Except for one factual error, the tiology of Fire, Water and Earth by Deepa Mehta was not about "Indian women's experiences in the diaspora", but about Indian women in India at various times in recent history. The rest of the article tells the true story of Indian women. Pair this article with Shreyasi Singh's article about Women Politicians in India, one can get a good picture of what lay's beneath the Tech Boom, family values, India's exceptional growth rate, Female Prime minster, and the so called exotic culture that Indians themselves love to showcase, and the west loves to explore. and these articles are just skimming the facade.

My thoughts are in line with Parul. As an Indian woman, i have seen and experienced the pain of my existence from the day i could understand the world around me. I was fortunate to get an education and live my life to my full potential, which is not an option for most females in my country. I have tried to give back to my community of other female, by opting to adopt a girl from an orphanage rather than having my own. I knew that would give some meaning to my life and give hope to at least one girl child. I am most thankful that the mother choose not to go to those scores of clinics that Parul mentioned. Not to sound holy, but i had hoped to be an example to my community. I wish i could do much more and therefor i am part of WIP.