Struggling Faces

 This post is a part of #JaatiNahiAdhikaar, a campaign by Youth Ki Awaaz  The Indian media is going through a difficult phase today. It has been divided into two parts. One comprises those who openly support the government and one which is against the government. A section of Indian society is lost in this resistance. Their problems never become a part of the national debate or there are much fewer debates. This section is the Dalit Bahujan and Adivasi people of India.  The national media hesitates to speak on casteism. And especially when there is a problem like manual scavenging, there is never any open and detailed discussion.  We all know that there are very few reporters, journalists and editors in the mainstream who belong to the SC/ST community. NewsLaundry and Oxfam India did a research study to find out the representation of SC/STs in mainstream media.  The report states that 89% of leadership positions in English TV news channels belong to the general category, and 76% of an

" A woman simply is, but a man must become. Masculinity is risky and elusive . It is achieved by a revolt from a woman, and it is confirmed only by other men . Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all." - Camille Paglia This quote sums up the notion of masculinity which our society possesses. A lot has been written and spoken on gender , sex , feminism but masculinity hasn't got much attention . These topics should be discussed not just in the literature festivals but on the dinner table and also in the college campus. This article is about the notion of masculinity in our Indian society and its effects on both men and women. Every culture has a different notion of masculinity but I'm concerned with the Indian notion in this article.  My 11 years niece laughed at me when she saw me cleaning utensils and asked me "why am I doing the woman's job ?" Don't be surprised by this question. We have raised our kids in this manner . We have taugh