Sandhya Menon

Bangalore Literature Festival 2018: #MeToo, the rise of Donald Trump dominate conversations on Day 2

Day 2 of the Bangalore Literature Festival started off with a bang, as Shashi Tharoor spoke about his latest book

Spotlight on #MeToo: Tackling workplace harassment in Indian media

As the #MeToo movement rages on, #Spotlight is a watch on sexual assault and everyday harassment in the workplace. The project is an attempt to collate experiences, opinions and resources on sexual harassment in the Indian media and newsrooms.

Bangalore Literature Festival 2018: From panel discussions to much awaited LitMart, there is much to look forward to

From the LitMart for aspiring authors to panel discussions on poetry, history, politics, crime and more, to discussions on the burning issues of the day and dedicated children’s literature specials, the 7th edition of the Bangalore Literature Festival has so much on offer

#MeToo: Happy Creative Services' Kartik Iyer, Praveen Das, Bodhisatwa Dasgupta and Dinesh Swamy step down after sexual harassment accusations

#MeToo: Happy Creative Services' Kartik Iyer, Praveen Das, Bodhisatwa Dasgupta and Dinesh Swamy step down after sexual harassment accusations

Veteran Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu admitted to Madurai hospital for food-related allergic reaction

Tamil lyricist and poet Vairamuthu was recently accused of sexual harassment by several women, including singer Chinmayi Sripaada.

#MeToo in India: Lies may not have legs, but MJ Akbar's accusers have shown that courage does

Akbar's accusers seem unafraid. And that too is marvellous to see. Within a few hours the whopping 97 lawyers listed in the vakaalatnama of Akbar's defamation suit against Ramani has become the stuff of hilarity, with women writing new accounts about his behaviour and others pledging money to support Ramani's legal defence.

#MeToo in India: After decades of silence, an unafraid generation of young women are opening the floodgate of revelations

It took a couple of courageous young women to set off MeToo which opened the present floodgate of revelations that promises to develop into a regular tsunami.

#MeToo in India: KR Sreenivas resigns as The Times of India resident editor following sexual harassment allegations

Last week, journalist Sandhya Menon in a Twitter thread accused KR Sreenivas of sexually harassing her in 2008. Sreenivas has now submitted his resignation.

Chinmayi Sripaada accuses Vairamuthu of sexual harassment; lyricist denies charges

#MeToo in India: Online abuse and criticism mar social media crusade against sexual harassment which is outing abusers

Not everyone has taken well to this online outrage and many people have come forth to criticise the movement terming it "toxic feminism".