This Women’s day, let’s remind ourselves how amazing our lives are irrespective of what our parents, workplace, patriarchy, or literally everyone says about us. We are a beautiful gender indeed, and things aren’t that dystopian. For this issue, we have curated movies, podcasts and stories that will help you appreciate the same.
Let your hair off today (or make it pretty) and celebrate, even if it’s just having a small pastry.
BioScope Thursdays
We will be screening a TED Talk - What Reality Are You by Isaac Lidsky
Every Thursday at 9 PM, we will be screening some very interesting movies/short films/videos/talks, across the world, especially book adapted ones! This is followed by an intellectual discussion on 3 points from the video.
About the TED Talk:
Reality isn’t something you perceive; it’s something you create in your mind. Isaac Lidsky learned this profound lesson firsthand when unexpected life circumstances yielded valuable insights. In this introspective, personal talk, he challenges the concept of cognitive dissonance, and encourages us to let go of excuses, assumptions and fears, and accept the awesome responsibility of being the creators of our own reality.
About Speaker:
Lidsky runs a big construction services company based in Florida, has co-founded an Internet startup and a nonprofit and is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). He graduated in math and computer science from Harvard and then added a law degree magna cum laude from the same university, clerked for US Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg and argued a dozen cases in federal court on behalf of the US Justice Department, not losing any. Earlier, he was a child television star in both commercials and series.
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Books:
- Did Marie Kondo method of cleaning change your life? - Rachel
- Have you entered Merricat's castle yet? - by Pratheeksha
- What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be? - Kairavi
Articles:
- Never letting go- by Jiya
- Stop with the Zoom happy hours - by Harshala
- AI tech brings back Bhagat Singh, Swami Vivekananda to life, netizens go crazy - by Harshala
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Harshala curates a collection of movies on - ‘10 feel-good movies that celebrate being a women’
Here’s a binge watch list with movies that will make you feel good about being a woman. From celebrating friendships, sisterhood to bloody revenge, it covers a wide variety to suit different tastes. Pick up and do share your review on them on Merrative by tagging this article!
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Think about it: When you were in grade school, admirals, presidents, artists, inventors, popes, etc. filled your history books. And though they each played a significant role in weaving the yarn that is a global history, they all had one thing in common: They were mostly men.
Jenny and Liz Kaplan started Encyclopedia Womannica to fill in the gaps where women are historically underrepresented. Each episode is a five-minute lesson on a brilliant woman you may not know, but most likely should.
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In rural India, where the stigma of menstruation persists, women make low-cost sanitary pads on a new machine and stride toward financial independence. This film from director Rayka Zehtabchi and producer Melissa Berton won an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject.
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