Antara Echoes

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet - Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face.You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace.In LIFE, remember that you pass this way only once! let's live life to the fullest and give it our extreme best.

Why my name matters! - Swetha Iyer When a woman marries, she is faced with having to make a decision about her name. That is, should she change her maiden name (her surname before marriage) and if so, to what. But why should the woman be the person to take such a decision? The idea of taking up the surname of a partner has never pleased my mind. I as a person, have career goals and see myself as a valuable and unique individual. Besides, a woman also goes through the same phases of identity creation right from day one, be it in her school, college, workplace and whereever just like anyother man. She represents a distinct and fights to create her own niche in the world. Why has all this to undergo a sea-change just by marriage? Why this identity-crisis upon marriage? For some reason, even though it is perfectly legal for a woman to keep her maiden name upon marriage, everyone expects otherwise. And such assumptions never cease to anger me. Surnames are one of the most po...