A story of day and night
How safe is my city? To answer that I have to tell you a story of a day and a night. I was at one of my regular bus […]Read more
Small town safety
This happened in Silchar (in Assam) a few months ago, right on one of the centrally located streets of the town, in full view of the people on the street […]Read more
Things have changed……….
People are crazy & the times are strange, I’m locked in tight, I’m outta range, I used to care but things have changed. Yes my friends, I […]Read more
How safe is my city?
In Lagos, Nigeria, as I was threatened with loss of life and limb if I dared roll down the windows of my cab in forty-degree heat, I thought longingly of […]Read more
Sexism is alive and well. Just ask Google.
Type ‘women should’ into Google search and its autocomplete option throws up a few stomach-churning suggestions, including ‘women should be slaves’ and ‘women should stay in the kitchen’. Conversely, type […]Read more
Freedom- freely doomed!
Sitting down and wondering what my first thought this morning was and what followed, I realized I have an extensive mental checklist that can give a running to even the […]Read more
Darkness of Delhi’s Nightlife
Delhi-The capital city of India, has been in news now and again for not-so-good reasons. It has even been titled ‘The rape capital’ of India’. Late night ice-creams at India […]Read more
Harassment is not confined
Harassment is a blow any girl can suffer anywhere. Harassment is not necessarily an attack by just strangers, it can be an intense assault within the confinements of your house […]Read more
Trigger the talk………….break the silence!
With all the discussions and debates around the Tehelka episode, I am compelled to reflect and remember my own personal experiences on sexual harassment both in public and at the […]Read more
“Free-Fair-Fearless”?!?!?!?!
An age old question is raised again- what drives a man to commit sexual abuse and harassment of women? What kind of pleasure do men derive from the fear, hatred, […]Read more