‘Modesty of a woman’, ah well, wannabe journalists must be granted the use of such cliches for they save them from unnecessary elaboration, keeping in mind strict word limits and shite.

As for education, I meant it in it’s truest sense; yes, all that idealistic crap, not the one which is actually dished out in our country.
And yes, I do remember reading that particular column by Jaydeep Ghosh, and now that I think about it, I can imagine you going into conniptions over such a statement. But here’s the thing, I wouldn’t deride him since it’s his opinion in the end, and it is a harmless and somewhat rational one (besides, he is writing for HT City for crying out loud!), and in the end as they say – men will be men!

As for the pink chaddi blog, yes, I did go through that. I have to confess I quite enjoyed reading those insanely exasperating comments.

Anyhow, thanks for reading man. Trust me, after the few short conversations we have had in this regard, I really wanted you of all the people to appreciate it.

While I don’t particularly like the phrase “modesty of a woman”, I obviously agree with your sentiment. Interesting observation about the futility of ranting from a safe distance and the stupidity of getting in the dirt yourself.

Education, sure. But education didn’t make our contemporaries all gender-sensitive either. Why do you reckon I’m so pissed off all the time? I don’t live in a khap panchayat governed area. Educated Indians are pretty bad as well. But sure, at least they’ll think twice before saying something of the sort cited above. Oh, excerpt from a piece in HT city a couple of months back, by one Jaydeep Ghosh if memory serves- ladies, no one wants to see you hairy. Keep the fuzz in control, sure men don’t get waxed, but we don’t lift our arms for you to see- or something to the effect.
Also, check out the comments on the pink chaddi campaign blog, for more blatant chauvinism.