How Early is Too Early?

AT THE PRESCHOOL that I run (where I also teach), there’s a certain action song we sing that goes like this: Cook like mummy, Yum, yum, yum, (repeat thrice) Let’s have fun together! Drive like daddy, Knit like grandma, Cough like grandpa…. …and by the time we come to “Be like teacher, Shh, shh, shh!” [...]

“Frida To Sharanya”

Sleep wherever is most convenient for you. Whoever and whatever is left in the morning, take home. Be kind. All the world is yours for the taking, long as you know that your little heart is theirs for the breaking. Leave lipstick on their china and on your letters. Make sure they know that you’re [...]

Poster Colours

SOME OF YOU have asked how you can help in the campaign against the attacks on women in Mangalore and Bangalore. Running a poster campaign in your neighborhood, college or office is a quick and easy way.  Here are some posters I’ve received from different organizations. Click on the download link to get a large-size [...]

Weekend Protest Details

Saturday, 7th March 2009, 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm Meet Director General of Police for Karnataka, Ajay Kumar Singh: A crowd will gather outside the DGP’s office while a delegation goes to in to present him with a memorandum. More details at Bangalore Aware. Sunday, 8th March 2009, 6 pm onwards Take Back the Night [...]

Responding to the Bangalore Attacks

By Maraa Seven attacks in the last ten days! In response to the recent attacks against women in the city of Bangalore, many individuals and organisations have come together to form FEARLESS KARNATAKA or Nirbhaya Karnataka to reclaim public spaces and promote safety for all. In the wake of a series of attacks in Mangalore [...]