A woman is never appreciated when she raises her voice. Since childhood, we are taught to speak slowly, sweetly. At least in India that...

As a graduate student, I worked for a literary magazine. I huddled in an office filled with books, read through an inbox of submissions,...

Last week I spent 5 days in Jerusalem, the holiest city in the holiest land with some of the holiest humans I’ve ever met. How can they...

I’m a single mom in Facebook group for other single mothers. In the group, someone was complaining that there was a post in another more...

They say some people are simply born to be leaders. To me, that doesn’t make sense. I believe that leadership cannot be a gift you are...

­ About 8 months ago, I made a commitment to write a blog every month for School of Shine. I really believe in the importance of keeping...

A good leader does not necessarily do great things, but motivates others to do them. A leader is a person who has a flexible mind, is...

I used to be that girl. Now, those words can begin many a story, but I mean the one who celebrated age 21 for 8 years straight,...

I think of myself as a leader. When I was in 2nd grade, the ‘queen’ of the girls told me not to be friends with a girl in our class who...

"Don’t say a goddamn thing” I heard it say. "Nothing will happen if you keep silent for once in your life. This is a fresh opportunity...

A few years ago, while volunteering at the African Refugee Development Centre as an Art Teacher, my colleague and friend, Diddy Khan, and...

Being assertive is a self-assured and confident quality that happens to come with many benefits. If you do not consider yourself to be...