How about a NationalWalkout?
We failed as a society – not the first time We are ashamed of ourselves – damn right, we should be We will never forget – until the next time …
Sexual misconduct
Do parents really care about child safety or do they want to outsource caring for children?
Disclosure of bias: I am biased against mainstream schools as currently exist in India and think they do more harm than good. We need better schools and for reasons more …
Euphemisms of inhumanity
“Why don’t you get a job?” she asked. “Well my child is severely disabled and needs care.” I replied. A simple reply changed the direction of the conversation. “You really …
The politics of human rights
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. ~ Anatole France …
International Women’s day wishes
Logged in to Twitter this morning to see a flood of wishes for a happy women’s day. I replied “Thank you. For today and every day.” which people found witty. …
A quick look at size of chargesheets
The Tarun Tejpal chargesheet attempting Guinness book records over what was basically a groping and rape under the new definition got me curious about the sizes of various chargesheets. This …
Woman kills neighbour who tried to rape her 5-year-old daughter
A woman in Jharkhand has killed her neighbour for trying to rape her five year old daughter. The woman was out of her home for work when the neighbour misbehaved …
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Anger with elite misusers of protections to women
Thoughtless protections and rabid lawmaking by our government have brought us to this point where the laws to protect women are a joke. We are just blindly tweaking. A court …
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Birbhum tribal gang rape is a mirror of Indian progress
On the night of 20th January 2013, a young tribal woman was gang raped on the orders of a shalishi sabha (kangaroo court) led by Bolai Murdy, the Morol (tribal village head) …
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