And Justice is done…
December 19, 2006…. and seen to be done. Manu Sharma is guilty of Jessica Lall’s Murder. There were a flurry of SMS’s last night – mostly from women friends – and for all of us, at some level, it had become personal. It was…
Sniff like a Bloodhound
December 18, 2006… not quite like walking like an Egyptian but close. I used to wonder how my mother used to unerringly find out that any one in the family had been out drinking. After all none of us reached home reeking of the…
Caste as Woman – Review
December 17, 2006Finished reading [tag]Vrinda Nabar[/tag]’s excellent "[tag]Caste as Woman[/tag]". It looks at women in India not from the point of western [tag]feminist[/tag] theories, but more in terms of looking at India’s own unique socio-cultural systems, which essentially serve to keep the woman as…
Endangered Species
December 17, 2006if this had happened to a ethnic group, a religious group, or a caste or indeed a tribe – there would be pandemonium. But, it happens just to women – and therefore it is excused under a variety of heads from culture…
Out of Context – Lies, Damn Lies and Half quotes
December 10, 2006In a world where journalists are taught that ‘man bites dog’ is news, it is hardly surprising that they will look at a 5 page academic report by the Prime Minister, and pick out the only line that they possibly understood. This…
Off, Off & Away
December 8, 2006My soul is weary. I am off to the hills, to my little home in nagargaon to revive it! " /> Hope to get back on sunday fully recharged.
People’s Power
December 7, 2006The ability of people to create nuisance in our lives is possibly directly proportional to our ability to tolerate it. So it was good to read about a school and its students in Kolkatta, that stood up to be counted and went…
The ‘S’ Factor
December 6, 2006Santosh Singh Sanjay Dutt Sadhu Yadav Sibu Soren Navjot Singh Sidhu if i was the type that believed in astrology or numerology or alphebetology (does it exist) – i would postulate that the remaining three ‘celeb’ accused seriously consider changing their names….
Hide – the Dalits are coming to town
December 5, 2006….. says the DNA – not in so many words, but that is more or less the take away. Some excerpts: Come December 6, residents of Shivaji Park in Central Dadar press the panic button. Many alter their work and daily schedules,…
The Other Priyanka
November 29, 2006(warning: this post contains pictures that may offend the ‘dignity’, ‘decency’, and sensibility of some readers). Not Priyanka Vadera Gandhi, Not even Priyanka Chopra. But, [tag]Priyanka Bhotmange[/tag]. Just a simple, ordinary girl called Priyanka who lived in a small little village called…