Eve Teasing not about women as temptresses- it's all about power and control
A common scenario women experience in public spaces is depicted in this clip- eve teasing So I have learned a new term used here to...
Rape reality for women without indoor bathrooms
Teenage cousins Pushpa, left, and Murti, right, were raped and murdered going to the bathroom I posted a picture earlier in my journey...
Front page marriage scandal highlights meanings of marriage, family, and sexuality
A politician's son is charged with rape by a woman claiming they had a symbolic wedding- all on the evening of his engagement ceremony...
"They will commit rape"- Ruling Party Politician
Today I glanced at the television and caught the news ticker titled “As long as the world exists, rapes will be there”. Unfortunately,...
Push- Pull Relationships in Mysore
Mysore Railway Station Platform is the starting point for many Push- Pull relationships I came to India to explore attitudes about dating...
XXL in India
Wearing my XXL Kurta and large pants. This was one of the two that I actually really liked and was in my size. As many of you know, I...
Traffic on my way to Mysore
This is not my photo- it all happens so fast you barely have time to take a picture! But it's basically what I saw- several times- during...
Stereotypes & scare tactics at the nail salon
Yesterday I went to get my nails done by a couple that moved here only three years ago from China. When I told them I would be going to...
Where in the world- at least within India- am I going? MYSORE!
Everyone asks me where I will be visiting when I go to India. This trip is simple- I am only going to Mysore. I am setting up my research...