Victory Will Be Mine- Mrs. Pandava (Poem)
To be stripped, so they could see my V. My husband, the first, staked me. The loser was confident he’d win. Egged on by the others, the twins. Dragged, unknowing, into court My hair...
Author: Nupur Maskara
Quixotic Mademoiselle La Maupin- Famous Women (Poem)
My father trained court pages I learnt dancing, reading, drawing, fencing With them Dressed like them too Beat them all at fencing When I was fourteen I became the Count d’Armaganac’s mistress He married...
Emmy Noether
I could cook and clean But I did not love to My love was math I solved logical puzzles in minutes At childhood parties My mathematician father’s genes. I could have taught French and...
Just Words, Ernestine Rose- Famous Women (Poem)
“Man is as good As all the laws, influences, institutions Allow him to be.” Since laws are stacked against us Man exploits us. “What has man ever done That woman Under the same advantages...
Elizabeth Blackwell: Famous Women (Poem)
I wanted to become a doctor After my friend fell ill and said “If I had a woman doctor I might have suffered less.” Doctors said, “Disguise yourself as a man If you want...
Artemisia Gentileschi
My very name was a flourish Befitting a painter. I chose to paint women Someone had to A man wasn’t going to show us The way we were, would he? I thought my teacher,...
The Enemy at the Gates- The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 5
Arjun asks something that even I was wondering about. Krishna says renounce activity and also says do your karma, so which is better? Krishna says it’s easier to reach salvation if you are first...
Desire Sacrifice- The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4
Krishna talks about how some do a ritual yagna to a deity, while others offer to the fire of brahman. What do they offer? The pleasures of the senses, to the fire of discipline....
Conquering the Senses- The Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3
Arjun wants more explanation about karma, so Krishna elaborates on this topic. Two paths will take us forward- Samkhya or knowledge and Karma Yoga or mindful action. Krishna points out that we need to...
Body Cloth- The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2
Krishna encourages Arjun to fight, saying that since our bodies are first those of children, then adults and then of old people, he should not feel bad about taking up arms. Our bodies are...