Pope to receive potentially 5 millions condoms in the mail – thanks for sharing this, Abi. To add to the humor (that’s not really that funny), it turns out that folks in Italy are not taking well to the Pope’s allegation that condoms have led to an increase of AIDS in Africa. In response they… Continue reading Condoms on mail for the pope
Category: Society & Development
Women’s rights, rural development, ICTs…
Free hugs and pink chaddis
Update: My article on the pink chaddi campaign was published in the Women’s International Perspective. In Bangalore, the hug karo campaign… Though we did not keep a steady count, I’m quite certain that our group gave out at least 50-70 hugs which considering the small group was a pretty good number. However, the entire time,… Continue reading Free hugs and pink chaddis
National Girl Child Day
January 24 has been declared National Girl Child Day… To mark the day, the Ministry of Women and Child Development will launch a sustained campaign to highlight the evils of female foeticide, female infanticide and discrimination in matters of health, nutrition, education and opportunities. The importance of the girl child will be highlighted through TV… Continue reading National Girl Child Day
The government strikes again
On the front page of Times of India today – Homosexuality a disease, says govt – The government on Monday told the Delhi HC that homosexuality was a disease and, if legalised, would lead to devastation in society as everybody would indulge in gay sex. Er, government, if it is a disease, then why would… Continue reading The government strikes again
Pregnancy kits for rural brides
Puzzled over this since I read it a couple of days ago – Government’s gift for rural brides: Pregnancy test strips! The government will give packets of pregnancy test strips to rural women on the occasion of their marriage – to reduce unwanted pregnancies and maternal mortality across India. So how are pregnancy kits a… Continue reading Pregnancy kits for rural brides
When the fates conspired
At home in Chennai, the TV is always on, background noise to drown the noise of the T nagar traffic. And for my parents, noise that is vital in an otherwise silent house with just the two of them. And so kolangal kolangal, la la la la it goes in the late evenings, and news… Continue reading When the fates conspired
Reclaim the night. And the day…
As Annie has said so eloquently, the new year brought. Reading news reports and specifically, blog posts on this incident, I realize now that I was expecting some comment on how the women were at fault – partially if not entirely. Bracing myself for that line. They were asking for it? In what way, please?… Continue reading Reclaim the night. And the day…
Skirting the criminal
First there were pepper sprays and karate moves – The Age now writes about this Japanese skirt to ward off crime [link via textually – where a tenuous link has been established between this piece of news and the main focus of their blog – mobile phones!] – quoting from an article in the age… Continue reading Skirting the criminal
Go trail my daughter
Today’s Hindustan Times has this piece on the front page – Sherlock Holmes has a dandiya job – which means ‘parents hire sleuths to stalk flirty youngsters’ as they go around whirling and twirling to Phalguni Pathak’s dandiya music this Navratri. “They want to know who their girl is with, whether she is having sex,”… Continue reading Go trail my daughter
Ladies first class
This happens everyday on the train between Vashi and VT – school kids, none of them over 12 get on to the ladies first class compartment somewhere near Kurla (or Wadala on the way back) – and one or more of the woman start shouting at them to get off – hey, don’t you know… Continue reading Ladies first class