My opinion
Don’t touch me
A profound poem on Child Sexual Abuse by Malini Rai Don’t Touch Me Smooth as satin Shimmering as gold… Skin begging his touch And feel of her folds Arrested in […]Read more
Chain-snatching: A manifestation of violence against women
Maltitai checked herself in the mirror. The gold of the long laxmihaar and that of the choker made of coins shone as brilliantly today as they did on the day […]Read more
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