Feeble is Fierce

The recent judgment of the Delhi High Court overturning the rape conviction of director Mahmood Farooqui has thrown up some problematic assertions. Specifically, the dismissal of a "feeble no" from the survivor has led to a larger discourse on consent and how it ought to be defined, both legally and sociologically.

The new phenomenon of "grey areas of consent" is now being widely propounded. We centre the voices of women in what has otherwise been a largely male dominated narrative in the era of Harvey Weinstein.

Aparna Jain, Author, Delhi

In India, we are not taught about consent. As toddlers, we are told to "give uncle a kissie, give auntie a hug even as the child is protesting