This poem is addressed to All those patriarchal pigs and crackbrained clerics Who use the whip of male power to punish dissenting women. You keep asking women to stop …
Tag: rape culture
A Rape Survivor’s Memories III
A poem on the day my sister and I were forced to grow up.
A Rape Survivor’s Memories II
'In the memories of her adolescence / A desperate fly always tries to fly...'
A Rape Survivor’s Memories
She tries to heal. But the cotton balls that she put on her wounds after those dark encounters of childhood only grow with time.
Charles Fourier: The Man Who Coined the Term ‘Feminism’
'Feminism', which Fourier coined in 1837, has spurred milestones for women – from voting rights to #MeToo.
FIR Against AMU Prof After BJP Worker Complains Against Mention of Rape in Mythology
The BJP worker has alleged that the professor "hurt religious sentiments" by allegedly "accusing gods in Indian mythology of rape".
Tired of Being ‘Just Another’
"In a country where rape is just another bit of news, I'm tired of being 'just another'."
Sarah Everard: Why Women Shouldn’t Have to Risk Trading Their Freedom for Safety
The widespread prevalence of violence and harassment also needs to be acknowledged – and challenged – without putting the responsibility on women.
Bombay HC Judgement: The Question of Childhood, Intent and Sexual Abuse
Are we trying to normalise groping of women in both the private as well as the public realm?
The Desperate Need For Classes on Consent in India
In India, a considerable mass of our citizenry is entirely unaware about a concept such as consent. Meanwhile, in Kenya, such classes have led to a dramatic drop in …