“We, the society, have always been harsh and cruel to women who dare to complain about the violence faced by them and worse if they dare complain about sexual harassment. This is the main reason why most victims don’t speak up in the first place. If a victim musters the courage to speak up, then [...]
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Tell her you care.
Published by February 23rd, 2008 in Activism, Feminism, India, Patriarchy, Personal, Society, White Ribbon Campaign, Women and sexual harrassment. 0 CommentsDemand for the establishment of Sexual Harassment committees
Published by February 9th, 2008 in Activism, Announcement, Appeal, Caste, Feminism, Human Rights, Justice, Prejudice, South Asia, White Ribbon Campaign, Women and sexuality. 0 CommentsThe blogosphere has been largely silent on the Patan Gang-rape incident except for Atrocity News which covers incidents on Caste atrocities.
From news reports,
“The victim said she was gang-raped at least 14 times during the last six months in the college laboratory and computer room, where she was summoned under a threat that her career would [...]
Dreams die hard.
Published by January 21st, 2008 in Activism, Adivasi, Community, Development, Energy, Environment and Geopolitics. 0 CommentsRahul Banerjee writes about the struggle of an Adivasi boy fighting for his community on Anar-kali, his blog about the lives of tribal communities trudging along with Shining India.
Banerjee tries to make sense of rural development in tandem with the lifestyle of the Bhils of Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh. The blog is his means [...]
Gujarat Chunaav aur Gaurav.Simple si cheezein.
Published by December 12th, 2007 in Activism, Announcement and India. 0 Comments{click on the ribbon}
This is a message circulated in public interest by the
White Ribbon Campaign for Peace(India).
Write to Anasuya Sengupta or Raheema Begum at apsidalobe@gmail.com
Identify Yourself Gujarat!
Published by December 11th, 2007 in Activism, Announcement, Appeal, Community, Democracy, Government, Human Rights, India, Justice, Prejudice, Secularism and White Ribbon Campaign. 2 Comments
During this Gujarat Assembly Election 2007, we all need to ask ourselves some very important questions.
[click on the ballot box]
Pooja has been rescued from a kidnapper, by the Trivandrum Police and is now with Nirmala Sisu Bhavan in Trivandrum.
She has given the Police the following details about herself:
Father’s Name : Mr. Raju
Mother’s Name : Mrs. Munny Devi
Language [...]
Mazha Pune-scape.
Published by October 20th, 2007 in Art, Culture, Democracy, Society and public space. 0 CommentsVaartaphalak Photos is a project that tries to locate and study Vaartaphalaks or Street Sign boards in the city of Pune.
This one is at Kumthekar road, Sadashivpeth. And the chronicler translates for us:
‘this is a typical space as defined by a vartaphalak. this message was written a [...]
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