India, Nov. 10 -- Oh how we wept. Tears of pure joy. Maybe we just felt vindicated. Maybe we remembered our own struggles-to be allowed to work, to dodge the creepy boss, to learn to draw boundaries at work and home, to be judged by a different standard from men. Watching the women hold that cup felt personal. And so we wept. On the stands, at home watching TV, speaking to friends about that sweet, sweet win the morning after.

In the loveliest of gestures, captain Harmanpreet Kaur chose to honour the women on whose shoulders the team stood victorious. Calling on former cricketers Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami and Anjum Chopra to come, touch, celebrate and be acknowledged for clearing the path was to witness the power of sisterhood. Later, ...