Single women aren’t always perceived so kindly, but it can be especially blunt in older cultures.  Read “Happy to be Single” written by Bhumika Rajan in the Deccan Herald of Bangalore.

As you can tell by the title of the article, though, the women interviewed are embracing their autonomy: “‘Singledom is a lifestyle choice and society needs to accept the presence of single, unmarried woman as normal and learn to be tolerant towards her,’ says Vaishali. ‘This unapologetic choice (to be single) is recent and unique to women of our times. Probably economic independence could be a crucial factor,’ she opines.”

Read the article here: http://ow.ly/f80wU.