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Chowmein? Lets take a trip to the ganga, son!

So I am a feminist and that doesn't stop me from letting men drop me home. Why would it when we have people with mentalities like the Haryana khap panchayat roaming around. I am scared for myself. I mean Indian societies have always blamed women for provoking men. You wear clothes that are remotely revealing and men's fantasies are woken from their slumber. I mean of course it’s not their fault. Where the people are going to blame the women for provoking the man, for dressing inappropriately, for mixing with men, for being progressive, why would a man think twice before actually doing it? Yes, the right advice is for women to not disregard their safety, to learn self defense, to make smart decisions. No but our country is full of politicians and moral police called the Khap that think eating chowmein leads to increase in rape. (I am not making this up!) It is indeed the Chinese. Lets blame them for all our problems. Can the man be disrespectful of a woman and hence be dr

Meter Down!

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It is pouring cats and dogs. You don’t have an umbrella (it always rains, when you don’t have one). And why should you have one in OCTOBER? (Nature and its mysterious ways, we will never understand!) You are trying to protect yourself from the heavy downpour with your tiny little bag and begging for a rickshaw to take you home. You feel the urge to curse everyone. The thing you hate most at the moment is the suave cars passing by splashing water on you as if mocking you. Some rickshaws just pass by, not bothering to even look around. And then one of them stops. A “jhund” of people rush (from god knows where) for that one. All of us beg. But the snob refuses to hear our pleas. Meri Marzi! :P Have you seen his arrogance? Everyone instantly blurts the wildest gaalis, frustrated of this awful behavior. But he is indifferent. He has no remorse. He feels no pity or pain. And if you dare ask him the reason, he gives most absurd answers: “Gas nahi hai.” “Mujhe udhar nahi jana.”