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Right To Life

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 With the caption may be you are thinking that today I am going to discuss about " Article 21 " ( Right to Life) . However, neither I want to write a political thesis nor I am interested in opening its different parameters. I just want you to pay heed towards women belonging to that section of the society whose rights are hardly taken care of as talking about them is considered indecent by the society. So, let me introduce them. They are so called sex workers. I am using the phrase so called because this phrase is chosen by us referring to their profession. But I very well remember what the one of my close friend told me..... Koi bhi aisa kaam majboori kyy bina nhi krega and I agreed because there is no need to explain what the term izzat means to a woman. My aggression raised when I read the SC judgement of July 2011 where it had been said "conditions conducive for sex workers who wish to continue as sex workers to live with dignity in accordance with the provisions of ...

#ME TOO: Is this enough

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 I am a girl, a women, a wife,  a sister, a lover and many more roles to play... But not a chattel, nor a product with which a man can play..... #ME too campaign started in 2018 that spread over social media and become the burning topic of the year. Somebody joined it to gain publicity, somebody highlighted it as a sensitive topic and for somebody it is a hidden truth for a very long period that just found a platform where the voice can be raised and heard. But can you think about those women who face this everyday and have no access to media at all. According to "THE MOBILE GENDER GAP REPORT 2022" less than 7% of women have access to mobile phones and less than 18% have access to internet. In this condition, how can the more peculiar issues come on the public front and justice can be given to them. A girl walking on a road, going to a school, a women travelling in public transport molested on a daily basis.. But are these cases reported daily and do they reach these platform...