A year ago, on this date, I launched my blog SandhuBhamra.com – a voice to the internal conflict of finding who I am. I was born and raised in India and started working as a journalist after Grade 12. First… Read More ›

racism
Terrorism has no race, no culture, or an accent
The first of the many tweets in reaction to the twin bombings at the Boston marathon yesterday: “Oh God, please, let it not be a Muslim”. “Please don’t be Arabs or Muslims”. The blasts, now classified as “terrorist act” drew… Read More ›
Why these five “solutions” can’t end rape culture
Last month, I wrote how Patriarchy and racism give birth to rape culture, not a drunk woman or her miniskirt. It generated quite a response, but for any blogger, academic researcher, activist, and feminist, who is trying to steer the… Read More ›
Patriarchy and racism give birth to rape culture, not a drunk woman or her miniskirt
The 16-year old Steubenville rape victim went through a horrifying rape ordeal – she was raped, tossed around like a sex toy, photographed and mocked at. It just didn’t happen once and stopped, but it happened again and again, countless… Read More ›