Tag: DANTEWALA
From Varnika Kundu to Medha Patkar : Busting the Myth of ‘Bharat Mata’
Women are civilizationally revered and statistically violated in India. In this article with a nuanced interpretative analysis the author looks at the three recent incidents- stalking in Chandigarh, molestation at Dantewada and arrest of Medha Patkar, and argues that instead of worshiping the mythical Bharat Mata we ought to look at the everyday struggle of real women passing through extreme forms of patriarchal /statist violence.
