Intolerant in Delhi

‘You have to know somebody here, to be taken seriously’ was the first piece of advice I heard when I had reached Delhi five years back. Needless to say, it had filled me with trepidation about this city, a chill that had refused to dissolve for quite some time. And then I simply forgot all…

International Women’s Day Sounds Hollow

I got up from my bed, looked into the newspaper today, and found hordes of advertisements wishing women today, for International Women’s Day today. Such compliments galore, and I kept thinking, it’s these men who will be going home and abusing their wives, perhaps in the night. Today morning I also read in the papers…

Desperate in Delhi

In last fortnight my country, and my city, has been part of massive protest rallies against a recent gang rape, the viciousness of which has shaken our very core. In spite of all the medical support, the rape victim did not survive, which made us broken hearted, scared and shaken. If there was one thing…