Rape
Greek Mythology and Rape: How Tereus Silenced Philomela
Rape is one of the most heinous crimes against women and one of the most shameful acts a man can commit. Shameful, because it exposes man’s inability to control his sexual urges and to accept a denial, which every other animal in the universe understands. What is even worse is that statistics shows that many …
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Child Sexual Abuse: I Was Sexually Abused By A Family Member
Durga Pujo vacation was around the corner and I had a spring in my steps because the festivities for the Bengalis were about to begin, and I was soon to revel in it, breaking the drudgery of my school life – class tests and studies and endless activities. I was a 13-year-old girl studying in …
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Just because I kissed him in his apartment didn’t mean I was ready to have sex with him
One event was enough to shake my self-belief I am a feminist; a strong independent working woman but that day, not only my body and vagina was assaulted but also my belief; belief in myself. I broke up with my long-term boyfriend 5 months ago. It was mutual, but painful to accept that he was …
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When it comes to women’s safety, what are some of the steps we need to take at an individual and societal level?
A UK journalist made a documentary on the Nirbhaya rape case. The journalist interviewed the perpetrators from behind prison walls to shed light on the deplorable living conditions of the rapists to explain how one could commit the heinous crime that they did. It showed the surroundings in which they grew up, infested with violence, …
Pooja Bedi wants to start a #Men Too movement
Pooja Bedi is standing up for her best friend Karan Oberoi, who has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days for alleged charges of rape. An FIR was filed against TV star Karan Oberoi by a lady who claimed that he had been raping and filming her. He had promised marriage but then he …
Karan Oberoi arrested for alleged rape
Karan Oberoi, who is best known for his role in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin and was an active member of the Indipop group A Band of Boys, has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. An FIR was registered at Oshiwara Police Station in Mumbai under sections 376 (rape) and 384 (extortion) of the …
