A life in clothes – Part 1: Childhood
Raw version. Publishing before I lose guts. Will take a look for editing in a couple of days. As I was thinking of the Besharami Morcha coming up in Delhi, […]
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Clothing
Why do you call it SLUT-Walk?
This post addresses a lot of questions being raised by the slutwalk. Mostly in conversations on Twitter (because questions raised are similar, and I can embed tweets as questions more
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What is a Slutwalk?
Respect is an attitude. Dignity is a right. #slutwalk Don’t judge us for your thoughts. It all began with a safety forum at a York University on 24th January 2011. Constable
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Women and rape
A reader responded to my earlier article on women with a two part article. Below are my comments to the articles. If I have more, I will update. If a
Women and Power : The Gender Battle
Patterns of assumptions and stereotypes manipulate collective responses. Patterns based on things we refuse to acknowledge or even are aware of. “Strong man”, “Caring mother”, “damsel in distress”, “hen pecked”, “old coot”,
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How much money would it take to end world hunger? World Poverty?
Those who can not only get richer, but fleece the poor to get richer. It is like the curse of globalization. To become an international figure is the new vanity,
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Women's clothing and social judgments
Just recently read a news article from Pakistan where a girl went to some party which had boys and returned late. She got raped. In the debate that stormed in
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I love their India
What is up with India? I don’t recognize the country we are turning into. Not any single thing, just many things. Seriously, in Mumbai – the economic freaking capital of
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The Role of Women in Indian Society
A look at modern urban women and the gender dynamics of a society caught between modernity and outdated stereotypes. Is there a better way?
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