The Sassy Teacher Writes

  According to  “Women of Tomorrow,”  a recent Nielsen survey of 6,500 women across 21 different nations, Indian women are the most stressed in the world today. An overwhelming 87% of Indian women said they felt stressed most of the time, and 82% reported that they had no time to relax.  The Nielsen survey’s respondents blame the difficulty of juggling multiple roles at home and work. Career opportunities for women in “the New India” are rapidly expanding, but family expectations and social mores remain rooted in tradition.   source:   https://hbr.org/2011/08/why-are-indias-women-so-stress “Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” –  Hans Selye Stress and the Indian women in today's time, are like two sides of the same coin. Before I proceed with this post I do not wish to sound apathetic towards the feelings of Men. They are a huge part of our lives and we accept that even though the modern woman can provide for her own ...

As I sat at a 4.4 Zomato Rated Restaurant  at Udaipur for a fancy luncheon, sipping on  my Cosmopolitan, I realised just how casual or negligent everyone has become in today's rather competitive world. I sat there cribbing to my husband about the sheer negligence of the bartender. First things first, they served the drink in the wrong glassware (the cardinal sin, that is!) then, they put an outrageous purple straw in it like it were some kind of lime soda (what the hell man!) And last but not the least, what's a Cosmo without a Lemon Wheel ? My husband thought that I was over reacting as though I was some sort of a food critic or that I expected a bit too much out of a third world city like the one we currently live in. I mean okay, I agree with that 'cause I came up with that line (LOL) but, considering that this third world city attracts so many foreign tourists, shouldn't the restaurants with 'Cocktails' on their menu must at least have the respecti...