women | Youth Ki Awaaz

What Do You Understand About Feminism?

By Tanya Kak: Ever heard statements like, “Oh God! You're a feminist? Please don't put us through the agony of listening to your nari-morchas” or “you're a woman, you can’t make up your mind and settle for one thing, let alone the oh-so-many demands that you

Media, Music and Entertainment

What’s With Indian Cinema And The “Commodification” Of Women?

By Pratik Mantri: A song from a recent movie goes like this “Mere photo ko seene se yaar chipkale saiyan fevicol se”; it further adds lines like “pata le saiyan miss call se”. The song has become a rage everywhere, from nightclubs to marriages. The

Society

Just A Reminder, Because We Forget Things Too Easily

By Joanna Shruti Sundharam: The tragic gang rape, ending with death of the 23-year-old paramedical student, moved the entire nation to tears. There is anger everywhere and public pressure on the police and judiciary are at an all-time high. But, this isn’t the first time

Society

Does The Heinousness Of Rape Become Any Lesser When Nationalist Or Communal Biases Creep In?

By Karmanye Thadani: The burning issue of rape is one I have always felt very strongly about, and my mother, a film-maker, made a documentary titled Rape Compounded on this issue a few years ago, and in the process, she interviewed several rape convicts in the

Society

You Do Not Have To Travel All The Way To Delhi To Get Raped

By Reeti Singh: All around people are shocked and enraged over the Delhi gang rape. There is much rage and more waving of the banner of Delhi as unsafe for women. The reason for writing this article is twofold. The first, the reaction it has evoked.

Society

Are You ‘In’ Or Have You ‘Only’ Voiced Yourself?

By Ankit Dwivedi:This is new, yet predictable. This seems successful in its entirety, though could be meaningless. This is enormous, though could be even without a reasonable base. This is the new age of internet activism by youth in India.The incident of brutal gang rape that

Society

“I’ve Never Been More Terrified In My Life”: Shock, Anger, And Terror

Protest marches. Traffic blockages. Banners and slogan-shouting. And endless, endless outpourings of grief, anger, rhetoric, but mostly outrage, on print and electronic media, and the Internet. And rightly so. Even too much is too little, sometimes. The recent gang-rape of a girl and the assault

Society

“Hum Hindustani”- All ‘Halla-bol’ After The Rape, No Responsibilities Taken

By Adnan Bhat: I have been living in New Delhi, the national capital of India for more than a year now. Truth to tell, I had full knowledge before setting foot here, about the soaring crimes rates of the city. Over the years Delhi, has become

Society

Commas Won’t Help, Rapes Need A Fullstop

By Kush Kalra: Again a rape in the capital of India in a moving bus has put a lot of questions on our legal system as well as police force. We are unable to protect women of our country from such sick minded people who