Monsters, Monsters, Everywhere but Sssshhhh

“If we are to fight discrimination and injustice against women we must start from the home for if a woman cannot be safe in her own house then she cannot be expected to feel safe anywhere”-Aysha Taryam
Instigating talks on discrimination and injustice meted out to women is nothing new in a society like ours which is still caught up in the phanek-khudei politics. Nupadi nupani nupina nupadouna touba yaapote, nupanabu kappa hounade, nupadi khongbaan chonglaga paap loina kok ee, nupadi chaamagi mapuni etc etc.–can one ever imagine how many ironies are embedded with these gender biased notions which are passed on from one generation to the other? Let me provide a brief explanation about the hidden ironies of these male-powering notions.

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“If we are to fight discrimination and injustice against women we must start from the home for if a woman cannot be safe in her own house then she cannot be expected to feel safe anywhere”-Aysha Taryam
Instigating talks on discrimination and injustice meted out to women is nothing new in a society like ours which is still caught up in the phanek-khudei politics. Nupadi nupani nupina nupadouna touba yaapote, nupanabu kappa hounade, nupadi khongbaan chonglaga paap loina kok ee, nupadi chaamagi mapuni etc etc.–can one ever imagine how many ironies are embedded with these gender biased notions which are passed on from one generation to the other? Let me provide a brief explanation about the hidden ironies of these male-powering notions.

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