Deepika Singh

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For the love of cooking, and Julie PowellSubscriber Only

November 20, 2022 07:44 IST

Late last month, Julie Powell, the writer who inspired the moving picture, died of a cardiac arrest, 18 years after Child in 2004.

Sun, Nov 20, 2022

Are you married? And other probing questionsSubscriber Only

October 02, 2022 04:10 IST

One can only imagine why not-so-privileged young girls try to terminate their pregnancies with unscientific DIY methods because they could not find a doctor who could end their suffering with a simple procedure just because they are unmarried

Sun, Oct 02, 2022

Why Supreme Court’s abortion verdict must be read by Indian gynaecologists who live under a rockSubscriber Only

September 30, 2022 18:12 IST

A visit to the gynaecologist means answering intrusive questions about your marital status. The Supreme Court judgment on access to safe abortion offers hope of change

Fri, Sep 30, 2022

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On CEO Shantanu Deshpande’s advice to young workers: Know your audience, Mr DeshpandeSubscriber Only

September 01, 2022 18:17 IST

You are not speaking to Gen X or older millennials who are willing to give up their best years to climb up the corporate ladder. This is the era of later millennials and Gen Z

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

Survivor story: 15 surgeries later, this 30-year-old couldn’t fix her limbs but now runs her own start-up

August 29, 2022 12:11 IST

Surashri Rahane suffers from limb-length discrepancy for which she underwent a series of procedures. The effort did not pay off as three years later, her family was told that they had been just partially successful. Then they took a collective decision to give up any attempt to ‘fix’ her body and ensure she got the best life with what she had. And she went places despite her physical limits

Tue, Aug 30, 2022

Body beautiful: How I found fat acceptance at the workplace

August 28, 2022 19:57 IST

For Deepika Singh, her workplace became her sanctuary, where she could finally be herself. She didn’t have to run away from anyone, hide herself to look slimmer or not be seen at all. She was assigned challenging tasks and was valued because she aced them

Tue, Aug 30, 2022

Body Beautiful: Is it love or a fat fetish?

August 21, 2022 12:05 IST

I like men with an unkempt beard. Does that mean I have a beard fetish? No one accused anyone of liking beards, not one bearded man was upset that people liked them for their facial hair and not for the person they were. So, why should I worry that people were being drawn towards me for my not-that-unusual-now body type?

Tue, Aug 23, 2022

Body Beautiful: Your body is already beach-ready and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise

August 06, 2022 15:39 IST

Self-image is about respecting yourself and not hiding your choices. A tourism ad in Spain may have promoted size-inclusivity but it will normalise only when you have the courage and confidence to be at peace with your own warts, says Deepika Singh

Tue, Aug 09, 2022

From Delhi to Rataul, for the love of mangoesSubscriber Only

July 09, 2022 13:19 IST

Dispatches from a day well spent in the company of mangoes in Ratual, a Western UP village famed for its contribution to the culture of mango cultivation in the region

Sun, Jul 10, 2022

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She said: Dating apps, ‘inorganic’ as they sound, are virtually my only shot at finding ‘the one’Subscriber Only

May 29, 2022 04:10 IST

Deepika Singh writes: The men I met through the apps certainly turned out to be better people than those I had met ‘organically’. I stopped being apologetic about my weight and realised I was attractive in my own unique way.

Sun, May 29, 2022

‘I am a woman who lives with alopecia and no, hair loss jokes are not funny’Subscriber Only

March 29, 2022 08:59 IST

"One may say that Will Smith, Jada's husband, smacking Chris Rock right across the face is an act steeped in patriarchy, which maybe it is, but is picking on a bald woman in a room that has no dearth of bald men, not patriarchy too?"

Tue, Mar 29, 2022