‘Pink’ is such an important film. And a very well made film at that. The first half was slick and kept me on the edge of my seat. You feel the fear and vulnerability that the women protagonists were made to endure. You tremble with indignation every time you see those wealthy, influential brats assaulting and harassing the three women. You’ve seen those brats so … Continue reading Pink: You tremble with indignation- Nakul Singh Sawhney
Friday, 22 January 2016 I am being advised from all corners by people who are genuinely concerned about me, my rape case against a professor, the general state of affairs on campus etc to not write the way i write. I understand everyone’s concern. Activists, lawyers, filmmakers and a lot many well-meaning people think that what i write could be used against me in court. … Continue reading Shit has Hit the Fan, Folks: Sexual Harassment Battle Continues with a Small and Sweet Victory – Kunjila
From Kunjila’s Blog So i was asked to appear before magistrate on 31st December 2015. I went to Alipore I Judicial Magistrate and what i saw was nothing like courts in Kerala. Only once before have i testified in court in Calicut. The court i saw in Alipore was like a food court. There were tea shops and dhabas everywhere. There was shit of animals … Continue reading Kolkata Courts; Sexual Harassment Battle Continues – Kunjila
From Kunjila’s blog: Hello again. I have uploaded this video to just say that i am. It is sad that even in this digital age when i am trying to express myself using online media with which i am comfortable, i am being asked things like ‘how do people know it’s you who is talking?’. Well, it is me who is talking. [P.S. Today one … Continue reading Christmas 2015: Friends and Foes. The Sexual Harassment Battle Continues
Thursday, 24 December 2015 Christmas Eve: Police I am coming out as one of the complainants in the sexual harassment battle at SRFTI (Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute), Kolkata. My name is Kunjila. It is my online handle and i have been using it for over four years now. People may know who i am, but that’s the name i am going to use … Continue reading Christmas Eve in SRFTI 2015- Kunjila
Courtesy: Satyen Bordoloi Continue reading Sexual Violence in Indian Society: Uma Chakravarti-6th Anuradha Ghandy Memorial Lecture
In the 241 FIRs filed in Mumbai between March 2014 and ’15, 12% cases involved rapes by fathers and stepfathers, while rapes by strangers in public places were 3%. Yet our discussion on girl safety revolves around street lighting and CCTV cameras. Last week, Mumbai Police arrested a 45-year-old man for raping his daughter for six years since she was seven. The father, a fruit … Continue reading 12% cases involved rapes by fathers and stepfathers, while rapes by strangers in public places were 3% – Flavia Agnes
Published on Jul 13, 2014 Prof Uma Chakravarti delivers the Sixth Anuradha Ghandy Memorial Lecture on the 12th of July, 2014 on the topic “Nirbhaya, Muzaffarnagar, Badaun And Beyond: Sexual Violence In Contemporary Indian Society.” Continue reading Sexual Violence in Indian Society: Uma Chakravarti-6th Anuradha Ghandy Memorial Lecture
बदायूं में दो कम उम्र बहनों के साथ हुए बलात्कार और फिर हत्या की घटनाओं के बाद भारत के लगभग सभी हिस्सों से बच्चियों और औरतों के यौन उत्पीड़न की खबरें मिल रही हैं। यहां तक कि संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासचिव बान की मून और अमेरिका ने भी इन घटनाओं का संज्ञान लिया है और इनकी तीखी निंदा की है। आखिर यह समस्या गहराती क्यों जा … Continue reading कानून ही नहीं, समाज भी जिम्मेदार – मैत्रेयी पुष्पा
It is anger on the streets that brought the neglected issue of sexual violence back to the forefront, energised a government-appointed committee to put together clear and well reasoned recommendations on law reform and forced the government to table the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013. It is public pressure and years of struggle by the women’s movement that is reflected in the more progressive parts … Continue reading Crimes of exclusion -Siddharth
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