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Thursday, February 19, 2026
TopicMotherhood

Topic: Motherhood

Half of urban Indian mothers love being ‘supermom’, says study

Indian working mothers were almost evenly split on whether ‘supermom’ is a burden or a badge of honour, a Nature portfolio study found.

SubscriberWrites: My Mother, the Maker of Everything

SubscriberWrites: My Mother, the Maker of Everything

‘Separation from son’. Artist Nehal Desai’s stunning lithography about melancholy

Printmaking remains a niche art form in India due to its need for expensive tools, and dedicated studio space. Despite a rich tradition, exhibitions are rare, with most practice limited to art institutions.

IVF, adoption, single parenthood—3 ‘unconventional’ mothers discuss who ‘good’ & ‘bad’ moms are

The discussion at IIC took the audience through various versions of motherhood and the ‘guilt’ associated with anything that doesn’t fit into ‘conventional’ parenting styles.

Social media supermoms are adding to the mothers’ guilt. ‘Having it all’ is a con

In 'How Not To Be A Superwoman', Nilanjana Bhowmick confronts and rejects society's unrealistic expectations while advocating for a life of fulfilment, self-compassion and genuine empowerment.

Karnataka HC allows man who crossed 55-yr age bar to seek surrogacy, evolves triple test for unique cases

Court directs surrogacy board to consider plea of couple who lost son to accident. Legislature must look at changes to law as board has no scope to salvage unique cases, it adds.

Mother’s Day celebrations limited to Instagram, motherhood is invisible labour & thankless

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Why women in India who have ever been pregnant can’t donate plasma for Covid patients

The Covid success stories associated with plasma therapy have led to the setting up of donation banks, including in Delhi. But not all recovered Covid patients can serve as donors.

Want to raise perfect children in India? You can’t & you’ll never win mother of the year

You can be a tiger mom, a cheetah mom, a WhatsApp mom, or a drone mom, but there is no perfect recipe for motherhood.

Indian women are seeing motherhood as a task, not a goal & that could lower our population

Women’s growing aspirations will result in greater independence and fewer children, suggest the authors of the book ‘Empty Planet’.

On Camera

‘Jo uchit samjho woh karo’—five words that exposed India’s civil-military ambiguity

Rechin La was a tactical success and a strategic warning. It exposed a system where political leaders seek control without defining boundaries, leaving commanders to assume strategic responsibility.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.