Social inequalities can often determine everything from social interactions to economic opportunities. Today, in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, it has only become more visible.
Growing up in Delhi, I have faced daily sexual assault in public spaces and hid and silenced myself to protect family as I daily step out into war zones.
Amol Palekar's movie Anaahat (2003), a Marathi film (Anaahat means Eternity), poses several questions about Niyog Pratha and emphasises on a woman's choice to explore her sexual freedom.
Starring Tilottama Shome and Vivek Gomber, Is Love Enough, Sir? is marketed as a progressive ‘love story’ between a man and his domestic worker that breaks societal barriers.