Ipsita

Development Professional, Women Cricket enthusiast, LGBTQ+supporter, KKRian.

[Bijoy Paul @BijoyPaul650410]

সিস্টেম বদলের ডাকে আজ কলকাতা

[Aaraynsh @aaraynsh]

Prime minister had to come out himself with a recorded selfie video at midnight shows how bad the situation went for the government. Never seen him coming like this for any internal issues in the past 12 years. Even they didn't expect this to get dragged this much!

[Gypsy Griffin @gypsygriffin_]

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."

- George Carlin

[Poulami Basu @poulami2991]

"দেখো ভালো জনে রইল ভাঙা ঘরে,
মন্দ যে সে সিংহাসনে চড়ে।"

[Divyansh @Divyo00]

Stubbornness on RG kar Rape case and not acknowledging public sentiments was the turning point, which is clearly visible in the Presidency block where the biggest setback for TMC comes from.

[Ipsita @ipsitab40278644]

When we failed as a country

[Woke Eminent @WokePandemic]

A man in Odisha dug up his deceased sister’s grave and brought her skeleton to the bank Just to prove she had died.

He had been trying to withdraw ₹20,000 from her account, but bank officials kept insisting he bring the account holder in person. Despite repeatedly telling them she had passed away, they didn’t listen.

Frustrated and unaware of the legal process, he took this extreme step.

This incident shows not just a lack of awareness, but also a failure of basic human understanding in the system.

[Swati Moitra @swatiatrest]

Great piece on Dipsita and Laboni, two women I've known from their university days. Wish them both the best.

https://t.co/YIlIkbBbUx

[Supriya Shrinate @SupriyaShrinate]

Manipur burns with no political roadmap to resolve the crisis.

This apathy of the Modi govt is killing children women and even soldiers for the last 3 years.

📹 @TanushreePande

[Poulami Basu @poulami2991]

I have a huge genuine question...why no party can promise the unemployed youth job opportunities but they will promise them to give free money? Give them jobs let them earn by themselves...or is it just...khair...

[Sarah Waris @swaris16]

"PM likens opposition's move against women quota bill to 'foeticide'"

BRO, FIRST REMOVE ALL YOUR MPS WHO HAVE CASES OF ASSAULT AGAINST WOMEN BEFORE BECOMING THE GREATEST FEMINIST THE WORLD HAS SEEN

[Kshitij Ojha @Kshitij070]

The reason the majority of the LS was present today was because their lives were dependent today. We didn't see the same urgency when the life threatening Transgender Amendment Bill was to be discussed. Celebrate today, but, it's imp to remember, there is a long way to go.

[𝖢𝖺𝗍𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗒𝖺 @catale7a]

fyi, MANIPUR is still a part of India, that is Bharat

[. @myapricityybts]

TALK ABOUT MANIPUR, ITS A PART OF INDIA AND THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING THERE ALSO INDIANS. TALK ABOUT MANIPUR!!!!

[V ⁷ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 💜 @Vidzyy_]

The day you are born , they assign you a gender that dictates your whole Life. Your name, your identity, your rights, the colour you shall like, the clothes you will wear, the way you must behave, the way you sit, talk, smile, laugh, cry and you expect me to never question it?

[Saucy bandit (Priyanka Joshi)🇮🇳 @jopriyu267]

Chirayyia

I watched Chirayyia on Disney+ Hotstar, and like many others, I’m left with mixed emotions. The series opens a door to a difficult, often silenced reality, but it stops just short of walking us through it. That is where the discomfort lingers for me.

Yes, marital rape exists. And yes, it is brutal, not always in ways that leave visible scars, but in the quiet, repeated violation of autonomy. It is brutality disguised as duty.

Growing up, we lived in a chawl. There was a man everyone admired, a bachelor who lived alone. His mother would occasionally visit from a remote village in Maharashtra. He was kind, soft spoken, and helpful. He never drank, never got into trouble, never behaved inappropriately with women. In a place where bachelor men were often viewed with suspicion, he stood apart. To us, he was the standard of what a good man should be.

A few years later, he got married.

His wife would occasionally come over to borrow small things, curd, sugar, everyday essentials. It was a normal part of chawl life. But she never joined the other women for afternoon gossip or small social gatherings. She kept to herself.

My mother was the only one who formed a connection with her.

One day, she approached my mother with a hesitant, almost embarrassed request. She wanted to consult a gynecologist. My mother, assuming she might be pregnant, felt a moment of joy for her. But what followed was something else entirely.

She broke down.

Through tears, she shared her reality. The same man we all admired demanded intimacy every single night. There were no exceptions. Fever, illness, exhaustion, even her menstrual cycle meant nothing. Consent was never part of the equation.

I still remember her crying. At the time, I did not fully understand what I was witnessing, but I felt its weight. Years later, I understand it all too clearly.

And that is where the complexity lies.

Legally, marital rape exists in a deeply grey space. It often becomes a he said, she said situation. Those who are married know that unless there is extreme physical violence, proving such violations medically is nearly impossible. And as a mother of a son, I can also understand the fear, of misuse, of false allegations. That fear is real too.

But somewhere between these fears and these realities, women continue to suffer in silence.

Which is why I believe the way forward is not just legal, it is cultural. It begins much earlier.

We need to raise boys differently. We need to talk about consent not as a concept reserved for strangers, but as something sacred even within marriage. We need to normalize these uncomfortable conversations, because silence has protected the wrong things for far too long.

This is not an easy subject to sit with. It is not meant to be.

But it is the truth!!!

[cro 🔮 @croscrapbook]

i’m so for real rn this argument of people “faking” being trans in a country like india is so stupid like why would people by choice choose to be someone this country loaths, discriminates and even goes to the lengths of beating them up? #RejectTransBill2026

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

People stage a protest against the Transgender Amendment Bill 2026 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday

📸: @Sushil_Verma9

[LGBTQ Shrink @DrRonHolt]

This is a welcoming account. 🏳️‍⚧️

[Akshaj ਅਕਸ਼ਜ 🏳️‍🌈 @mihrchand]

Aged like sour milk. Not a peep from said MP (oath or no oath). Did that queer representation help when laws like today's were passed, targeting trans people? Not even a statement?