Comments on: India’s Pink Chaddi Campaign

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:38:43 +0000

This is Brilliant!!!!!

I am an Indian woman living in Australia.

Women have the right to go and do as they wish….just as their male counterparts do. It makes my blood boil to think women are STILL being treated in such a primitive and suppressive fashion.

WHO gives these neanderthals the right to take matters into their own feeble, pitiful, pathetic hands?

Give me an hour in a room with them…problem solved.

Stand up for your rights Ladies….Good on you Shreya!!!

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By: Duncan

Duncan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:31:06 +0000

Respect.

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By: William Wallace

William Wallace — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:25:38 +0000

A campaign that will hopefully have the desired effect and make all men in India join the 21st century and accept that change has to happen. As well as the fact that woman have a freedom of choice just like they do.

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By: Mister S

Mister S — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:23:31 +0000

Great idea. Living in Danmark it is hard to belive that women are getting discriminated just because they want to do what the men are doing all the time. Keep up the non violent fight against Sri Ram Sena and other fundamentalistic organisations.

Mister S

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By: Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:19:17 +0000

Great piece Shreya – I wasn’t aware of this group. I’m glad you are making sure people know about this!

Ruth x

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By: Gsp

Gsp — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:43:59 +0000

Looks like the Facebook group’s been taken down, and someone from London has tried to get a mirror group going again, but it’s only got about 80 members now. Anybody know what happened/is happening regarding the original group?

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By: Shreya

Shreya — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:32:43 +0000

Mr Singh, thanks – a lot of people feel like they are protecting young people from harm by imposing certain restrictions on them, but I’ve seen this approach backfire more times than I can count. And here I think the issue is more with controlling young women’s behavior than with the guys. I agree with you about the utterly erroneous notion that risky behavior only occurs in nightclubs. Let the young people choose what they want to do with their time!

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By: Kashmira Singh

Kashmira Singh — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:26:08 +0000

Shreya,

Though I am a tee-total middle aged man who does not attend night clubs, the choice to drink or not drink or go out to night clubs should be your to make. Take advice from your elders but making choices is what growing up is about. Socialising with friends in whatever enviroment is part of that process. You don’t have to be in a night club to do the “wrong thing”.

Sri Ram Sena reminds me more of teleban in Pakistan and Afghanistan than a tolerant and diverse India. They bring dishonour and shame to India.

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By: Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:10:43 +0000

Drunk tanks in the states are pink? oh god, that would be a horrific hangover.

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By: Shreya

Shreya — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:40:33 +0000

Haha, thanks so much! I’d like to take a look at those studies…

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