A visit to a slum in Madiwala in South-East Bangalore gives a glimpse of the larger picture. As twilight approaches, children play in congested lanes outside small improvised dwellings without so much as… Read More
Prevention We need to communicate to children that ‘It is never too let to tell about child sexual abuse’
I was not too small but too unaware of the world, gone is my childhood, gone are those days which people say is the best in life. No I just hated those days… Read More
I remember clearly meeting the very shy son of a colleague, only to learn much later that he had been abused by the house help. Another time a friend told me how she… Read More
Most of all, talk. Not talk in hushed voices and behind closed doors. But talk on the streets, in parties, in classrooms. Talk with anger in our voices, anger at the abusers. Talk… Read More
Little did i know that the memories i had blocked out would come back to haunt me this way.I did not know it was called trauma or that i was abused and that… Read More
Sexual abuse by live in help, including maids are not uncommon in India. I am sure every other person will have a similar story, perhaps even more traumatic, atrocious than mine. Although rampant,… Read More
Prevention Personal Safety Rule 3: Tell someone you trust and KEEP TELLING until you get the help you need
To tell my story I must start at the end, as my memory is fragmented and I have lost alot of memories. I was 23 when I decided to see a therapist. My… Read More
If a 13 or 14 year old child has sex with a man in his early twenties would you call that having an ‘affair’? Or is it child abuse? (Legally this would be… Read More
