Apu, whom we linked to a couple of days ago, has a scary experience.

It is some measure of the climate the recent attacks have created that my thoughts immediately went to the outfit I was wearing. Jeans, long sleeveless shirt. Great. Just the kind of thing attackers targetting Western clothing might be looking for. Almost immediately, I felt silly. I mean, a bunch of men stand around on the road and one gets suspicious? Yet, part of me wouldn’t push the possibility away. After all, by now it was almost 10 minutes since these men had been standing there. And from time to time, they would look at us. Was it just the regular ‘checking out women’ or something more sinister? 

To readers of this blog: If you are in Bangalore this weekend, please TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!

We are Taking Back The Night because we want to feel safe in our city. We are taking back the night because for too long our relationship with our city has been fear based. We Take Back the Night with you.

Take Back The Night invites individuals, organisations, collectives, groups all to reclaim their city streets at night.

In Bangalore:
The main event brings together different organizations and people from across the city.
These site-specific actions take place between 6 p.m. to 9p.m.
Sites include: CMH ROAD. VASANT NAGAR. CUNNINGHAM ROAD. ULSOOR ROAD. REST HOUSE ROAD. You can choose your site for intervention and inform us. You will be split into groups for an intervention in the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood intervention would include the dispersal of testimonials in the form of letters, addressing by standers.