Open letter to Indian media about Lok Sabha Elections
Dear media, India is witnessing an unprecedented event. It is the largest election to date in the world. We have them every five years, but our popula…
Sexual assault
Does our new rape law help women?
This is a response to Vrinda Grovers views on the new rape law as told to Priyadarshini Sen in the article "Look Before You Creep" published in Outloo…
Politically incorrect declaration by an extremely conditional feminist
I have a voice and it has weight. However great or little it is. It is my responsibility to use it in a manner that is congruent with my goals. I have…
Thoughts on “Letter To Ms Tehelka-Assault-Victim” at @newslaundry
News Laundry published an aggressive, confrontational letter to the woman allegedly assaulted by Tarun Tejpal. Pandemonium ensued. Having written exte…
Rape jokes sexist jokes and other inequality jokes
As the dialogue on gender inequality gets more strident and less nuanced, there are many holy cows and dirty pigs, where communication happens as thou…
Some questions regarding the victim’s side of the story
Here are some of the things that don't add up with regard to some of what the victim says and what is known/observed/claimed in my view. Who leaked th…
Shoma Chaudhary’s letter of acceptance of #TehelkaRapeCase victim’s resignation
From: Shoma Chaudhury <shoma@tehelka.com> Date: 27 November 2013 8:13:35 pm IST To: ****** Cc: Editors <editors@tehelka.com> Subject: RE: …
Who really concealed the Tehelka rape case?
This has been bothering me for a while now. It is an extension of one of the points in the questions I have raised about the Tehelka rape case. The gi…
Tehelka: a bad lapse of judgment and awful misreading of Vishakha guidelines
Tehelka stands on the wrong end of an outrage this time. Tarun Tejpal stands accused of sexual harassment of a young journalist during their iTHINK fe…