I got an email earlier today from Dr Akalpita Paranjpe of Bharat Uday Mission (BHUMI).

She is the ”energy” behind this excellent idea of a “candle light vigil” in Mumbai this Friday to show solidarity with women who are sexually harassed or are victims of “eve-teasing” in India (Many of you would remember the shameful incident at Juhu on New Year’s eve).

I would have loved to be there. Unfortunately I am not in Mumbai on that day.

I have written on this issue before…but we need many many more awareness-building exercises such as these…Well done, Akalpita-ji and BHUMI (Oddly, the website has no mention of this event).

If any of my readers do manage to attend, I would love to hear from them and would be delighted to post their experience(s) here on this blog.

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Let us blow up Khajuraho…

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