The ongoing Tarun Tejpal sexual assault imbroglio has been revelatory at multiple levels, but perhaps most of all of the truth of Noam Chomsky’s observations (in another context) that “for the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.” It is far easier to demand in print columns and television studios that the definition of rape and sexual assault be expanded beyond peno-vaginal penetration when it … Continue reading Needed: A ‘Tehelkaa’ in Tehelka – Ayesha Kidwai