Entries from February 2009

February 26, 2009

Gangs attack women in ‘western attire’

What next???!
http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/26/stories/2009022658410300.htm
Sometimes I think that things have to get a lot worse before they get better
But I guess we must fight on because it was the brave ladies who went ahead of us who gave us our freedom to be the women that we want to be.

February 17, 2009

Stand up…

It is not Bangalore that is going to the dogs. It is us. We have far too long become accustomed to let everything go.”
…. So that we may always stand up!
http://vishshanker.sulekha.com/blog/post/2009/02/this-happened-in-bangalore-bengaluru-shocking.htm

February 15, 2009

The dust settles on Valentine’s Day

Bangalore celebrated a quiet Valentine’s Day this year, except for the pro-freedom protests taken out in the city.
But, there were a couple of scary incidents reported across India…
In Haryana, a couple were dragged out of their friend’s house and beaten up by a sub-inspector before an eager mob. (When did what you did in your [...]

February 10, 2009

To the Sri Ram Sene, with love

Mangalore is in the news again, and for all the wrong reasons. This time because a group of Sri Ram Sene goons attacked a group of women for that extremely “unIndian” act of going to a pub. They also threaten to marry all unmarried couples spotted walking together in Bangalore & Mangalore on Valentine’s Day… [...]