Anu Haasan Reveals Why She Champions Women-Only Trips for Deep Bonds

Kamal Haasan's niece Anu Haasan opens up on why she wants to keep organising women only trips!

Chennai, June 8

Taking to her Instagram stories section, Anu Haasan cited a Wall Street Journal report that claimed that women talk more freely about being afraid, sad, frustrated and jealous and that sharing those feelings deepened bonds.

Citing the report that claimed that close ties were good for women and provided health benefits, Anu Haasan said that this was of the reasons why she wanted to organise women-only trips.

She wrote, "One of the reasons I keep wanting to organise women only trips... Is this!"

She then quoted a passage from a Wall Street report which said, "Women connect more frequently with their friends on a weekly basis than men. While men talk about sports and current events, women dive into personal realms like family and health, physical and mental. They talk more freely about being afraid, sad, frustrated and jealous. Sharing those feelings deepens bonds. Close ties are good for us and provide health benefits. Having someone you can rely on and trust reduces stress and enhances well-being."

The actress then went on to say, "Love that the previous two trips to Kaziranga has formed these friendships for those who travelled us with us. I'm looking forward to our next one this December."

In April this year, the actress had shared a video of a bike trip she had undertaken during her solo trip to Chile. She also shared some lessons she had got to learn from the experience.

Taking to her Instagram page to post the video of her riding a Vogue Rally 300 during her solo trip, the actress had said, "Hi everyone, South America on a Vogue Rally 300, an experience that I never thought I would have and an experience that I'll never forget. I thought I would do this as a solo trip and it was a solo trip."

The actress disclosed that the plan was to go on a circuit and it involved about 20 kilometres off-roading on something called the Ruta del Toro (which is the route of the bull) , an old cattle pathway. Anu confessed that the Ruta del Toro portion was a tough ride.

"I think for an experienced dirt biker, Ruta del Toro would probably be beginner level or maybe lower intermediate level. For me, it was advanced level because I don't mind the gravel and the stones because on the gravel, I was fine. On the stones, I just stood up and rode. What was most challenging were the U-turns and they are uphill U-turns. And here is the thing, they are on loose mud," she had explained in the video.

The actress cited two important take aways she had got from the biking trip. While the first pertained to figuring out the techniques she used and what techniques she must have used for negotiating the U turns, she said that the other lesson that she took away from this trip was that sometimes our potential was much more than what we think it was.

— IANS