tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post3806356349861491704..comments2024-02-28T20:35:47.357-08:00Comments on Freebird: Treading Murky Waters Alka Gurhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-49835079393678791512014-04-28T02:34:22.262-07:002014-04-28T02:34:22.262-07:00Was going through those sad moments of my own expe...Was going through those sad moments of my own experiences. Great of you to bring it out so well. yeah i am back. Hope you can visit my post too. would be delighted to hear words from you. Shivani Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693724458955705943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-71975130155499438212014-03-23T10:41:50.330-07:002014-03-23T10:41:50.330-07:00:-). Just say it under your breath to a friend or ...:-). Just say it under your breath to a friend or some decent person nearby who's noticed the ogling. It is very satisfying. A cleansing experience. The bad taste in your mouth disappears and the ogler realises his behaviour is off-putting to more than just the victim. Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-33072663819085325492014-03-14T06:06:03.235-07:002014-03-14T06:06:03.235-07:00Unfortunately now a days, the pond is positively i...Unfortunately now a days, the pond is positively infested, Jack. Thanks.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-3157272848202404532014-03-14T06:01:30.968-07:002014-03-14T06:01:30.968-07:00Thanks, Rajlakshmi. Although I remember days when ...Thanks, Rajlakshmi. Although I remember days when the decent sort outnumbered these louts.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-80092509460933770212014-03-12T08:33:45.922-07:002014-03-12T08:33:45.922-07:00KayEm,
Is it not said that single fish spoils the...KayEm,<br /><br />Is it not said that single fish spoils the pond? Well told. Hope to visit you a s a I can. Take care<br /><br />Alka, <br /><br />Thanks for introducing her. Take careJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896075408610203350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-2372353724786590442014-03-10T19:44:23.277-07:002014-03-10T19:44:23.277-07:00I wish every woman say 'creep' on their fa...I wish every woman say 'creep' on their faces each time they see someone ogling...especially in India...luckily, I haven't faced one abroad. Found In Folsomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381456888085332705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-18723069840694209912014-03-09T23:27:23.067-07:002014-03-09T23:27:23.067-07:00the sad reality penned so eloquently ... loved the...the sad reality penned so eloquently ... loved the mature handling of the issue. It's disgusting when men make a woman feel like that. The freedom that I have felt in Sydney... I know I can never feel in India. Brilliant write upRajlakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-42623503952044725802014-03-09T13:48:46.292-07:002014-03-09T13:48:46.292-07:00And Alka, thanks very much for hosting me.And Alka, thanks very much for hosting me.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-75265205083835837062014-03-09T05:51:53.391-07:002014-03-09T05:51:53.391-07:00Rachna, it was a pleasure to host KayEm. This was ...Rachna, it was a pleasure to host KayEm. This was an apt story around the Women's Day.<br />Thank you for stopping by.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-14559153182046925852014-03-07T10:04:36.436-08:002014-03-07T10:04:36.436-08:00Thanks, Rachana. Here are two of the many reasons ...Thanks, Rachana. Here are two of the many reasons why some men stare so shamelessly. It reduces women to objects - just bodies - not human beings capable of thinking or feeling. And, it helps men bond with other men like them at the expense of women. Luckily, there are others who don't feel the need to humiliate or intimidate women. Last time I was in India I saw an alarming increase in the former. It is a travesty that these uncivilised dolts are being allowed to overide and overshadow the decent and normal men in our (Indian) society.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-26298757048900830042014-03-07T04:22:54.139-08:002014-03-07T04:22:54.139-08:00I completely agree, Khoty. I have never understood...I completely agree, Khoty. I have never understood why men stare at you, shamelessly, incessantly. And their partners either ignore it or blame the woman. Well, such men should be pulled up in this manner. Nice to have you here in Alka's blog.Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275266551382931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-39669150588519200762014-03-07T00:55:47.575-08:002014-03-07T00:55:47.575-08:00Of course, men who feel comfortable talking to wom...Of course, men who feel comfortable talking to women would be great to have around too.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-91954657191046646982014-03-07T00:53:09.596-08:002014-03-07T00:53:09.596-08:00This story is fiction, Sundar. We bring values we ...This story is fiction, Sundar. We bring values we learnt as kids into any new country. Some are really good but some, like this blatant leering and being encouraged by other misguided men that I've seen in some Indian men back home, are best nipped in the bud.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-78881912215729448652014-03-07T00:14:25.040-08:002014-03-07T00:14:25.040-08:00This is a universal menace. But what makes us too ...This is a universal menace. But what makes us too sad is Indians behave like this in a foreign country too. Nice message portrayed thru a short story. Thanks Alka for introducing to us Kayem :))sundarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306260698645609498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-81323117475730957272014-03-06T15:29:15.947-08:002014-03-06T15:29:15.947-08:00Thanks gbtp, although I don't think it was eve...Thanks gbtp, although I don't think it was ever in our culture to leer at women. I believe it has happened because our societies have become more and more openly women-unfriendly. It has gradually brought out the worst in some men - satisfying their baser instincts at the expense of others, being the indirectly aggressive bully, trying to cause humiliation. And many other men learn by watching such pitiful examples of "manhood". In the long term they earn the contempt of most women and of decent men in civilised society. It also makes them wonder why they are treated as lesser human beings.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-33366506948523175372014-03-06T04:28:21.001-08:002014-03-06T04:28:21.001-08:00How wonderfully Khoty has brought out the cultural...How wonderfully Khoty has brought out the cultural differences. I think what we need here in India is to stop getting embarrassed for someone else's bad behavior. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-38870800802722231412014-03-05T20:44:10.318-08:002014-03-05T20:44:10.318-08:00Whoa, girl, but we should definitely not get embar...Whoa, girl, but we should definitely not get embarrassed to show their behaviour is at fault. Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-30351461046897319202014-03-05T17:15:40.902-08:002014-03-05T17:15:40.902-08:00Nice piece of fiction and you have delivered a goo...Nice piece of fiction and you have delivered a good message here.<br />Ogling happens everywhere its just that women in india need to beat the crap out of the man doing it there and not get embarrassed...<br /><br />Ruchira Khannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785488638308126879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-6789618057825997962014-03-05T11:10:05.706-08:002014-03-05T11:10:05.706-08:00Thanks, Mahabore and BA. There are too many baser ...Thanks, Mahabore and BA. There are too many baser instincts that these louts, thanks to the tacit support of our politicians and police, are giving in to. Without out voting in someone who feels equally accountable towards all citizens - male, female, stronger, weaker - I don't see them even bothering to take the first step towards, dare I say it, refinement.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-68042640677689896482014-03-05T08:13:17.778-08:002014-03-05T08:13:17.778-08:00Attraction is inevitable, it is a carnal desire, b...Attraction is inevitable, it is a carnal desire, but if always giving into baser instincts is what we are designed for, then we don't deserve the most advanced brain we've been lavishly granted.<br /><br />Nice post!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><a href="http://aestheticblasphemy.com" rel="nofollow">Blasphemous Aesthete</a>Blasphemous Aesthetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417596461540852006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-77386778010259752012014-03-05T02:19:12.043-08:002014-03-05T02:19:12.043-08:00Nice message conveyed in the garb of fiction, nice...Nice message conveyed in the garb of fiction, nice post ... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-9104766228251455082014-03-05T01:44:43.227-08:002014-03-05T01:44:43.227-08:00Thank you, Purba :-). Thank you, Purba :-). Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-55926696432073290552014-03-05T01:36:39.109-08:002014-03-05T01:36:39.109-08:00We can't have enough Rohits, SC.We can't have enough Rohits, SC.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-72589777538510328962014-03-05T01:34:21.999-08:002014-03-05T01:34:21.999-08:00Thanks, Indu. The leery louts were around while I ...Thanks, Indu. The leery louts were around while I was in India too. It is just that they are becoming bolder, their numbers are growing and they are overshadowing everything that is decent and likeable.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-59242350053353717962014-03-05T01:15:16.881-08:002014-03-05T01:15:16.881-08:00Khoty, you conveyed a powerful message through thi...Khoty, you conveyed a powerful message through this simple story. I loved it. You should write fiction more often. Purbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345755953291104000noreply@blogger.com