Indigo Airlines: Beating Customers Not Competition!
With the plummeting reputation of airlines these days nothing really should surprise us, unfortunately, the recent video of an Indigo Airlines assaulting a 53-year-old man hits an all-time low. What could be worse! The seemingly ‘mandatory’ apology arriving after the video became public, and the sacking of the employee who …
Violence Within Us: Our Responsibility in the Aftermath of Peshawar
There. Yes there, where the guns blazed. Yes there, where hearts bled for the gentle touch of parents. Yes there, where once I shared my secrets in my best friend’s ear. Yes there, where I ran away with the favourite pencil of the class monitor. Yes there, where everyday my …
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 …
Women Need to be Seen As Leaders, Not Merely Victims
Background When you hear that the amount of reported rape cases in India have gone up around 900 percent in the last 40 years, are you surprised? Most likely, you are not. Since the barbaric gang rape that killed a young woman in 2010, news about unsettling violence and rape against …
The Vicious Cycle of Wife Beating
Issue “Boom, bang, smack,” what’s that noise? It’s the sound of a man beating his wife in India. The walls are stained with bright red blood, the floors are covered in salty, amorphous tears, and the air is intoxicated with the stink of sweat. Disgusted? You should be. One of …
