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#India – Hounding whistle blowers in time of undeclared Emergency

By Humra Quraishi   Undeclared Emergency seems on! There is an unease of a definite kind. Camouflages are falling apart. The situation has reached a point where even the well trained spokespersons of this NDA government are finding it tough… Continue Reading →

#Maggi in a soup – #Nestle recalled because of excess lead in #India

Reuters, Modified: May 21, 2015 01:10 IST Food inspectors have ordered Nestle India to recall a batch of Maggi noodles from shops across Uttar Pradesh, saying the product contained dangerous levels of lead. The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA)… Continue Reading →

#India – Disabled athletes treated inhumanly, put up in pitiable conditions #WTFnews

Callous babus set disabled athletes an obstacle course Ayaskant Das,TNN | Mar 22, 2015, 08.06 AM IST   In the absence of proper ramps, athletes are forced to abandon their wheelchairs. (TOI photo: Umesh Kumar) GHAZIABAD: Over 600 disabled athletes from across… Continue Reading →

#India – The pushback against junk food gains momentum #health

VEERESH MALIK | 19/03/2015 02:53 PM |    The demand for junk food has to come down so that the demand for refined sugar also comes down    Here are some unrelated issues in the food and agriculture business. Please join the dots. First,… Continue Reading →

#India – Maharashtra tops in rapes, cases of assault #Vaw

Prafulla Marpakwar,TNN | Mar 15, 2015, 11.55 PM IST The number of cases registered for rape and assault on women with intent to outrage modesty has shown an increasing trend. R MUMBAI: Maharashtra last year achieved the dubious distinction of recording the… Continue Reading →

#India – 1,078 more villages declared drought-hit ,Only 39% of water left in reservoirs

1,078 more villages declared drought-hit TNN | Mar 14, 2015, 03.36 AM IST Nagpur: The year 2014-15 could well be the worst ever for agriculture in the state with the government now declaring another 1,078 villages as drought-affected. These are for the… Continue Reading →

#India –  Goodbye Secularism! Enter Theocracy!!

  Guest Post By Subhash Gatade   To the question whether the Hindus ever ate beef, every Touchable Hindu, whether he is a Brahmin or a non-Brahmin, will say ‘no, never’. In a certain sense, he is right. From times… Continue Reading →

Anjali Bhushan , Indian Co Producer of #Indiasdaughter speaks out

HERE IS WEB CACHE  – OF THE HINDSUTAN TIMES STORY WHICH WAS TAKEN DOWN !! Make no mistake. Rape is a heinous crime. When public anger over the Nirbhaya incident boiled over, the question which confronted our society was how… Continue Reading →

Open letter to Meryl Streep and Frieda Pinto on #Indiasdaughter #Vaw

March8th, 2015 Dear Meryl Streep and Frieda Pinto Happy International Womens Day !!   I am writing to you to ask you why are you supporting  the patriarchal “Daughters of India” campaign ?   Historically patriarchy has sought to enslave women in roles of motherhood, sisterhood, and daughterhood as ways of legitimising the restrictions put upon them. If  a  Campaign to stop violence against women is meant to bring about change continues to work within the patriarchal framework it seeks to annihilate, it defeats its own purpose. Isnt it ?   The anti rape movement after the decemeber gang rape in 2012 was a large spontaneous upsurge,  which was very creatively  mobilised with students, activistsm feminists together . It systematically challenged and rejected the patriarchal protectionism that only offers “daughters”“wives or sisters  protection in that capacity rather than as human beings who  assert themselves and resist attacks on their bodies and rights. The  movement evolved and raised the demand for ‘unconditional freedom for women’. Some of the popular slogans during the protest following the December 16, 2012 rape were, “We want freedom from fathers and brothers”. The protesters said, “Don’t call us ‘daughters’ and offer us ‘safety’ in exchange for freedom.” The title of the documentary does not reflect this quest for autonomy.  India’s Daughter actually locates the ugly rape culture mindset in the rapists and their defence lawyers, it does not show how the same mindset is shared by those who are within the legal and judicial system . The anti rape movement also  rejected voices that were ready to imprison and control women and girls under the garb of ‘safety’, instead of ensuring their freedom as equal participants in society and their right to a life free of perpetual threats of sexual assault, both inside and outside their homes.   The students came out with posters saying, ‘don’t teach us how to dress – teach men not to rape’ and others saying, ‘your gaze is the problem so why should I cover myself up’. This anger had clearly stopped being about this one rape case and punishment.Now this was  not being directed at the one incident, it was actually raising larger questions about why a woman is put in the dock every time there is a case of sexual violence and why is there a discussion on what she could have done to avoid it. The discourse was out of this comfort zone of patriarchy. So it was important to realise that it was not enough to oppose rape but to oppose it in ways that challenge rather than reassure patriarchy. Sexual assault occurs with frightening regularity in the world… Continue Reading →

#Indiasdaughter original Indian Collaborator Anjali Bhushan missing from credits

By Express News Service nie Published: 08th Mar 2015 06:00:00 AM NEW DELHI: The Home Minister had stated in Parliament that the No Objection Certificate (NoC) was given to Udwin and Anjali Bhushan but the latter’s name is missing from… Continue Reading →

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