Women in 2021 – brutalised, scarred and bruised forever !
Some pictures and a whole lot of words to describe the world in 2021 for women, by a woman. Deeply disturbing, worrisome and scary :(.
Rape
Where is the Bishop?
Read the updates on Bishop Mulakkal’s rape case… Another Nun has accused him recently.
Yet another one …. and another … and another…Part II
Yesterday we woke up to the news that the four animals who had raped and murdered the young veterinary doctor in Hyderabad had been shot dead by police. …. “How convenient”, was my first reaction. For a moment assume that the four animals were the sons of Chief Ministers of different states. Now try reading … Read more
Yet another one …. and another … and another…
She got raped, killed, allegedly raped again and then burnt … but a minister says, she should have called the police instead of her sister as she was educated ! The people of Hyderabad tried to get hold of the perpetrators as they were “safely” taken by the police to judicial custody. Some trial will … Read more
Nun … the less
She had found her purpose in life and was happily pursuing it till the fateful night of May 15, 2014. Someone violated her in the most heinous manner, someone raped her. This someone was not unknown to her. He was there to attend a function the next day organised by her. He was a powerful … Read more
Hypocrisy and Outrage – strange bedfellows
In the last few weeks outrage has naturally occurred, embellished for an encore and many times manufactured. I am talking of the brutal rapes that have been reported, some immediately and some after several months. Anyone who hears about a child getting raped, is naturally outraged. Its the vilest cruellest thing that any human being … Read more
The Juvenile devil
Just a week back the Supreme court upheld the “death penalty” for four of the rapists in the Nirbhaya case. While there will always be arguments about the “death penalty” as a means of punishment, there is really no strong enough deterrent that stops human beings from behaving as devils. Till we find a solution … Read more
World’s daughter
In the last few days we have had a huge debate raging over the documentary made by Leslee Udwin called “India’s daughter”. Some denounce it because it offers a rapist who has been sentenced to death a platform to justify his crime. Some denounce it by saying it is voyueristic, some others denounce it by … Read more
Uber Uncool – Meru and Ola too Uncool
The recent rape that happened in an Uber cab has just gone to prove that your safety is really your concern – man or woman, especially woman. While everyone is targeting the Uber cab service, I just read the T&C of two other cab companies – Meru and Ola and found them just as uncool … Read more
You never know…
Last year when we were in Brazil for our MBA classes, my classmate read the news about a five year old girl’s rape … By a neighbour who pushed a candle up her vagina. The child died and I don’t know what happened to the rapist. Yesterday a colleague of mine told me of a … Read more