single by choice: Happily unmarried women

It’s interesting how a random Google search, ‘unmarried single’ throws up results that mostly pertain to women and mothers. A gender-specific phenomenon that is defining current times, it is indicative that unmarried singles, especially women, exist in large numbers and there are a lot of conversations around the same. Between 2001 and 2011, there was a 39 per cent increase in the number of single women, according to Census 2011.
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A recent book — Single By Choice: Happily Unmarried Women! (Women Unlimited) — edited by journalist Kalpana Sharma, and which is an anthology of essays by 13 women from varied backgrounds has struck a chord with women of all age groups. Looking at singledom from different experiences, the essays share a common sentiment that “being single is not a grim business”.