[Little Spoiler Alert] If you have watched PK by now, then there is a scene in the movie where Aamir Khan talks about condom openly. And people run away from him. Like many other strong social messages in the movie, this too was something that caught my eyes and ears. Why is there so much of hesitation in talking about issues like sex and condoms? Why do we always change … [Read more...]
Here is what our government did in the Uber rape case which they shouldn’t have done
The shameful incident of a Delhi-based professional being raped by the Uber cab driver who was entrusted with the responsibility of her safe transport, has been all over the news in the past week. The way the incident has been reported and the events that have played out since, has yet again displayed the same myopic approach of our law makers towards handling this heinous … [Read more...]
Zivame did something special for our narrow minded society and every girl should be thankful to it
What is that one awkward moment you always wish would never come, while watching television with your entire family? For most of us, it is an obscene advertisement promoting a condom or women’s inner wear, which only tends to focus on objectifying women rather than the product. How sad is this, isn’t it? I am very happy to say that this is not all what this article is going … [Read more...]
‘Doing it like a girl’ is not an insult: A video thrashing the idea of women being the weaker sex
Gender stereotypes have been the crushing the bones of our society since ages and even today I don’t think we can look past it. Women are still being treated as the weaker sex. Whenever it comes to doing something important or taking crucial decisions, men are being preferred over women. Though our society claims to give same importance to both the sexes but does it actually … [Read more...]
To be ashamed of being called a Bihari Babua makes you a smaller person, to be a Bihari doesn’t
When someone addresses you by the word ‘bihari’, what is the first thought in your mind? 8 out of 10 people will take it as an insult, and I have a problem with that. I find it hard to digest that why a person who has spend half his life living in Bihar takes it as a derogatory comment the moment he moves out of the state. I understand that there are prejudices and … [Read more...]
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