I came across a rather interesting blog a couple of days ago. In fact, what attracted me in the first place was the URL rather than its content. It is called beingfeminist.blogspot.com. When I read the latest post, the content interested me too. I bookmarked it, making a mental note to go back in a…
Category: Feminism
Chak de…India!!
Today, I watched a movie. Nothing special about that. But, the movie in itself was rather special. Those in India must have heard of Chak de…India, a movie with Shahrukh Khan in the lead. To cut a long story short, the movie was worth watching. More on that a little later. Before that, I would…
Sex-selective abortion and demographics
I came across an article in NDTV (link expired, I can’t find the article) a short while ago detailing the horrors of sex-selective abortion and its impact on demographics in India. This, coupled with a conversation with my neighbour’s mother a few days ago, set me thinking about why exactly a girl child is such…
Contraception…
Yesterday, I came across a New York Times article that stated that contraceptive pills that eliminate periods get mixed reviews. I was so curious about what exactly that meant that I did a little bit of research on contraceptive methods. And boy!! Was I shocked to find that I was terribly uninformed about the types…
Beyond the veil….
So, here it is….a short comment on Barkha Dutt’s column on the veil. While I agree with her that modernity is confusing business, I really think we must stop debating on women’s clothes. Does anyone debate on men’s clothes? Does anyone really care? Then, why the hell are we wasting time and energy commenting on…
A question to ponder
Barkha Dutt, Managing Editor, NDTV 24x7Saturday, October 28, 2006: It’s the classic cliché: meek eyes staring out from behind miles of cloth; the grim black color making the perfect style statement for suppression.But is it really that simple?Is the veil a symbol of equality or entrapment? Does it stand for religious freedom or retrograde ritualism?…
some random thoughts…
This post is mainly meant to address two questions that Nita has asked. One is as comment to my previous post. The other is on her blog anygiventuesday.blogspot.com. It deals with Indians working and living abroad. First, to kill this debate on domestic violence and women’s rights. I am slightly tired of all the feminist…
A reflection on Nita’s question
Nita’s question set me thinking…(see comment to post on domestic violence). She has asked if it would be nice if women were endowed with a sixth sense that they are walking into a death trap on the eve of the wedding. Wouldn’t they be able to walk out and save themselves? My question is…how many…
some more on domestic violence…
Recent news reports on the coming into force of the new law against domestic violence have praised the law as a step in the right direction. But the provisions of the said law make me wonder if it will actually prove detrimental, both to women’s welfare, and to the traditional institution of marriage. I may…
on domestic violence…
Tough new law protecting Indian women against domestic violence takes effectThe Associated Press THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2006 NEW DELHI Men who beat, threaten or yell at their wives or live-in girlfriends could be jailed and fined under India’s first law specifically targeting the often-tolerated problem of domestic violence.The new law, which took effect Thursday, also…