He stood there with his hands on his hips staring at the thick crowd in the front of him watching the spectacular performance unfold on the large stage, as he puffed on his “bidi“. This was an yearly event and he made sure he attended it. It was fun. He looked at the neatly lined…
Tag: Molestation
The “Molestation” During The Elphinstone Stampede…Stop Fabricating Outrage
Even before the outrage over the Elphinstone road stampede was over, there was another outrage, that of a woman being molested amidst the ruckus which was being caused. I am not sure how many of you actually saw the video, but most people I came across had simply relied on the headlines and were…
Mia — A Run To The Edge Of The Cliff
Mia sat at the edge of the cliff staring down the steep drop, which ended at hard black rocks, with the sea spalshing at them, surf flying high above them. This was her favorite place. Secluded, lonely, leaving her all by herself. A place which allowed her to think without getting disturbed by someone, who…
Happy Mother’s Day …. To Those Women Who Made it … And To Those Who DIDN’T !!
….Happy Mother’s Day…. She was still in the comfort of her womb, oblivious to the outside world as yet. She didn’t know what the whole hue and cry was all about. Her family was asking the Doctor if it was a girl or a boy, the Doctor was vehemently refusing the divulge…
“Happy Woman’s Day”, He said…..
She sat on the floor on her haunches, her back to the wall, her eyes looking out of the window. Her hands grabbing her saree around herself, more for comfort than for covering herself up. She had been sitting there throughout the night, waiting for the sun to rise, waiting for another day to start….
The Weekend That Was …..
The last few days were quite enlightening for me, and amusingly so. I learnt so many things about the society in general, I tell you. Like; Rapes and Molestations are akin to motorbike accidents and its your fault for not wearing a helment, if you are involved in one. So basically, women while walking…
#NotAllMen —- The Other Side of the Looking Glass
He was 3 years old as I walked him home, from his kindergarten. His tiny sister craddling in my arms. We passed a rickshawala arguing with his wife on the street. The man slapped her, snatched the money out of her hand, pushed her to the ground. I hastily pulled my son with me and…
I Am An Indian Woman …. And MY Safety is MY Responsibility…
I went out with my girlfriends to party on the crowded streets of a Metropolitan city, they came out in large numbers and molested us…… But my safety is my responsibility so… The next time I went to a discotheque, it was enclosed and had bouncers, they came into the place and beat us up…
Pink …… A Movie Review
*** Shoojit Sircar’s Pink tries to take on the misogynistic mindset of the Indian society and highlight the importance of consent while having sex. While, the movie does manage to do a fairly good job at addressing this social evil and bring forth something which is talked about almost daily on news channel debates,…
The Desi Cracked Pot 