Finally, we have an Indian feminist colla-blog - Ultra Violet. I have been expecting such a blog for a long time and I am glad that it is here! I hope this site lasts long and carries out meaningful discussions on issues concerning women and feminism. One of the first posts is on how judges perceive gender roles in our society.

In an even more disconcerting judgment this week, a HC judge ruled that “a husband advising his wife to be more compatible with the family and take more interest in domestic chores” cannot be considered an act of cruelty. This, in a case where the woman committed suicide as she could not endure the “chiding”. Her suicide itself has been referred to by the court as “ a careless and unmotherly attitude”!