Jivha's got his petition against gender discrimination in India up.  You can sign it here - if you care.

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A girl friend said to me yesterday - "i wish i was a man"  - i've heard many many women say that - but am yet to hear a man say "i wish i were a woman".

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I was conducting an interview last week with a lady who i thoroughly enjoyed spending time with.  There was a certain strength in her - and she came across as very calm.  Instead of my putting her at ease (in my role as a facilitator or moderator) - she made us feel so comfortable with each other.  As we got talking more, she started displaying clear signs of low self-esteem. 

And i began to wonder why a person's self-esteem is driven by her own perception of what she does or how much she has instead of upon who she really is.    

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I have not been blogging regularly - and i feel some pressure internally to do so  - do other bloggers feel this when they're taking an unscheduled blogging break ?

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Some thoughts on the eve of my departure for my holiday to the US and UK :

• i'm so excited at the thought of face-to-face meetings and exchanging stories with people i have been interacting with since i started blogging - Judith Meskill, Stuart Henshall, Phil Wolff, Howard Rheingold, Marc Canter .... and so many more that i hope to meet
• excited too at the thought of trying out wi-fi for the first time
• excited too that i got a request for quote from a research company in Australia - the person there did a search on qualitative research in India, looking for an experienced researcher, and found my name there - before blogging i did not exist.on the web
• and sad that i can't meet all the people in my blogging community - i have so little time as i have to be back in India by the 18th of November to shift home !

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