Kartikey Sehgal
A woman, who breathes in and out the concepts of feminism and equality, is unable to apply them in real life. Interestingly, we don’t question the ideal; we just want to hear the sob story.
Meena Kandasamy, in her article in Outlook dated March 19, 2012 (I Singe The Body Electric), gives an account of the abuse and torture she faced at the hands of her lover, who beat her, whipped her, forced her to perform fellatio, among other atrocities. She …
Kartikey Sehgal
Present day girls are lonely, alone. Vultures, with cultivated despondency and measured smiles, feed on the girls, – adopting themselves to emotions of deceit, forsaking masculinity.
It is the test of a girl to adapt to cold mountains and narrow roads, or perceptions of hollow people dancing under bright lights. It is the test of her growth, her family, when she refuses charming propositions of misery, thereby, saving herself from that which is turning common to women – bleakness.
Bleakness – the once …
Ananth Venkatesh
I profess that there is immense admiration and fascination in me for Hinduism and for the many divinities that epitomize this faith.
The sacred books such as the Vedas, the Bhagavad Gita and many others provide this religion with its seductively cerebral foundations. The duration of the survival of these pious treatises illustrates their attachment to the psychology and mentality of the Indian State.
The gorgeousness of Hindu treatises is that their applicabilities is not confined to the Hindus alone. Sage standpoints are …
Kartikey Sehgal
Women often pick and choose morals to suit their purpose. Others would argue that they don’t know how to choose in any case. (and therefore, say, should not vote)
Recently, a man killed himself after writing an essay on the desperate condition of men in society. Mainstream media ignored his death in favour of the ‘slutwalk’. In brief, this is what happened to him, in his words:
“My story starts with the infamous slapping incident of April 2001. While putting my four year
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Siddharth Kurian
Of recent, when famed woman’s lib author/thinker Germaine Greer was asked to comment on the issue of children being sexualized, she began by panning the Barbie doll saying that the doll itself is a fetish and that it is a descendant of a sex toy. And in the same breath implied that fathers too belonged to the same coterie of wanton sexualizers and did so by helping their daughters learn how to "flirt" just by asking them to "kiss daddy goodnight".
I find …
Kartikey Sehgal
When women can’t believe their happiness and success, they demand subservience from men to justify their status. They become ‘queens’.
Women are self-critical; to be right, they must have the backing of the other gender – the gender that is markedly different from their gender. The other gender abounds in logic and self-assurance, which is a pre-requisite to fight wars and maintain civilizations. When the warrior-creative gene backs them, women work happily.
Needless to say, the warriors and poets must be honest to …
Kartikey Sehgal
In the previous story, I had said that men should not get consumed by a woman’s sweet words (not always). Natural manipulation is acceptable to a certain level, beyond which it is poison for man. (The definition of ‘level’ deserves a separate story)
If a woman, while serving food to you, nags you and assumes superiority through the act of serving, then it is acceptable to walk out of the scene without a goodbye. Let her come to the table and see it …
Kartikey Sehgal
(Many/Most) Men are idiots when it comes to understanding women. They choose the logical over the emotional. If she is smiling, soft-spoken, and makes my favourite dish, then she must care for me. Why else would she take such trouble upon her? Women use this logical reasoning of men to their advantage.
Women love their daily soaps on television. They are able to identify the ideal woman and the vamp. Men also watch these serials, especially if they want to observe and study the …
Kartikey Sehgal
Here is a premise for happiness; in monogamy, the wife fights her husband to attain a better life; in non-monogamy the wife keeps herself desirable for her man.
Men who are denied their share of women may turn alcoholic and abusive. When their wives leave them they become severely depressed. Thing did not work out for them. They didn’t get their women and monogamy didn’t serve them well either. They are further blamed for the dissolution of marriage.
Even if they get their …
Kartikey Sehgal
The second page of a two page write-up called “Polyamory in India: Then and Now”, published in Psychology Today, prompted me to write this story. The author “Deborah Anapol, Ph.D” guides a married woman named Leela towards sleeping with her friend Karna. According to the author, Leela’s husband Sandeep must come to terms with his jealousy. In my opinion, the application of polyamory here is utter rubbish and a subtle form of radical feminism that is making weaklings out of …