Gender and Sexualities have always been sidelined and not addressed in mainstream media. We are committed to report, write and analyse issues that matter to people. Sexuality Rights issues and reproductive health will be one of our biggest focus.
“Woman’s Day #throughglass” is a project whose only purpose is to make people think, on this special day, about the condition of women in our society. Google is not involved. We’ve just used the language of Glass to deliver our message. contact@womansdaythroughglass.com http://www.womansdaythroughglass.com/ Continue reading Is someone hitting you at home?
Dear Justice Katju, The Network of Women in Media, India is deeply concerned about what appears to be a renewed media campaign that threatens the course of justice in the sexual assault and rape case involving the former editor of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal. In this connection we would like to call the attention of the PCI to two recent articles on the subject in two … Continue reading NWMI protests against unethical and illegal media coverage of Tehelka case
ENGLISH TRANSLATION of ‘ Maa Nee Meri’ Mixed in every morsel, What was that chant you kept repeating? In the garb of concern and worry, Why was fear the only virtue I learnt of your teaching? Mother, I will not fear Mother, I will not become you. Drown! I shall drown, but not succumb into swimming with the tide; Walk! I shall close these eyes … Continue reading Swaang – Maa Nee Meri
सोनी सोरी तुम मुजफ्फरनगर नहीं हो न तुम बाबरी मस्जिद थी तुम आदिवासी हो तुम्हारे आदि धर्म में दंगा नहीं है न इज्जत के लिए न ईश्वर के घर के लिए सोनी सोरी तुम पर यह देश न दंगा कर सकता है और न ही गर्व क्योंकि आदिवासी औरतें न हिंदू होती हैं और न ही मुसलमान यहां तक कि वे स्त्री ही नहीं … Continue reading अच्छा है सोनी सोरी सिर्फ तुमने ही सहे अपनी योनि में शीशे पत्थर, देश की योनि बची रही..!
The reporting in the media following the arrest of four youths in Rajasthan, alleged to be Indian Mujahideen operatives, by the Delhi Police Special Cell fell even below the low standards the media has set for itself on terror reporting. Forget about the use of the mandatory ‘alleged’ before calling those arrested as terrorists – one would think it is no longer even on the … Continue reading Modi, Media & Terror threats: JTSA
भारतीय जनता पार्टी के प्रधानमंत्री पद के उम्मीदवार नरेंद्र मोदी देश को एक सपना दिखा रहे हैं वैसा सपना जो कभी भी पूरा नहीं हो सकता। ऐसा इसलिए क्योंकि जो वादे नरेंद्र मोदी कर रहे हैं वह गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री की हैसियत से कर रहे हैं न कि देश के प्रधानमंत्री की हैसियत से. 1977 के बाद से देश की राजनीति में आमूल चूल बदलाव … Continue reading राज्य और देश में फर्क़ होता है नरेंद्रभाई: अभिषेक पाराशर
Whenever the topic of survivors and victims of sexual assault comes about, people advocate the need for a revolution on the lines of the spring kind in Egypt. They cite the need for legislative reforms, to revamp the rules of evidence and to give the state agencies, a kick in the backside to do their jobs with dedication and impartiality. One would assume they are all fair points. But … Continue reading The Pascal Mazurier Assault Case – Speaking for Suja
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