Kartikey Sehgal
(Rated Mature)
A relation between ‘media writing about rape and society reading about rape’.
1. Media Covers Rape
The media knows all about rape. How it happened. When it happened. How many and what they did. If they are connected to someone powerful. What was the girl wearing. The time. If she was alone. Should she be alone. If she shouted. If she was gagged. Her sisters or brothers. The family of the rapist. And much…
Kartikey Sehgal
Many people pursue higher (master’s) education without thought
We often study to stay away from our passions*. Studying is comfortable and acceptable for parents as it lives up to their ideal of coping-with-the-west. Pursuing activities other than the hobby of studying makes them terrified and often violent. They are not proper parents in the sense that they will not encourage the child to do what his heart desires. Any extra-curricular activity must be an appendage to the ultimate goal of…
Kartikey Sehgal
About the personal and cultural disintegration of a tribal village
There is a small tribal village in India. Malathi belongs to this village. The women here are happier than women in Delhi.
After puberty, Malathi was inducted into the village dormitory where she learnt weaving, knitting and other arts from the elder women and men. She also learnt the art of love-making through practice. By the time she was out of the dormitory, she was sexually and socially confident. Unlike the city girls, Malathi and her friends did not face ‘growing-up problems’ or ‘attitudinal disorders’ that lead you to the psychologist.
Kartikey Sehgal
The Pope should listen to adult actor Belladonna’s idea to curb paedophilia. The actor has stated that “Church clergy are at a crisis because they get no real street-level sex education but are expected to ply the streets to deliver their spiritual message.” The actor’s insistence is noteworthy because the Roman Catholic Church has for long been under the scanner for regular and repeated child sexual abuse.