So what goes on in the heads of mothers as they step out of homes to work -- a work that gets rewarded in monetary terms, supplements the family income and gives them a sense of purpose and achievement. Otherwise, all mothers work and quite a lot.

But today we want to talk about those who do this ‘other’ kind of work which we shall call paid work. There are too many of such mothers amidst us: the ones who work in the corporate sector, teachers, lawyers, journalists, doctors as well as those who come to their houses to cook and clean and wash. On one level what goes on in their heads may be quite similar too, because they all leave the home and kids behind.

So this International Women’s Day, we want to ask the working mothers to write about their own experiences. We want to ask them how challenging it is to act as super moms, the juggling act that is life for them, the multi-tasking and the accompanying stress, the guilt and the coping mechanisms. We want to know what kind of institutional support they need from their spouse, family, workplace and society in general. But we also want to know how fulfilling is their work for them as women.

We have spoken to successful moms at different stages of their careers, to get a sense of how things worked for them. How they managed to stay in the job market and with what results. Dr Narmeen Hamid kind of sums it up for us at TNS. This "International Women’s Day, let’s not pass resolutions, let’s not have seminars, let’s not make speeches. Let’s just honour the working mothers in our lives". Over to you moms.