I wish I could tell her about a sixty year old woman who emailed me…
9 20 PM : I stepped into the balcony to call the cat inside and heard the distinct thump of fists landing on somebody’s back. Dimly visible in the shadows, on a bench, was the back of a white shirt and a hazy figure. I had heard similar sounds around 7 30- 8 PM. I [...]
If someone dislocated your jaw…
If someone dislocated your jaw in one of the many violent beatings they gave you, how would you like to try to live with them and win their love? 23 year old Neha committed suicide on January 1st. Her family alleged that her in laws “used to beat her up…” [Link] “Once she was beaten [...]
Is a Known Devil Really Better?
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A girl who we looked up to in college, got married (arranged marriage) to a charming man who gifted her her favourite car on their wedding day. Then we heard she had come back home within days because he was violent. Her parents were supportive. She was divorcing him. [...]
