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 …

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An ‘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 …

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Rape 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 …

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The 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 …

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Batwoman? 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 …

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#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 …

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#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 …

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#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 …

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#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 …

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Gongs 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