Rather than vigilantism, love policing and hate campaigns, a nuanced criminal justice system and new-age medico-legal apparatus, which acknowledge and address unique challenges, are more relevant to women's safety.
Tag: rape
An Epistolary Poem to Patriarchs
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 …
‘Women Talking’: A Radical Film That Reimagines How Cinema Can Be Made
'Women Talking' is a meditation on how we tell stories of rape and a thoughtful exploration of how films can be made.
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.
Hyderabad: Child Raped in School by Principal’s Driver; Accused Arrested
Parents of the girl and other students have been protesting at the school, demanding action against school authorities for allowing a person who is not an employee to have …
Karnataka: Third Minor Girl Alleges Sexual Assault by Murugha Mutt Head
Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru is already under judicial custody till October 21, after he was arrested for allegedly raping two minor girls.
Arundhati Roy on Things that Can and Cannot Be Said: The Dismantling of the World as We Know It
Solidarity, speaking up for others is more important than ever. But that too has become a perilous activity, says the acclaimed writer.
‘Blonde’: Hollywood Exploited Marilyn Monroe, This Film Does the Same
Was Monroe always a victim, did she have no agency?