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Dear Patriarchy, You Failed Me As A Daughter

By Srishti Suman 19th April, 2017

Dear Patriarchy, You told me that my mother isn’t a good mother. Because she left me alone at home and focused on her job. You made me doubt my mot...

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Dear Patriarchy, Why Would You Not Let Us Be?

By 10th April, 2017

Dear patriarchy, Why would you try to cover us? Cover us under norms, rules, views, biases, or veils of different kinds? Why would you not let us b...

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With All Our Consent And Agency, The Second Sex.

By Ishani Chakrabarti 3rd April, 2017

Dear patriarchy, You warmly embraced me with your indestructible chains, each and every time, I walked through those dingy lanes. As I wrapped the ...

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Dear Patriarchy, I Refuse To Let You Oppress Me

By Noor Bhatnagar 31st March, 2017

Dear patriarchy, I have already written to you in my mind a thousand times when you confronted me with your shallow strength trying to tell me my p...

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Dear Diary, It’s Time I Take My Ideas Beyond These Pages

By Anoushka Parija 24th March, 2017

Dear diary, When I was younger, I was taught that deception came in the form of lecherous men offering chocolates. It took me a while to realise th...

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Dear Patriarchy, I Have Finally Decided to Say ‘No’ to You

By Sariya Ali 21st March, 2017

Dear patriarchy, Dominance is easy. But, what about the one getting dominated? After a long struggle, today, I have finally decided to express all ...

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Dear Patriarchy, Do I Want To Be In Your Place?

By Oorja Tapan 16th March, 2017

Dear Patriarchy, First of all, I would like to congratulate you for upholding your spirit with such finesse since forever. It is surely a very diff...

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Holi hai madam, gussa kyun karti ho ?

By Aishwarya Unnikrishnan 13th March, 2017

“Holi hai madam, gussa kyun karti ho ?” (It’s Holi madam, why are you getting angry?) Dear Holi, Mein Bura mann gayi hoon (I have taken offen...

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Dear Patriarchy, I Hope To Never See You Again.

By Tabasum Juberi 8th March, 2017

Dear patriarchy, It is evident from my experiences that you and I share a very intimate relationship. We’ve been together even before I opened my e...