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We often come across the term rape culture. Most of us believe it to be a way of quoting cases of sexual assaults against high profile personalities and consider it as a myth. But rape culture isn’t a myth, it’s real and it’s high time now that we acknowledge it to be the biggest menace …
For some Eve teasing is a joke for some it’s a trauma. Here the question is, How come a thing that’s traumatizing for someone can be fun for others. Maybe because people don’t know the consequences of their actions or to be precise they don’t care. Firstly tell me, What is Eve teasing? Eve teasing …
Imagine waking up in a bed soaked in blood. Imagine borrowing a friend’s jacket to cover up your stain. Imagine not going to school every month for five days. Sounds horrible doesn’t it? This is the life of thousands of girls in India. 66% of India’s female population begin menstruation completely unaware and unprepared. “When …
There is a common liking for white face skin in the South Asian countries. Fair skin, especially in the female segment of these countries suggests superiority and beauty. The trend of using the fairness creams among them has emerged in the last fifty years. This obsession with being whitish has been greatly exploited by the …
While researching for this article, I came across this story which shows the double standards in our society- A girl was spending some quality time with her mother. And her mom suddenly glares at her with a look of dismay and says “Why can I see your nipples through your shirt? Heights of indecency” And …
“Culture” and “traditions”, these words are always viewed optimistically, especially in India. We take pride in our rich roots. But what about the terrible side of it? Honour killing comes in one of those sides. And it is justified by those traditions. Honour killing is a “cultural crime”. It is the murder of a person …
Any person can have a great sense of humour. Humour is not defined by looking at one’s gender. People who take this up as a professional career option can be anybody, a male, female, gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc. Why are female comics not considered funny or are not appreciated as much as men? Is it …
Our Indian society revolves around two words sanskaar, and sanskaari. No one actually knows the correct meaning of these words but they sure use them a lot. People don’t seem to care whether they know the true meaning or not, because these two words give them a license to judge a person. So, Are you …
A girl should be two things: who and what she wants. Coco Chanel We all grow up watching movies and tv series and believe that this is what life will be like. The things portrayed are all valid and inspire us in a good or a wrong way. It draws a picture of an ideal …
There is no doubt when it comes to the fact that we have evolved and grown as a society. Whether it’s industrialization, globalization or even education. But even so, there are aspects of life that we still cannot come to terms with. Reason just being the rigidity of our mind.Menstruation is one of them. Getting …