Those who have missed @alexpaulmenon sir's session on Strengthening Grassroots Democracy can find the below link to watch https://t.co/jowNlU0PXt
It is really inspiring to know how his developmental interventions had promoted grassroots leadership by putting people at the centre
An apology without accountability isn’t an apology at all.
Especially when it’s brushed off with “she misunderstood the question — it was just a fun one,” or worse — “I didn’t body-shame anyone.”
Let me be clear. I won’t accept performative remorse or hollow words. Do better, RS Karthik.
Osai Kekkudho album is out now and available as Vinyl copy on https://t.co/EhrpSwFObT. Played the album and listened to it with a small audience last night. We had an amazing time listening to the songs and discussing the Analog process.
Usuru Narambulay – from Irudhi Suttru
An emotionally charged and youthful rendition by @Space_Ghostu, reviving this soulful Santhosh Narayanan melody with heartfelt grace.
Presented by #BathroomSingers – Sangeetha Swarangal
Feel the heartbeat of music echo through every word. 💓🎤
#UsuruNarambulay #IrudhiSuttru #Ghost #SanthoshNarayanan #BathroomSingers #TamilMelody #CoverSong #MusicLovers
One of the most memorable concerts for us was the last one in KL, Malaysia in 2024 with a 24 piece Malaysian Orchestra, my band and a huge crew bts! The exciting after movie of this incredible show is out now on my YouTube channel. Check it out! https://t.co/WDmyGCsOI5
Who decided men are superior? Who made marriage a mandate? Who gave society the right to dictate a woman’s life?
Because every inch of this system reeks of control, patriarchy dressed up as culture, disguised as tradition.
We live in a country where:
* A woman is considered worthy only when she’s a wife or a mother.
* A daughter is “raised for another house.”
* A man’s control is expected. A woman’s voice is “arrogance.”
* Divorce is shame. Dowry is custom.
* And a single woman? A walking red flag to most.
Like Babasaheb said “caste is a state of mind”, Patriarchy is a state of mind and It’s a mean killing machinery.
From rituals to school textbooks — boys are taught they are the centre of the universe. Girls are taught obedience, adjustment, silence: right from childhood. Men are raised with penis pride, this delusional belief that their d*ck gives them control, access, and power over women.
Families are forced to live in fear of what people will say more than what their daughters go through. We shame the survivor. We protect the abuser.
Marriage: This institution, its current form, is not sacred. It is a social trap where men are granted power and women are handed over like property. A contract built on caste, dowry, control and gendered roles.
If a marriage needs a woman to be silent, to stay despite abuse, to “adjust” for peace, burn it.
We should normalize:
Divorce
Living alone
Civil unions
Saying NO
Living without children
Choosing your own damn life
And never ever question a single mother, a divorcee, a woman who walked out.
Stop asking “What happened in her marriage?”
Ask, “Why the hell is our society still failing its women?”
Raise boys differently.
* Teach them they are not superior.
* Teach them women are not “for them.”
* Teach them love does not mean control.
* Teach them “no” means “no.”
* Teach them emotional accountability.
And teach girls to say no, walk away, speak up, live alone, live loud.
This is a systemic failure. A deep, dirty, caste-driven, male-dominated architecture of control that kills women not just physically, but emotionally and mentally, every day.
We need to destroy the pedestal and the cage. Stop calling it tradition. Call it what it is: control. Stop telling women to be “strong.” Tell men to stop being abusers.
Stop romanticizing marriages. Start respecting exits.
Stop asking “when will you marry?” Start asking “how are you living?”
Stop silencing girls. Start unlearning everything that taught us they are lesser.
A free woman is not a threat. A free woman is just… finally free.
Let’s make that normal. Not rare. Not brave. Not controversial. Just normal.
Dial National Commission for Women’s 24/7 helpline number 7827-170-170 for round-the-clock assistance.
Help is just a call away !
@PIBWCD@MinistryWCD@PIB_India@sharmarekha