It started on the third night. Dad was away on a three week tour. He came to my room after dinner and sat down beside me. A little too close for my comfort. I could smell the clove on his breath. He ran his fingers through my hair and rubbed my back. I said I wanted to sleep. And he had left me alone

 
Welcome to the 21st century – the modern world, an age of progress and development beyond imagination. Women have had the vote for nearly a hundred years, in fact, women are now heads of several states, Harvard has a woman president, big corporations and law firms are headed by efficient, powerful women. Germaine Greer and [...]

Child sexual abuse is violence against children.It is abuse of power and one of the ills of a patriarchal society where power is never wrong. It is the victim who is blamed. Lolita is invoked at every step and “child temptresses” are slapped for leaving their hair loose and tempting the abuser. Words like “whore” fly around, as the child is shrouded in shame and over that, falls the iron curtain of silence, claiming one more victim, one more guilty victim, while the perpetrator roams free, looking for his next prey.It is deplorable that Indian society which boasts to no end, in films, and in other jingoistic media, of the wonders of Indian Culture, should allow this heinous crime to grow under the invisibility cloak that Shame provides. Educating children and parents is the only way ahead.