-spot.

Ok, the news does seem to be interesting. But before you envision once such procedure for yourself, consider the price please. Just 800 pounds! May be a small amount for the hot-and-happening of Hollywood and other Richie-riches but if we talk about their Indian counterparts, the amount holds to be 67,454.8 INR. Plus the taxes! Perhaps, some Indian ladies may also be in a position to afford it. What still remains unanswered is, in a world were anything related to sex sells like hot cupcakes, what else needs to be ‘fixed’ next, in order to achieve the perfect lovemaking session?? And I’am talking about ‘fixes’ for both the sexes here. I don’t condemn the treatment for those chronic people suffering from identity crisis due to such issues and patients particularly. But in this rapidly evolving materialistic world, this procedure will acquire more ‘commercial’ dimensions than being ‘physiologically helpful procedures’. The malady is, if one has the money to afford it, then one may not need trust-n-understanding, and mutual love for one’s partner so much as one may need the urge for such nip-tucks and what nots to decide the quality of one’s most intimate moments!

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Is it a sensation? A trick? Or a mere misfortune in the creation? Thomas Beatie is now being known as the most incredible feats of mankind.

Unfortunately or fortunately, Thomas’s wife, Nnacy could not conceive and thus the married man requested to have her fetus fixed inside his very own gut. If nothing else, surely it has led to a revolution thereby giving a hope to all women community.

Couple’s baby girl is due on 3 July. Friends, if next time your hubby asks to have a baby then free feel to lean over him and give him a green signal to go ahead. News within this news is that Thomas was born a woman but then got sex transplantation done. When asked how he feels being pregnant, Thomas instant response was “Incredible. Besides being nurturing a new life in my growing belly, I feel stable and am confident being the man that I am.” Thomas is feeling blessed to carry their child. They are perceived as a lovey-dovey couple in their Oregon community. Thomas pregnancy is being verified by his gynaecologist.

Via LifeNHealth

Husbands harassed by their wives under false dowry charges have finally, yelled “charge” as we saw in the recent incident in Bangalore almost a week ago. The banner accompanying them says ‘Save Indian Family Foundation’. For the uninitiated, it is a seven years old organization and has 8000 members.

It has been found that are increasingly being falsely implicated under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and anti-dowry law (of 498a). These Acts have been found to be draconian as they are “non-bailable, non-compoundable (complaint that can’t be quashed) and cognizable (arrests without investigation or warrants) on a report from a woman or close relative. In fact, they have been compared to the Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act as it is cognizable. Mind you, POTA was scrapped.
Of course, women groups are refusing to compromise because the crime bureau reports every second Indian woman commits suicide because of dowry demands. However, the time has come when men are not taking things quiet. Why should they when they are being battered by the law without a fault of theirs. A very tricky situation for the law of our country to be in, that too because of those who love to “misuse”.

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‘The Catholic Girl’s Guide To Losing Your Virginity’ is a comic play that has engaged the cultural circles of the US of A. Directed by Eli Gonda, it traces the life of a girl played by Annie Hendy, who has also written the play, as she witnesses dating, men and sex while trying to hold on to her virginity until matrimony.
Initially, it is a notion instilled by her Catholicism but as she nears her twenty fifth year, it becomes a frantic search for her ‘first mate’. Hendy charms all with her brilliant performance. In fact, the frantic search is so masterfully hilarious that the satire hits bang on target. However, she is somewhat overshadowed by co-actor Cyrus Alexander who plays multiple characters and has more interaction with the gorgeous set by Tom Buderwitz.
The versatile Alexander plays a variety of roles ranging from a pious priest to the predatory male. He also enacts the speed dater, a horny bar patron and a jock to name a few. Doing justice to each role, he gives certain uniqueness to each with a varied voice, stance, mannerisms, and body language. Yes, he stole the show.
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Syeda Semim Zahan’s blog entry grabbed my attention immediately. No she’s no celebrity or a writer by profession but an educated, burqaless Muslim woman living with fear. She shares one of her conversations with a stranger, which goes as follows:
“Madam are you a Musalmaan?”
“Yes. But how do you know?”
“Oh, you get letters at the address 2047.”

Imagine the effect this little informal talk had on Zahan, “So they have registered my identity in case there is a riot.” Such is the plight of a Muslim in India, be it a man or a woman. Every one of them is treated with a courtesy as is attributed to an insect. He/she is the centre of the attention and not for reasons that go in his/her interest.

Harmless educated Muslims are either confronted with a blunt “NO because you are a Muslim” by the landlords when looking for a place to live in or they receive comments like, “Hey, you got me there. You no way look like a Muslim.” Now, tell me is that supposed to be a comment or a compliment. I have never heard of anyone exclaiming, “Mmmm…you don’t look like a Hindu/Sikh/Christian!” Then why do we reserve special responses for the ones following Islam?

Via BlogBharti

It’s sad but true that our country has never been phirang friendly. With increasing cases of crime against foreigners, I am reminded of a classmate in college from Kenya. She was a bright spirited girl but had a mind of her own. And she wasn’t friendly when we tried to approach her to break the initial ice. She actually snapped at my gang of friends. I was disturbed by her behavior but then realized it was just her way of being on the safe side. Indians as friends are a strict no-no for many non-Indians.

And don’t they have every reason to feel so. Our actions further deepen the mis-belief. Don’t we stare at a foreigner when one walks past us? Imagine yourself passing by an unfamiliar area with people you don’t know anything about. How does it feel to be stared at by them? Don’t we feel perturbed by their gaze? Foreigners are not animals out of the zoo. So, please save that wide-eyed look. They are normal human beings with humane feelings over riding their emotions.

Coming back to what I began saying, the foreign-exchange student did become my friend by the end of first year. It was amazing to exchange notes over culture and gender treatment. But it was a bit embarrassing too. “Men in India need to be respectful towards women. They are shameless!” Now, what could have I said?