"Marital Bliss"
A medical doctor shares his painful account of treating the physical and emotional bruises of a domestic violence victim.
In Search Of Rays of Hope for Victims of Violence
Domestic abuse is often treated as family skirmish, and its victims are often advised not to seek help outside family. That’s the message I got when I started poking around in search of assistance that is offered to victims of abuse. From doctors to police personnel, anyone in a position to help a domestic violence [...]
Women in Red Corridors
Mahima Singh retraces the roots of her understanding of violence and expresses how the opportunities for women are dismal, perceivably non-existent, in the red corridor regions of the country.
For the women, the valley is no paradise!
Rhythma Kaul recounts a few memory flashes from her childhood spent in the Kashmir valley.
Reflection on the Montreal Massacre
December 6, 1989. Marc Lepine arrives at the Universite de Montreal with a semi-automatic rifle and a hunting knife. He kills fourteen women. He is fighting feminism. Lepine entered an engineering classroom and ordered the men and women to separate onto opposite sides of the room. He ordered the men to leave and asked the women if they [...]
'Marching on a Mission' – A Photo Essay on Delhi Queer Pride Parade 2010
Keeping in with the tradition of IST (Indian Stretched Time), the march started at 4 when it was scheduled for 3 in the Sunday afternoon of 28th November, 2010. Feathery masks, banners, whistles, rainbow flags and scarves and lollipops consoled our punctuality and patience. The march began in great splendour and the aura of excitement [...]
Why these 16 days of the year ‘make a difference’
While I was busy campaigning online at various portals and social networks to check up on the excitement of 16 days of Activism and to build the excitement towards it for all the good causes these 16 days represent, I came across this very relevant tweet @VampyreJournoNatasha Joseph @JenTtweet Do you believe the 16 days [...]
Domestic Violence Act-Please Redefine
The confusion about the DV Act is about to be settled. A Petition has already been filed in Delhi High Court.
Survivor Unveils – A 55 word fiction on Domestic Violence
Note: 55 Fictions is precise form of micro-fiction that refers to the works of fiction limited to a maximum of fifty-five words. ~ This is an an attempt to focus light on a survival story of a young girl and her hardships that turn into her power which made her much stronger finally! ~survivor unveils [...]
What does it mean to really help, make a change
A year ago My maid is an illiterate woman from Bihar, Muslim by religion, but with relatively fair IQ for her being and upbringing. She is single-handed bringing up her 5 kids and taken steps to ensure no more babies all by herself. In response to her act, the husband went absconding for good 2 [...]
