Bharathi

What does life as a woman or girl look like in your country / city / town / village? Any issues / challenges / exciting milestones?

Doomed if we do and doomed if we don't. The culture is ridiculously patriarchal, authoritarian, and dismissive of personal agency. Women are simultaneously dehumanised and deified. The Indian system of matrimony is a regressive and archaic one, and religion is used as an excuse to demonise womanhood.

What are you most passionate about and what are you doing with that passion?

I am incredibly passionate about inter-sectional social justice, particularly for women and LGBTQ+ people. I am currently pursuing law and would like to use legal measures to push for egalitarian policies on the judicial level.

Describe yourself in one word: "I am... Unstoppable

Complete this sentence: "To be a girl or woman today, is to be..."

Beyond our bodies, in a culture that sees us as sex toys.