Tomorrow is another day
Almost a decade ago, when I was 18, I was gang raped by seven men in a moving vehicle. When I came back home, it took me three days to […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Journalistic Debauchery
Early morning logged into facebook (terrible habit I know!) to see my newsfeed about a case of polyandry (woman with multiple ‘husbands’/not partners) from India, reported in the British tabloid […]
Silence & Sabotage : 2
PART 2 of an exploration into the role of women within the family circle in being both active and passive perpetrators of abuse. Through complicity there is acceptance. The Sister As […]
Silence & Sabotage : 1
Part 1 of an exploration on the role of women within the family circle in being both active and passive perpetrators of abuse. Through complicity there is acceptance. The Mother […]
After the fall
I start this journey seven years later, wiser, and instilled with a hope that a greater purpose lays ahead for me. The past few years have been a revelation in […]
“You have everything” ?
You have everything. You grew up in a good (great) neighbourhood (and you didn’t even know it then). Your parent’s were supportive (if you ignore the old fashioned European 1960s […]
Relentless
It never ends, does it? Logged into Indian news today. 5 main page news items had to do with violence against women: gang rape, sexual harassment, girls being sold to […]
Reality-check
I picked up a newspaper the other day. A specialized print for the Indian community group, printed especially for its particular audience to cater to their needs and issues, and […]
Regrets
There is a woman who paints a familiar figure in my minds eye. In her late twenties, cooking a morning breakfast in her kurta with her 18-month-old toddler playing around […]
Retrospective wisdom
If everyone around you is having negative feelings and vibes about the guy / girl, it is most probably because they are right. There is no rush, no matter what he […]
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