Importance of women in society
What is the importance of women in society? Those creatures that must be seen but not heard, who must use public space only if they have a reason and not …
Alcoholism
Dear Congress, how is this for defamation?
Political parties in India are quick to heap insult and slow to give respect. When a restaurant in Mumbai made a controversial political comment on their bill, The Youth Congress …
A Life in Clothes – Part 6: From marriage to trap
A life in Clothes is a five part autobiographical series I did in support of the slutwalk Delhi to illustrate what it can be like to live in a male …
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A world of our own creation
The Guwahati gang molestation shocked the Nation with the usual monthly fury. How can men behave like animals? Women are not safe anymore and such talk abounded. Lot of moral …
My Husband’s say
My husband thinks that I am defaming him, and wants the other side known. Fair enough. I have typed this out as dictated by him (translated from Marathi). I don’t …
Top 6 alcoholism myths
Problems drive an alcoholic to drink Well… kind of true. Problems, achievements, company, lack of company, boredom…. all drive an alcoholic to drink. Problems drive an alcoholic to drink, yes, …
A Tin-Pot Editor
When words that convey extreme contempt are used, they ought to be used with responsibility, if at all they must be used. For, is not telling people what to think …
My experience with domestic violence
Many see women who remain in abusive circumstances as somehow not fighting back. They are assumed to be reconciled to their fate in life. Many think they develop a kind …
Anna and his so called Taliban
There are a lot of people comparing Anna with the Taliban, and I think it is a product of our education system, where theory is taught as a separate thing …