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December 17, 2009By Guest Contributor By Sridala Swami IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY devoured every one of the three books in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy, you have at least heard of it: the story of the girl with the dragon tattoo who plays with fire or kicks the hornet’s nest. She is Lisbeth Salander, abused child, accused adult and unlikely crusader along [...] Tags: shopian CBI report, shopian rape case, shopian truth, steig larsson | Category: Books, Desipundit, Institutions, Justice, Law, Our Bodies, Rape, Violence Against women, Women's Lives |
December 10, 2009By Guest Contributor By Sonal Makhija Tags: act, domestic violence law, domestiv violence | Category: Desipundit, Domestic Violence, Justice, Law, Uncategorized, Violence Against women |
November 19, 2009By Dilnavaz Bamboat THE AUDIENCE WAS FLUSH WITH estrogen, but had a heartening dose of the Y chromosome. I wondered if the cocktail reception that preceded the event was a marketing ploy or a genuine attempt to fortify our spirits for what was to come. I found out soon enough. October 29, 2009By Guest Contributor By Lalit Narayan Miscarriage Tags: abortion, medicine, violence | Category: Desipundit, Our Bodies, Poetry, Violence Against women, Women's Lives |
October 13, 2009By Guest Contributor By Deborah Herbert of Population First Tags: female foeticide, girl child, special contribution | Category: Institutions, Justice, Law, Violence Against women |
June 08, 2009By Aparna Singh LAST YEAR, when I read Lotus’ review of The Road of Lost Innocence, just the review was enough to send shivers down my spine. I doubt I have the stomach for the entire book. The Road of Lost Innocence is a survivor’s account, the memoir of Somaly Mam who survived the brutality of the Cambodian sex [...] Tags: film, prostitution in India, trafficking of women, your name is justine | Category: Art, Culture, Exploitation, Gender, Justice, Prostitution, Violence Against women |
April 24, 2009By Guest Contributor Shilpa Phadke, Anjali Monteiro and K P Jayasankar ask why the reportage of the recent sexual assault of a young woman plumbs new depths in insensitive, unethical and sleazy journalism. Tags: Media, Mumbai Mirror, Mumbai rape case, TISS | Category: Desipundit, Institutions, Justice, Law, Media, Morality, Rape, Violence Against women |
April 20, 2009By Anindita Sengupta THE PEOPLE’S Union for Civil Liberties, Karnataka (PUCL-K), has put together a very comprehensive report on Cultural Policing in Dakshin Kannada. The fact-finding team (which included our contributor Usha BN) traveled to Mangalore and conducted extensive interviews with key groups, activists, academics and the police. The report provides interesting background information on Dakshin Kannada as [...] Tags: cultural policing, Mangalore pub attacks, moral policing, pucl report | Category: Desipundit, Institutions, Justice, Law, Media, Society, Violence Against women |
March 06, 2009By Anindita Sengupta SOME OF YOU have asked how you can help in the campaign against the attacks on women in Mangalore and Bangalore. Running a poster campaign in your neighborhood, college or office is a quick and easy way. Here are some posters I’ve received from different organizations. Click on the download link to get a large-size [...] Tags: bangalore attacks, download posters, managalore attacks, poster campaign, protest | Category: Culture, Media, Morality, Our Bodies, Politics, Uncategorized, Violence Against women |
March 06, 2009By Anindita Sengupta Saturday, 7th March 2009, 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm Tags: bangalore attacks, bangalore protests, DGP office march, take back the night | Category: Culture, Law, Morality, Politics, Violence Against women |
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