Much talk about Hijab: Still a sign of oppression
It has been a while that I wanted to write about the much talked about tradition of wearing a Hijab or Burqa. The context was set even better when I saw this short Spanish film by Xavi Sala about Hijab in Europe and the discrimination young Muslim women face in a so-called “free” Europe. See [...]
He is NOT a nice guy, listen to the doctor
One of our friends, Dr. Anand Philip have written this great article on the serious medical consequences faced by a woman livin in an abusive relationship. In his article he had first broken the myth of ‘he is otherwise a nice guy.’ In absolutely unambigous terms he emphasizes that any man who habitually abuses his [...]
UP cop beat up dalit woman, we are mute spectators
A police officer in UP beat up a woman accused brought into the police station for interrogation puposes. He slapped her repeatedly on the face and snatched her veil, when she fell off he pulled her up by her hair. A lady police officer standing next to them, stood by, without moving a finger, without [...]
Pre marital sex – Delhi high court calls it rape
I don’t how true this news item is considering the levels to which media is ready to stoop in order to create sensation but if even half of this is true then I don’t know what to say. Where are we heading? Are we going forward or are we going backward by leaps and bounds. [...]
Rape victim gets blamed: What is your say? Take the Bell bajao Poll
25 year old Russian woman on a business trip to Goa was allegedly raped by a Goa politician, John Fernandes. You know the rest of the drill – police, medical reports, witness, statement, retraction of statement, judicial inquiry, political blame game and no justice. Matter reached parliament, there entered in the scene Shantaram Naik, Member of Parliament, with [...]
16 days of Activism: What is violence?
The United Nations defines ‘violence against women‘ as Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. In a recently concluded 3 [...]
'Bell Bajao' and 'Breakthrough' on TED India
I am thrilled to announce that our campaign Bell Bajao have recently been on the main stage of the much prestigious TED India conference. Breakthrough founder Mallika Dutt gave a 3 min audience talk on the 2nd day of TED India conference, recently concluded in Mysore. Mallika spoke briefly about the rampant domestic violence faced [...]
Women panchayat members as Ahimsa Messengers
On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary the Ministry of Women and Child Development launched a nation wide campaign to address the issue of violence against women and spread the message of non-violence. Reportedly this 5 year program would cover the whole nation. 25 women panchayat members have been taken on oath as Ahmisa [...]
