Alcohol: India's Worst Enemy
What is Alcoholism? Alcoholism is the most prominent addiction in the world. It is an incredibly common issue in India. What is the true definition? Alcoholism is an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic beverages beyond physical capacity and the behavior that results from the dependency to alcohol. The root …
Doctor Rapes Sister in Delhi for Eight Years
Issue Rape in India is a prominent issue that to this day has not been handled properly. If it were, the number of rape incidents wouldn’t be increasing dramatically. After the gang rape of a student in Delhi who lost her life, the number of reported rape incidents has doubled. …
WWYD? It's Crazy How Long It Takes For Someone to Intervene!
It is SOO important that you keep your eyes open and take action when you see something like this! No, sexual harassment doesn’t only take place during the nighttime, our complacency and refusal to act allows it to take place in busy streets during busy hours. This is not acceptable!
5-Minute Video Tells the Story of Rape in India
This video does an outstanding job of putting into five minutes the problems of rape in India as well as great examples of solutions to get women the rights they deserve. Organizations, such as Avazz, make the biggest difference. All it takes is one leader to increase awareness on a topic …
Womyn’s Rights or Your Mother’s Smile? Feminism in Patriarchal Society
“Womyn are wearing clothes to provoke men anyways.” “She didn’t fight back.” “She clearly was asking for it.” “Why give her legal help when she wanted it?” With atrocious influences such as the media, the oversexualization of young girls, and the belief that womyn create false reports to gain attention, …
Indian Television: The New Medium of Feminism
Rape isn’t new to India. Every single day, innocent women are raped and beaten to death by men in regular places that they thought they were safe in. Every single day, women and men protested with passion and determination, willing to come face to face with the police and willing …
Slavery Still Alive and Well in India
A comprehensive report, released late last year, named India as the country with by far the most people living as slaves. The Global Slavery Index, published by the Walk Free Foundation, indicated that out of the 30 million people still enslaved worldwide, India has an estimated 14 million. From unskilled labor …
Five Reasons Men Get Away With Rape in India
Police Don’t Do Anything No woman in India is going to try to report sexual harassment when they’re almost 100% sure nothing will result from it. Indian police seem to be the weakest or the most ignorant when it comes to cases involving women. Whether they are being bribed, think …
Several Men Attempt to Rape 18 Year Old in Broad Daylight
Incidents such as the one that occurred March 12, 2014 are a great example of how ignorant Indians are to the problem of sexual abuse of women in India. Something needs to be done about these constant headlines; it is not okay that rape incidents have become more regular than …
Kavita Krishnan of AIPWA Discusses Rape in India
People of India have demanded that steps be taken to stop the continuous rape of women but only a few have been taken. One minor change has been the expansion of the definition of rape beyond the previously narrow one. Major changes have to be taken to ensure women of …
