Stories Against Patriarchy
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Raw, honest narratives about navigating marriage, questioning belief systems, challenging societal expectations, and finding liberation from patriarchal structures.
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Featured Stories
Voices that refuse to be silenced. Stories that challenge the status quo.
The Marriage Mirage: When Love Becomes a Cage
Bengaluru strategist renegotiating marriage on her terms.
A working woman who believed marriage was a partnership, until she slowly disappeared into expectations she never agreed to.
Faith or Fear? Unpacking My Belief in God
Chennai choir singer questioning inherited theology.
The story of a lifelong believer starting to wonder whether her faith is devotion—or fear of what happens if she lets go.
The Good Daughter Syndrome
Lucknow eldest daughter redefining what “good” means.
A daughter praised for being "good" her whole life, slowly realising that goodness has meant silence and self-erasure.
Monsoon Meditations: When Silence Replaces Panic
Pune therapist who carved calm rituals after midnight hospital runs.
Between incense smoke and monsoon traffic, she carved a spiritual practice that finally felt like hers.
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Marriage & Partnership
12Exploring the complexities of partnership, expectation, and autonomy.
Belief Systems
8Questioning faith, fear, and the frameworks we inherit.
God, Peace & Spirituality
6Finding stillness, inner grounding, and a gentler relationship with the divine.
Societal Expectations
15Challenging the norms that confine and define us.
Personal Stories
20Raw, unfiltered experiences from lived realities.
Liberation & Freedom
10Stories of breaking free and reclaiming agency.