Every once in a while, you have politicians, police officers, people supposed to prevent sexual harassment make public comments about women provoking rape. Predictably, it unleashes a storm of criticism. […]
The blame game and the true game Read More »
A lecture at University of Texas, Austin by P. Sainath, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Journalism, the South Asia Institute, AID-Austin and the Society of Professional Journalists
Transcript: Sainath on Mass Media v. Mass Reality: Part 2 of 5 Read More »
The Mumbai Slutwalk had died when the police required us to provide an undertaking on the letterhead of an NGO with details of the walk. We could have falsified it,
Slutwalks and the state Read More »
I had been noticing for quite some time the increasingly aggressive and unreasonable nature of most debates. There is no sense of compromise or even a willingness to listen attentively
Sexual frustration and social aggression Read More »
The below letter was originally addressed to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad for its threats against the Delhi Slutwalk. Now it is addressed to all Hindu entities opposing Slutwalk. Dear Whom-so-ever-it-may-concern,
A Hindu writes to Hindu Organizations against Slutwalk Read More »
Governments the world over are obsessed with regulating the sexuality of their citizens. Without getting into the histories and cultures of other countries, in this article, I limit myself to
Governments and sexuality Read More »
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
Women's clothing and social judgments Read More »
