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Author Archives: scribblehappy
On Abortion
Sometime back Gounder Brownie did a post on abortion, in which she raised a lot of interesting questions on the ethical side of it. It’s certainly a dicey topic and one that is difficult to be completely objective about . … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism
Tagged Abortion, Female foeticide, feminism, fetal reduction, PNDT Act, pro-choice, pro-choice vs pro-life, sex-selective abortion
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Beggars, Speculators…and Housewives
I never miss Swaninathan Anklesaria Aiyar’s columns in the Times Of India. He knows the art of keeping it simple and avoiding jargon. His columns are relevant and well-argued. In fact, Aiyer, Jug Suraiya and Bachi Karkaria are the reason … Continue reading
Blogadda Book Review–My Life, My Rules by Sonia Golani
My Life, My Rules by Sonia Golani is a collection of the stories of eighteen remarkable men and women who made a name for themselves in rather unusual and unconventional careers. It is a book in the same genre as … Continue reading
“Who Amongst Us Has Not Followed A Girl!”
I wasn’t surprised so much by this challenge that Sharad Yadav, MP, threw to his colleagues in the parliament–after all, he has never really seen the need to be even seen as politically correct on issues related to women. He … Continue reading
Posted in Pet rants, Uncategorized
Tagged anti-rape bill, marital rape, stalking, Sharad Yadav, Members of Parliament, roadside Romeo, sexual harassment
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Why I Love Chandigarh
Hi everyone, I am back after another long break and feel obliged to offer an excuse–well, our shifting to Mumbai had to be preponed by more than a month and mid-February found us in Mumbai. The internet connection, however, materialised … Continue reading
A Feast For The Eyes — Everyone’s Invited!!
The following are some pics from the Chrysanthemum Show held every year in December in Chandigarh. For me this annual show is definitely one of the major attractions of life in this city. I for one never even knew that … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Uncategorized
Tagged Chandigarh, Chrysanthemums, flowers, Nature, The Annual Chrysanthemum Show, The City Beautiful
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Was My Face Red?
It was one of my new year resolutions last year to teach myself to drive a scooty–and as it turned out, it was the only one I was able to keep. Not wholly or in full measure but very substantially, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Activa, driving a scooty, good neighbours, good samaritans
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How Some Dented and Painted Women Ushered in The New Year
In Delhi, hundreds of proudly dented and painted women , with quite a few male supporters, participated in the ‘Take Back The night’ night walk in the last hours of 2012 and early hours of 2013. Shuddhabrata Sengupta of Kafila … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism
Tagged Delhi gangrape, Dented and painted, New Year, Take Back The Night march
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Anguish and Hope
The barbaric Delhi gangrape case which has horrified and outraged the whole country has, for once, put the spotlight on rapists– journalists have been thronging the neighbourhoods where the accused lived, with many scribes even traveling to the remote villages … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Nirbhaya, sexual crimes, sexual violence, The Delhi gangrape case, The Times Of India
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