From sharing to listening: My journey towards healing
We were never taught how we should act when someone is going through a tough time or wants to share a difficult experience. Continue reading From sharing to listening: My journey towards healing
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I realized where I went wrong in supporting my friend and how I could have done it better
I recently attended a safe space conversation on Instagram live which focused on what not to communicate with someone going through a tough time. The conversation took me back to the time when I tried to support a friend. Their problem appeared similar to what I had gone through years ago. So I thought it would help if I shared my experiences with them. I even tried to give them solutions to their problem by sharing what worked for me. Continue reading I realized where I went wrong in supporting my friend and how I could have done it better
Being myself: A journey of self-acceptance
For years, I have tried to fit in – fit into the popular trends and culture. Continue reading Being myself: A journey of self-acceptance
Destigmatising conversations around suicide and mental health: I’m a human before I’m a journalist
“Sushant Singh Rajput,” a message from my colleague read.
I sent question marks in reply.
“Suicide.” Continue reading Destigmatising conversations around suicide and mental health: I’m a human before I’m a journalist
Not fair, but lovely: I am my version of beautiful
While school is a second home where we grow up in a protected environment, college is considered to be a place where we get the first taste of freedom. Just like all my classmates, the simple child in me was excited to leave school life behind and join college. Continue reading Not fair, but lovely: I am my version of beautiful
My happiness is more important than your expectations
“What gives you genuine happiness?” Continue reading My happiness is more important than your expectations
When I stopped worrying and started taking control of my problems
I found a safe space, where I could be me, in a friend. He did not judge me. All he did was listen to me. He always assured me that all will be right one day. He didn’t have to say it aloud. All he did was to make me feel it. But it did not happen that day. Continue reading When I stopped worrying and started taking control of my problems
When I took a break from life – (Guest Post)
One of the toughest yet most beautiful parts of my life… A guest post I wrote for Irut Sayed’s blog. Continue reading When I took a break from life – (Guest Post)
I Think: We don’t give the victim a place of power
I did not really follow the media in Assam — the news is mostly about politics and it tends to be biased. They don’t talk much about rape or maybe people don’t report it that much. Also, I come from a matriarchal community so maybe there are fewer cases in my town. Or it could be that cases go unnoticed by the media. Continue reading I Think: We don’t give the victim a place of power
‘Journalists must start respecting the laws around reporting on child rape’
On 12 August 2018, the President of India gave his assent to a law that provides for the death penalty for the rape of girls under 12. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018 is the latest in a series of steps taken by the government to counter sexual violence with harsher punishments. This approach has its merits but misses a crucial point, believes Megha Bhatia, the founder of Our Voix, a youth-led organisation that focuses on the prevention of child sexual abuse. “In our country, we are working on stringent punishments after abuse but no work is being done on primary prevention — intervening before the crime takes place,” says Bhatia, who started the organisation in January 2018. Continue reading ‘Journalists must start respecting the laws around reporting on child rape’
‘Digital coverage makes it more likely for people to be heard by those in power’
Helping people get justice when official systems have failed them is the driving force behind his journalism, says Bharat Nayak, the Bangalore-based editorial director of The Logical Indian, a digital media platform that has amassed a wide audience — it has almost 6 million followers on Facebook — for its opinionated, citizen-focused and activist style of reporting. Continue reading ‘Digital coverage makes it more likely for people to be heard by those in power’
I Think: The problem comes when journalists cover one story one day and the next day there is no follow-up
I have noticed rape and harassment stories occupying more space in The Hindu in the past one year. There are reports almost every day.
I read some of them. If there are many, I ignore. Most of them read the same to me, and when I read such reports, I feel sad and angry at the same time. There is nothing much I can do about it. A piece of a common man’s opinion on Indian media’s coverage of rape and sexual violence. Continue reading I Think: The problem comes when journalists cover one story one day and the next day there is no follow-up
दुष्कर्म. And रेप. The paradoxical language of बलात्कार in a Hindi newspaper
There is an international spotlight on India’s ‘rape culture’, and continuing outrage by the Indian media and public about it. And every day, there are stories of rape and sexual violence in the newspapers. But the public reaction is generally one of indifference. Is that because people have seen too many news items about rape? Or is that because of the way in which such news is reported? What impact could the language used to present rape and sexual violence have on the minds of newspaper readers? Continue reading दुष्कर्म. And रेप. The paradoxical language of बलात्कार in a Hindi newspaper
The rapes on Page 9
Few days back, I posted Because I am a student of journalism. Here comes my first story of the project Media Action Against Rape (MAAR) NewsTracker.
Every day there occurs an undetermined number of incidents of rape and sexual violence across India. But only a small proportion of these are reported to the police, and of these, not every incident makes it into the newspapers.
How do we decide which incident should receive news coverage, and how much? Why is that most of the rape and sexual violence reported in the news media end up as one-off stories, not moving beyond the ‘breaking news’ stage? Continue reading The rapes on Page 9
Featured in #WriteToTell Magazine – no. 2
Hello everyone! I’m glad to share with you all that Dusk: Conflict with Self was featured in #WriteToTell magazine’s second issue. Have a look at it! Also, vote for your favourite writer 🙂 Continue reading Featured in #WriteToTell Magazine – no. 2
I Understand: A Letter to My Younger Self
Originally posted on RWT:
Dear 17 year old Me I know things are not going as you wanted them to be. I know you are sad. I know you are lonely. I know you wish that someone was there to to hold your hand and make you feel that everything is going to be okay sooner or later. I understand what you are going through.… Continue reading I Understand: A Letter to My Younger Self
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