Delhi is due a crash course in gender awareness. Girls, some common sense
by Rashmee
Posted on January 3, 2015
Open magazine has an interesting piece on just how hard it is to be a …
Read MoreAn ‘Uber rape’ isn’t Uber’s fault. Delhi’s lax taxi licensing is the problem
by Rashmee
Posted on December 18, 2014
December 16 was the second anniversary of that brutal gangrape of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student …
Read MoreRape is women’s fault: Peeling back layers of the Indian Onion
by Rashmee
Posted on September 21, 2013
A short video satire on India’s customary tendency to blame women for ‘provoking’ rape and …
Read MoreThe case for a matrilineal society? Papua New Guinea’s 60% rape rate
by Rashmee
Posted on September 13, 2013
“How Does a Country Develop a 60 Percent Rape Rate?” Katelyn Fossett asks in a …
Read MoreBatwoman? Is the female vigilante a good response to rotten system?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 4, 2013
Some call it the Batman syndrome. The urge to redress a wrong, even if it …
Read More#IndianWomen: Rage at rape & silent protests look rather good on TV
by Rashmee
Posted on August 23, 2013
Eight months after the gangrape of ‘Nirbhaya’ (as my old employer The Times of India …
Read More#Indianwomen: Enforcement is three parts of the law on acid attacks
by Rashmee
Posted on July 20, 2013
It’s not always given that a blog revises itself with a morsel of welcome news …
Read More#IndianWomen: Safer if underdressed mannequins are banned?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2013
What won’t India try, in its attempt to stop thinking about sex? Ban underwear-clad …
Read More#IndianWomen: Life and love like Hindi film, #IshkqInParis
by Rashmee
Posted on May 26, 2013
It’s been ages since I saw a film (Lincoln was the last and that was …
Read MoreGongs for the girls – from the Americans
by Rashmee
Posted on March 8, 2013
One can only imagine what the US Department of State is thinking (if anything at …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK