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…
Tag: Society
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…
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,…
V for Vendetta – Graphic Novel
November 12, 2006[tag]V for Vendetta [/tag]Definitely worth a read. [tag]Alan Moore[/tag]’s [tag]graphic novel[/tag] of a bleak, [tag]dystopic[/tag], Fascist Britain in the aftermath of a nuclear war. In this Britain the rule of law is maintained by the 3 arms of the state – the…
Sex & Sensibility 2
November 11, 2006Yesterday I took a friend to meet Dr.R. Dr. R is a gynaec & Obs specialist. Pragmatic, Practical, non – judgemental and a non pill pusher, she has a great sense of humour and a instant ability to make people feel comfortable….
Sex & Sensibility
November 8, 2006India Today’s reported survey (they aren’t online, if you don’t pay) – on male sexual trends in India (why is it that everytime that India Today & Outlook want a spike in circulation they put out an issue on sex) Nearly two-thirds…
A good week for Justice
October 31, 2006The last ten days have been fairly good for justice in India First is the landmark law – the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – that prevents abuse of women within a household – this includes mental torture, physical…
And why am I supposed to pay for this ….
October 11, 2006From the DNA: The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court, comprising Justice AP Deshpande and Justice RM Borde, issued notice to Google last week following a public interest litigation initiated by 22-year-old advocate Yugant R Marlapalle. In his petition, Marlapalle, who…
Curious Illogic
October 6, 2006…by our esteemed Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has held that unlike the charge of attempt to murder, the Indian Penal Code does not recognise the charge of attempt to rape. Rape is said to have been committed only if a man…