In 2011, two young ladies Vaishali Shah and Jyotika Bhatia set up an NGO called Srujna Charitable Trust in the bustling city of Mumbai. Till date, the NGO has transformed the lives of thousands of poor women across India by equipping them with the means to provide for themselves. In a conversation with Mahevash Muses, …
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The theme for this year’s upcoming International Women’s Day (March 8) is #BalanceForBetter. It means exactly what it sounds like: that balance is good, something the world needs more of. Therefore, we should all strive for balance in every area of our lives. While this sounds great in theory, I believe it is horse shit …
Let’s get straight to the point: physical and sexual violence against Indian women is at an all-time high. According to My Choices Foundation’s Operation Peacemaker, “India is rated #4 in violence against women, but discrimination against women and girls throughout their life cycle makes it the most dangerous place on earth to be born a girl.” We …
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#MeToo has officially arrived in India. About time. While the movement was kicked off by fierce law student Raya Sarkar in 2017, it fizzled out before it caught on. Things were so low-key, I thought it would be years before people came together to speak up against their abusers. But like they say, a journey …
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**Prologue: All too often, when something goes wrong in a woman’s life, say a failed marriage or a sexual assault, she is squarely blamed for whatever has transpired. As she valiantly struggles to put the fragments of her life back together, she has to deal with umpteen wagging tongues too. Worse, her transgressor gets to …