The personal is political

Whistle blowing is something I associated with the physical education teacher at school and later the girl guide movement that I was a part of. it was also something I associated with the bus conductors. But today, in the adult world, whistle blowing is about so many other things - about exposing... Sign in to see full entry.

it. We'd like to see the same system in the larger world. It makes us feel more at home when we are in the larger world if what we get in the larger world is what we have at home. Similarly the kind of democracy we have grown up with is the one we would invariably emulate, specially if it has meant... Sign in to see full entry.

live at another's cost. I must live in a way that I live life and do not disturb another's life. In the same manner, in the larger world, when we opt for development models, they have to be development models that are development for some at others' cost. Not a development model where a... Sign in to see full entry.

This is probably a way of sayng whatever happens at home keep it to yourself and hurt grows on hur grows on hurt and then it explodes. Instead, peck at the problem and deal and grapple with it. There are also power structures at play that determine what is silly and what isn't In fact we carry this... Sign in to see full entry.

In the first olace, how we interpret religion or the sacred scriptures is based on our perspective. In the second place, for some, Christmas is yet another festival or occasion to let one's hair down. But for many others Christmas is a festival with a message. That we must empathise with the people... Sign in to see full entry.

It all depends on what we look for in our personal lives. Some of us look for a recognition of self-worth by edging out others. Some os us find self-worth in the appreciation of what we do? Ultimately, together this source of recognition determines how the world functions and relates. It determines... Sign in to see full entry.

the society should conduct itself in similar situations and in the larger world. The philosophical basis of my conduct will set the tone for conduct in public life. It can't be different in "personal" life and "public" life. For indeed the personal is political. Sign in to see full entry.

When I listen to every voice that comes my way When I do in public life what I would like to be done unto myself in private life When I do not do in public life what I would not like to be done unto myself in private life. Then I perceive the personal as the political and the political as the... Sign in to see full entry.

To the tune of what I think When I rant and vote So me and the world doesn't sink The personal is political! Sign in to see full entry.

Which wine do you opt for? Prefer opting for home-made or factory-made makes the difference. What economy do we want to harness? The industrial economy, the home economy or the solidarity economy where the wine I make can be exchanged with the vegetables you grow in your garden? When I think of the... Sign in to see full entry.