In The Breakthrough Voice

Education on Gender Equality for Equal Society

By Breakthrough 28th December, 2015

Do you think girls and boys are treated as equals? Of course not. This is the reality of not only one city or country but is the case world over. O...

In In Focus

Open letter to my future son: We are different but equal

By Breakthrough 16th December, 2015

Dear Son, You are not even born yet, and I have started giving you life lessons already. But I feel as a mother, I need to start early, really earl...

In In Focus

A Letter To my Son: What Happened To Mehr?

By 10th December, 2015

Dear Son, I feel lost without you to pester me and wish you never had to leave for college. I knew all along that I would have to set you free to c...

In In Focus

An open letter to a much younger friend and colleague

By Mahua Maharana 9th December, 2015

Dear Sujit, Thank you very much for inviting me to the invisible theatre yesterday. It was a new experience for me as it must have been for so many...

In In Focus

Open Letter To Son : Sexual Harassment from the Perpetuator’s View

By Breakthrough 8th December, 2015

Dear Son Growing up is wonderful and has many defining moments, as gender lines start becoming more apparent as you grow up you will learn differen...

In In Focus

A Letter To My Son: Work On Building Trust

By 8th December, 2015

My son, You are just a month old. People look at me with admiration and your grandparents (both sets) are beaming at me as if I had a say in the ma...

In In Focus

A Letter To Rehan: Consent Means Permission

By 7th December, 2015

Dear Rehan, I was watching you all the time at Jiya’s birthday party today. The little girl was looking very cute and doll like in her glittering p...

In In Focus

I Shared my Story With my Son on Sexual harassment

By Breakthrough 3rd December, 2015

Let me introduce myself first, I am a Puppeteer and Research Scholar. I am in early 40s and I do puppet shows to create awareness about sexual hara...

In In Focus

A Letter To Future Son : Consent is Everything

By 2nd December, 2015

Have you ever spoken to your son about consent? The best time to teach boys to be respectful of others is when they are young, says this post. Farh...

In In Focus

Women Are Partners : A Letter to my son On His Birthday

By Breakthrough 30th November, 2015

Dear Darling Heart, Today you are a 13 years old boy! And, you are such a big boy today. Happy birthday darling. I know, you have opened all your g...