Help us Map the #100UnsafePlaces in Delhi and NCR
We thought we will only have to do this exercise once. We thought we will not speak about this again. We thought the age of terror was over. But two years after the first citizen’s survey of Delhi’s 100 Most Unsafe Places, the survey is being launched again months [...]Read more
Tips that women can take for personal safety
1) What should a woman do if she finds herself alone in the company of a strange male as she prepares to enter a lift in a high-rise apartment late at night? … Experts Say: Enter the lift. If you need to reach the 13th floor, press all the buttons up to your destination. No [...]Read more
1000 stories of Women Entrepreneurs
Read more about us and our reason, drive and enthusiasm for Safecity on The Story exchange and their 1000 stories campaign. Please do comment on the Story Exchange as well as on our blog and facebook page. The Story Exchange is a 501(c)(3) non-profit global video project and [...]Read more
An Indian Entrepreneur’s Plea to Her Brother
This story is reposted from The Story Exchange. The Story Exchange is a global non-profit video project and website. They are looking for stories of women entrepreneurs in India. Please submit your story here (https://survey.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_80JkrPxo12NsqXz) and it will [...]Read more
How do you know that you are in danger?
How to know that you are in danger? For decades, scholars have disagreed about what kinds of behavior count as crime. Is it simply a violation of the criminal law? Is it behavior that causes serious harm? Is the seriousness affected by how many people are harmed and does it make [...]Read more
How safe are you inside that “BEST” Bus
Travelling by bus can be hazardous as this video depicts. Watch this video Two standees, a boy and a girl, in a not-so-crowded bus. The bus brakes suddenly. Boy lurches against Girl, once. The second time it happens, Girl slaps Boy. The angsty Boy now moves away (makes you wonder [...]Read more
Sometimes Men are Victims too
Below an office building in South Bombay, two pre-teen girls were in the throes of a full fledged fight. Girl One had got hold of Girl Two’s matted lice filled hair and was twisting it with the expertise of a seasoned CIA torturer. Girl Two was in the meantime aiming her sharp [...]Read more
Dealing with Street Harassment
Street harassment ranges from the minor – ogling, staring, commenting to the more serious – stalking. It can happen anywhere – in your home city or in a foreign land. Wherever you are, a few basic tips are handy in dealing with the situation and in ensuring you are calm. [...]Read more
Should I sing a song?
“Should I sing a song, or should I pass a comment? Or better still, should I ask my friends to stare at her silently while she passes?” I’ve always wondered what passes through the head of a guy when he decides to harass a woman. Does he think it is okay to brush past a […]Read more