Tanya
9:00 AM Wakes up.
9:45 AM Breakfast of eggs on toast and coffee. Reads the Business Standard and Times of India.
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM At work, discusses plans for the day with staff, follow-ups, calls & emails.
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Meeting with clients to discuss Ad campaigns and to negotiate payments.
4:00-4:15 PM Break for yoga exercises.
4:15-7:15 PM Working with the team on Ad campaigns, brainstorming, photo shoots, planning.
7:15 PM Networking with clients, drinks & snacks at a bar/Lounge.
10:20 PM Night out socializing with friends at a disco.
01:00 AM At home, online networking, emails, work planning.
3:00 AM Goes to bed.
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Tanya is a 29 year old single woman who runs her own advertising agency. She broke up last year with her boyfriend of 7 years due to his increasingly over possessive nature. She now lives in a flat by herself.

Dream: to find her purpose in life and to start a family with a man she loves & who loves her.
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Phooli
04:00 AM Wakes up.
4:30 AM Feeds the animals, milks the cows.
5:30 AM Wakes up husband and kids, makes tea for husband.
5:45 AM Prepares breakfast for husband, kids and in-laws and then gets kids ready for school.
6:45 AM Drops kids at school.
7:00 AM Sweeps and mops the house, washes clothes, cleans the animal sheds, chops firewood.
12:00 PM Works on embroidery and stitching jobs due that week.
1:00 PM Cooks lunch.
2:00 PM Picks up kids from school.
2:15 PM Feeds the kids, takes lunch for husband.
3:00 PM Makes sure kids do their homework and studies, looks after animals, works on embroidery & stitching jobs once more.
5:00 PM Presses the feet of in-laws, reads out the verses from Ramayana to mother-in-law (saasu ma).
6:00 PM Husband back from work. Makes tea & snacks for everyone. Presses the husband’s feet, head massage.
7:00 PM Cooks dinner, feeds animals, milks the cows.
8:30 PM Serves dinner, puts kids to sleep, irons all clothes, arranges clothes & kid’s bags for the next day.
9:00 PM Attends to husband’s needs.
10:00 PM Does the dishes, cleans the kitchen.
12:00 PM Goes to bed.
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Phooli is a 25 year old woman. She was married at the age of 12 and has two daughters aged 10 and 8 respectively. She was made to drop out of school, although she was a brilliant student, as she could not be more educated than her groom. Her husband loves her dearly and they have mutually decided to educate their daughters and to send them to a good college. As of now they study in English medium schools and do their parents proud. She is also trying to talk her husband into sending her back to school to complete her education.

Dream: To pursue her Masters in Physics. To see her daughters better than the sons of her neighbours!

This is a guest post by Shailee.

1. I entered the world a crying wreck from a 9 month hibernation in a warm womb. I’ve not yet fully recovered. This took place in the old city of Lancaster in north west England.

2. Upon reaching my 6th birthday, I announced to my stunned parents that I was converting to Vegetarianism. After a few failed exorcisms, they finally relented and began purchasing rabbit food from then on in.

3. My family moved about the country a lot during my childhood and teenage years which meant many new schools, new friendships and new posts to pee up.

4. I lived in Wales for two years and disliked my time there intensely. So much so that at the age of 10 I decided that the little principality should be eradicated and went on to study books on nuclear technology. The sheep would of course have been evacuated first.

5. My parents were both teachers before they retired which helped when it came to homework during my school days. In fact, they probably did most of it.

6. I’m an only child and used to look upon my cats as siblings. I realised I was different from then when I couldn’t angle my head towards my bottom.

7. I’ve always been good at drawing and have won numerous Art awards.

8. Now I consider myself a poet and write personalised custom-made poetry for people who are willing to pay for it.

9. I lived in Berlin for a year and a half in my mid-20s which gave me a lot of perspectives I had not before enjoyed. It was there that many of my current political beliefs were generated through many fascinating conversations with my American neighbour and his wife.

10. I’m a proud Zionist.

11. I consider myself to be a Neo-Conservative.

12. I’m a strong Judeophile and would convert to Judaism if I wasn’t an atheist. Many times I am left in awe at the achievements, ethics and bravery of the Jewish people and indeed, the State of Israel.

13. During my time in Berlin, I started my first blog where I wrote short stories about the people I saw in the German capital city. That blog can be found here: Beaman In Berlin.

14. I gained a degree in Interior Design after three years at Art College. Whilst I don’t regret the friendships and the fun times, I do regret the fact that I didn’t study politics instead. My love for this subject and many others came later in life.

15. In my late teenage years I went through a ‘Buddhist phase’ which led to twice daily meditation sessions and copious amounts of reading. Unfortunately, I was too impatient for enlightenment and meditated with my new computer instead.

16. I adore snow and thunder storms, often following the weather religiously if I know there is a possibility of either one happening in the near future.

17. I dislike fascism, totalitarianism, intolerance, sexual inequality, arranged/forced marriages, terrorism, religiously permissible lies and cultural regression – therefore I despise the religion of Islam and see it as the greatest threat to civilisation.

18. When writing I use my right hand but for many other things such as opening bottle tops and turning the tap on, I use my left hand.

19. My favourite television sitcom of all time is Frasier. It’s quite possible that I’ve watched each episode at least three times.

20. My favourite sports are football (soccer) and Formula One motor racing. Michael Schumacher has been my sporting hero since 1994.

21. I support Wolverhampton Wanderers FC who are also called ‘Wolves’ for short.

22. I’m an introvert by nature but love to be with people and don’t mind large groups or packed public places. As long as I can have time alone to recharge and don’t have to shout, I am happy. I love discussions and debates that last for hours.

23. A dream of mine is to write for a magazine or journal as a political satirist or in-house poet.

24. I strongly believe in the advancement of Western ideals across the globe and hold them up as the pinnacle of human development. If the whole world was like North America and Europe in values, society and political structure, then I truly believe there would be no more wars or widespread human suffering.

25. I’ve recently met the girl I want to be with for the rest of my life. A beautiful Indian girl by the name of Shailee.

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