Hello. You there, I am talking to you. Your eight-year old daughter has been crying since yesterday, hasn’t she? She is not telling you the reason? Have you asked properly? What? She said that a man had touched her inappropriately? Do you know she is feeling disgusted right now? Disgusted that a man of her father’s age could look at her that way. Are you okay with that? Aren’t … [Read more...]
My Grandfather’s Act Under The Blanket Makes Me Happy He Is Dead
No, I have not just put this up because I want to grab eyeballs. No, I’m not some attention seeking drama queen. And no, I’m not a psychopath either. So, before you start judging me already, I’ll get started on an incident that destroyed my childhood and left me scarred for life. I was 8 years old. Born and brought up in a small family, my Dad’s little princess and the apple … [Read more...]
Molested In The Middle Of The Road, This Young Woman Made The Drunken Pervert Pay For It
No woman, of any age, colour, character, ever deserves to be sexually violated or what some might lightly call “eve-teased. - Anonymous Yes, the 25-year-old girl is all set to inspire all women throughout the country to surge up and fight for the feminism and drive away the heinous act of the society. Remi Rusha Sen, who is a senior executive for J W Marriott in … [Read more...]
What Happened To This 3 Year Old Girl Isn’t Common. But Are We Sensitive Enough To Understand It?
Why is rape and molestation becoming a part of our every dose of news? Have we grown so insensitive or is the judiciary and police defunct bodies of the state machinery? Once during my years of post graduation at Jamia, I remember being a part of discussion on violence and media. One of my learned friends commented that with the advent of social media and online media, … [Read more...]
“The Next Time Uncle Came To Remove My Undergarments, I Didn’t Cry. I Had A Knife And I…”
“Why did you tell me? I mean, why did you never share this with anyone but me?”, I asked Shaluk. She said, “I don’t know! Maybe because we were never close! I can count the number of times we actually talked. Moreover, I am more comfortable with strangers than with the people I know”. Shaluk is my cousin. We were never close. This was was probably the very first time we … [Read more...]