It was just a minor detail I could not understand that kept me awake all night (fortunately, there is no specified time for thinking – maybe because the master did not associate ‘thinking’ with women – notice, a sharp mind is not one of the womanly ornaments) – this whole sex business between midnight and… Continue reading Ideal wives – a follow up
Category: – Gender issues
the girl child, violence against women, discrimination…
Schooled to be ideal wives
What a perfect start a dreary Monday morning – this post from Uma where she says there is hope for her yet. Ho to the wide open spaces of Bhopal. I had blogged about this a long time ago – here it is for your Monday morning amusement – I cannot find the original link… Continue reading Schooled to be ideal wives
Father / husband’s name
I bought a new mobile phone from the Reliance outlet (upgradation – so I can take pics from my mobile phone and so on – ahem). And had to fill out a longish form before they handed over the new handset to me. Among the interesting personal details they (reliance ? government?) wanted to know… Continue reading Father / husband’s name
The long ride to freedom
Yesterday’s HT had a small piece on how the Tamilnadu chief minister Jayalalitha was distributing free bicycles to school children in rural areas of the state. This was to encourage them to continue school and not drop out – earlier it was found that girls from backward communities who had been given free bicycles under… Continue reading The long ride to freedom
On being a female body
In the last few days, I have come across three different posts / discussions which have left me feeling shaken and stirred. These writings in isolation are disturbing enough but reading them one after the other makes me think very uncomfortable thoughts. They are all on the subject of sexual harrasment – in some form… Continue reading On being a female body
All is fair in the fairness game…
Girls nowadays don’t dream of their charming prince riding on a white horse in search of a beautiful wife – they dream of Rakesh Roshan getting off his white car to offer them a role in his next movie – either ways they are swept off their feet! Times are achanging! And the fairness creams… Continue reading All is fair in the fairness game…
On trousered modesty
Harini writes about the decision of Mumbai University to ban women from wearing mini skirts, tight tops and shorts, saying this will help prevent rape. Rightly, Harini has taken offence to this cause-effect pronouncement – between rape and attire… And then halfway across the world, there is this – Sartorial shock as English school bans… Continue reading On trousered modesty
On Blank Noise Project
This is a blog I have been meaning to write about for a while. Jasmeen Patheja is working on a project on street harassment – something that all women face, irrespective of age and the kind of clothes we wear in public – although Shiv Sena would have you believe otherwise… Blank Noise Project is… Continue reading On Blank Noise Project