When I Was Taken To Police Station For Not Wearing Mask While Cycling

I was stopped by a constable on my way to market for not wearing mask while riding my bicycle. Here’s what happened next.

West Bengal Panchayat Elections And The Parallels Between Mamata Banerjee and He-Who-Cannot-Be-Blamed

I’m a slow reader and a human, there are times when I miss reading something and there are times when I choose to not react if I feel I know not enough, West Bengal’s Panchayat elections were one of them. This one is on West Bengal and the elections that were concluded some time back, […]

Few Questions On The Ghastly Gangrape of 8-Year-Old Asifa Bano That People Do Not Want To be Discussed

Almost everyone who is talking about Asifa (Don’t fret if you don’t know what happened to her, read on to find out) is speaking as if it was just another case of crime against women. It was not. Many on my timeline were comparing her with Nirbhaya. It is as if they want to put […]

Happy Republic Day Dear Nationalists and Beloved Patriots — Here’s Separate Wishes For You Both

While we display missiles and what not on Republic Day celebrations in Delhi, remember we as a nation with so much apparent greatness couldn’t protect filmmakers from releasing a movie passed by censor board and cleared by Supreme Court, the highest court of land. We also couldn’t stop goons from terrorizing school children. I don’t […]

Lynchings Have Occurred In India Before As Well But Do We Want Them To Continue Or Stop?

Call protester’s hypocrisy, shout their omissions but first, let’s be loud and clear on one thing that we all agree —Enough Is Enough — No More Murders — Not In My Name.

How Congress And BJP Annulled High Court Judgment That Aimed To Wipe Their Existence — The Story They Want To Bury

Let me tell you an important story which for all reasons will be retold for years to come as our democracy transforms in coming decades. Way back in March 2014, 10 days before the general elections, the Delhi High Court found both BJP and Indian National Congress guilty of accepting foreign funds. The court ruled […]

How Indian Media Is Losing Hold Over The Narrative It Once Held

Indian media is increasingly losing its hold on the popular narrative like it used to hold before the new government headed by Narendra Modi came to power in May 2014. In fact, Modi after taking oath of office said how he will set the narrative in times to come and not the media like it […]

Kendall Jenner Ad Is Not The First Time Pepsi Has Ridiculed And Demeaned A Protest — There Was FTII Before

While going through my morning dose of reading, I bumped into this medium piece about a Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner (suggest you watch the ad before reading any further). Whoa! It felt like I have been living under a rock in some Saharan desert. Little more reading and damn, this had in fact been […]

Another Women’s Day Another Round Of Wishes — But They Mean Nothing Until…

I’m tired. Tired of the wishes I read on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere. Tired of how numb we have become to women’s issues and reduced it to a day where you send all the females you know paltry wishes, that heart-touching quote or that generic women-carry-men-for-nine-months crap and next day as night makes way for […]

My Favorite Thing About America Is The Divorce Rate And I Mean That Sincerely

My favorite thing about America is the divorce rate. & I mean that sincerely. — Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) September 7, 2016 In my usual morning chore of digging through Twitter, I stumbled upon the above tweet and was stunned at first. I mean, what? Divorce rate? Why would someone be happy about broken marriages, couples getting […]