Akansha

Akansha Exploring the intersection of culture, identity, & modern trends with a fresh, unapologetic lens. An Indian Screenwriter, Entrepreneur and DJ.

18/09/2026

“It’s her body. It’s her choice. End of story.”Is it really that simple?

Sydney Sweeney’s recent Novig sports betting ad sparked backlash from female athletes who argued that it sexualised women’s sport and overshadowed the dedication, talent and achievements of women athletes.

And it got me thinking about feminism.Yes, women should have the freedom to choose what they wear, how they express themselves and what they do with their bodies.But choice doesn't mean we stop questioning the systems that shape what gets attention, visibility and commercial value.I'm tired of women having to fight to be recognised for our intelligence, merit, talent and capabilities, while our bodies continue to receive disproportionate attention.

And let's be honest: sometimes sexualised representation can cater to the male gaze, even when a woman has actively chosen to participate in it.That doesn't mean we police women's choices.It means we can support a woman's autonomy AND question the culture that continues to reduce women to their bodies.

I want women to be able to show their bodies without being judged.But I also want a world where we don't have to show our bodies to be noticed.We deserve to be seen for our minds, our work, our talent and our achievements.Feminism isn't about telling women what to do.It's about asking why society so often values our appearance before our abilities.

Can something be a woman's choice and still reinforce the male gaze?



( feminism, female objectification, male gaze, women's sports, Sydney Sweeney ad, choice and agency, gender equality, women and media, female representation, merit and talent, sexualisation, feminist theory)

An honour to have been invited to the House of Lords, at the UK Parliament, by the UK Asian Business Council, to be part...
14/09/2026

An honour to have been invited to the House of Lords, at the UK Parliament, by the UK Asian Business Council, to be part of the next phase of the Invest in Maharashtra initiative. 🇬🇧🇮🇳

As someone from Mumbai, it was particularly special to see my home state at the centre of conversations around UK–India trade and investment, especially with the UK–India Free Trade Deal now moving forward.
From meeting MPs from across the UK political spectrum over lunch to an evening with some remarkable Indian business leaders, investors and changemakers -it was an exceptional mix of fresh perspectives, unfiltered ambition and bold ideas.

A memorable way to end one week in London, and an exciting chapter ahead for UK–India relations. So grateful and excited for what's to unfold next.



06/09/2026

I didn’t grow up seeing many Indian girls like me surf. 🌊
So when I started, it felt like I was not just learning to surf I was becoming someone my younger self didn’t know existed.

To every girl who has ever felt like she didn’t belong in a certain space: go anyway.
You don’t need to see someone like you there before you decide you belong.

The ocean is for everyone. 🤍 surfing is a tough sport but you are tougher.

(Indian girl,surfing, women who surf,ocean, surf culture,representation, belonging, girl power, South Asian women, desi girls, breaking stereotypes ,women in sport,adventure, freedom.)

RepresentationMatters

06/09/2026

Why does choosing yourself sometimes make you feel so guilty?

We’re often taught to be grateful, considerate, selfless and to think about everyone around us. And those things can be beautiful.

But somewhere along the way, caring for others can turn into abandoning yourself.

You feel guilty for saying no.For setting a boundary.For leaving.For resting.For spending on yourself.For wanting a different life.And especially if you grew up hearing “after everything we’ve done for you” or “think about the family,” choosing yourself can feel almost like betrayal.

But choosing yourself doesn't mean you stop loving other people.You can love your family and have boundaries. You can care about people and say no. You can be grateful and still want something different.You can love someone and leave.You can be ambitious and rest.Maybe the goal isn't to become less caring.Maybe it's learning that care doesn't have to mean self-abandonment.

And sometimes, someone will be disappointed by your choices.

The question is:Can you choose yourself without believing that makes you a bad person? 🤍

[choosing yourself,self worth, boundaries, people pleasing, Indian family,South Asian women, family expectations, guilt, self abandonment, personal growth, setting boundaries]

SelfAbandonment

27/08/2026

Falling in love with the ocean as an Indian hits different.

I grew up in India, a country with thousands of kilometres of coastline, rivers, lakes and water everywhere. And yet, swimming was never really part of my childhood.

Not because Indians don't swim. Of course, many do. But access to swimming is not equal.

For many families, swimming pools have historically been associated with clubs, hotels, schools with better facilities, or a certain level of privilege. And natural bodies of water aren't always accessible, safe or suitable for recreational swimming.

So, for me, the ocean was always something you looked at.Something you visited.Something you respected.Not necessarily somewhere you entered.

Living by the Atlantic has changed that.

Somewhere along the way, I learned to swim. Then I learned not to panic when the waves got stronger. And slowly, the ocean became something else to me.

Not just water.

Freedom.

And it made me think about how many things we assume are simply about personal preference when they're actually shaped by something much bigger:

Where we grew up.
What we had access to.
What our families could afford.
What we were taught to fear.
And what worlds we were taught were — or weren't — for us.

So yes, falling in love with the ocean as an Indian hits different.

Because sometimes freedom is discovering that you can enter a world you never grew up believing was yours.

And if you have the opportunity: learn to swim. Take your children swimming.

The ocean doesn't care about your accent, your passport, your class or where you were born.

You just have to learn to take the plunge 🌊



(Indian Women , Swimming , Ocean , India , Access , Privilege ,Class, Culture ,Identity , Belonging , Freedom)

25/08/2026

Lakshmi is a goddess. Not a marketing strategy.

There’s a difference between appreciating a culture and stripping it of context, aestheticising it and selling it as the next wellness trend.



(Lakshmi-Maxxing ,Ayurveda , Hinduism , Colonial Hangover , Cultural Commodification , Orientalism, Indian Culture)

14/08/2026

“Aurat hi aurat ki dushman hoti hai.” - “A woman is another woman’s enemy.”

But what if women aren't born policing other women? What if they were taught these rules as protection, and then passed them on believing they were keeping other women safe?

That's how internalised patriarchy can reproduce itself -through advice, fear, love and protection.

(Internalised Patriarchy ,Gender Roles , Indian Women ,Culture ,Sociology)

13/08/2026

Why are women so often expected to carry the identity of everyone around them?

The daughter becomes the family’s reputation.
The wife becomes the family’s honour.
The mother becomes the keeper of tradition.
And sometimes, women become symbols of an entire community or nation.

What a woman wears, who she marries, how she behaves, whether she has children — these choices can become statements about “us”, not just about her.

And perhaps that's why women's choices are so often policed: because they're treated as representatives of something bigger than themselves.

But a woman is not her family's reputation, her community's culture, or her nation's morality.

She is a person before she is a symbol.

(Women , Gender ,Culture ,Identity , Patriarchy ,Family ,Community ,Nationalism , Sociology , Psychology)

12/08/2026

How “Good Girl” Lessons Shape Women’s Lives

“Good girls don’t answer back.”
“Good girls adjust.”
“Don’t make the family look bad.”
“Learn to compromise.”

We often hear these phrases as advice, love or protection. But slowly, they can become rules we enforce on ourselves.Girls learn to keep the peace before they learn to set boundaries, and to prioritise everyone else’s comfort before their own.

And in many Indian families its repeatdly said:

´´After marriage, your husband’s home will be your real home.´´

So a girl grows up seeing her own home as temporary, while her future is expected to belong to someone else’s family. Maybe we should teach girls to build and own a home of their own .- not as their parents’ daughter, someone’s wife, or someone’s partner, but simply as themselves.Maybe the real question isn't why women sacrifice so much, but why they're taught to see sacrifice as a virtue.



(Good Girl Syndrome, Gender Roles , Indian Culture , Women , Patriarchy , Identity , Family , Sociology , Psychology , Internalised Misogyny)

10/08/2026

When housing is becoming harder to afford, childcare is expensive, careers are increasingly precarious, climate anxiety is shaping how people imagine the future, and many women are navigating relationships where finding a reliable partner isn't guaranteed...

Is choosing not to have children always a rejection of motherhood - or can it also be a response to the world we're asking people to raise children in?

(Motherhood ,Choice , Women , Gender , Sociology, Psychology ,Birth Rates ,Housing, Climate Anxiety , Relationships , Culture ,Society , Gen Z)

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