An Open Letter to the State Government from the Women of Karnataka

We fear for lives of women in this state… is the Government listening? Is there a Government in this State at all? Or is it only a political party whose highest priority is its own regressive right wing agenda, which violates the responsibility of governance? In one of its latest acts of bigotry and intolerance, [...]

Interview with Madhu Bhushan (cont…

THIS IS Part 2 of the two-part interview with Madhu Bhushan of Vimochana. UB: The feminist movement has always been very critical of militarism and war. Can u tell us more about your involvement with these issues? MB: While Vimochana’s specific concern was and is the socially sanctioned personal forms of violence perpetrated on women [...]

Interview with Madhu Bhushan

VIMOCHANA IS one of the oldest women’s rights organization in Bangalore. They have been part of the Indian women’s movement and have significantly contributed to the rights of women facing violence in Karnataka. They have a crisis intervention center for women facing violence called Angala and campaigns against dowry deaths, harassment and female infanticide. More [...]

Silence

By Anasuya Sengupta Too many women in too many countries speak the same language of silence. My grandmother was always silent – always aggrieved — only her husband had the cosmic right (or so it was said) to speak and be heard.