The Times of India is running 1/4 page ads on why men should respect women.
Update 29th January 10:51
- You can read more about campaigns in India here.
- You can sign the petition for ensuring women’s rights in India here. Disclosure - I work for Change.org, the site that this petition is hosted on.
RIP Damini…horrific beyond words..i dont feel safe.
The game ‘Angry Brides’ is a free application on Facebook, which sees an angry bride attacking prospective grooms with household objects in response to their dowry demands.
‘Angry Brides’ Takes on India’s Dowry Culture
Indian matrimonial portal Shaadi.com has launched “Angry Brides,” a new online game modeled on the hugely successful “Angry Birds.” The aim is to raise awareness against dowry in India, a practice that is illegal but still alarmingly widespread.
The game, which was launched last week as a free application on Facebook, sees an angry bride attacking prospective grooms with household objects in response to their dowry demands.
The homepage of the game shows an eight-armed woman, what appears to be a reference to a Hindu goddess, wearing a red dress and holding weapons that include a pan. A caption below reads: “A woman will give you strength, care and all the love you need… NOT dowry!”
One Vintage Pakistani Travel Item A Day: Indian State Railways poster for Kashmir (1940s)
Disputed area between Pakistan and India, and just for the record I am all for Kashmir’s independence from both.
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Indians and Pakistanis celebrate their respective countries’ Independence Days together at the India-Pakistan border in Wagah, holding up candles and joint-national flags, at midnight on August 14, 2012. Pakistan celebrated Independence Day on August 14 and India on the 15th. Photos: Getty Images (via thebengalcat)
On this 65th Independence day for both Pakistan and India, prayers of mutual respect and coexistence for another 65 years to come! amen.
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It is dream-like to imagine a new trade highway across central Asia when the region is rent by political rivalries
— PM Manmohan Singh on New Silk Route
easier said than done:
“Both India and Pakistan should decide to retreat from their glacial warzones and be more attentive to their preservation; in order that they may ensure the prosperity of agriculture, and food security in the region.”
— according to a custodian of the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. I just hope Mr President that it wasn’t from the tax I pay! (via umalik)
Prayers for the brave selfless men stuck by avalanche in Siachin, the highest battle ground in the world (related news item and more details). On Saturday an avalanche hit the battalion headquarters of Northern Light Infantry (NLI) trapping over 135 men.
I sincerely hope that sanity can return for both Pakistani and Indian authorities so they can permanently demilitarize the glacier by perhaps declaring it a joint Natural Reserve.
This is really sweet. A note by Rahul Dravid’s wife.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/556979.html
Vijeeta Dravid
March 12, 2012
I’ve been married to Rahul for almost nine years now and we have always been very private people. So I’m sure he will be astonished to find that I have written at length about him.This is not meant to be a song of praise for him on his retirement; that is up…
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(Source: waveofeuphoriaa)
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