Coup In The Ladies’ Coupe On A Mumbai Train
The newspaper tells of a change in the Mumbai train system that brought on the ire of the ladies. And they won the battle.
The newspaper tells of a change in the Mumbai train system that brought on the ire of the ladies. And they won the battle.
I sometimes hear people describe Mumbai as a place where people treat each other equally and that this city doesn’t face the societal seggregation that Chennai and even Delhi have. I disagree. This city has its own version of a caste system. It is subtle and isn’t immediately apparent, especially to people who haven’t…
We survive. We hurt. We thrive. It’s all in a day’s work on a Mumbai train.
We don’t think that much about the railways. We scrambled in to find a seat but found instead a plastic ‘thaelee’ and a cloth bag lying on the seats.
A candid account of feeling violated in public spaces by a look, challenging societal norms, and the struggle for solidarity.