| No Images? Click here  Did the #MeTo movement in India bring with it a language that has made it easier for women to talk about abuse? Huffpost India's Piyasree Dasgupta writes that the words ‘Me Too’ can help fight the isolation and shame that survivors of harassment and abuse often feel. She says this was one of the many triumphs of the movement, especially in India. Meanwhile, Jaby Mather writes that while Amit Shah and other BJP leaders are right to claim that Article 370, the provision that gave special status to Kashmir, was not permanent in the Constitution, they are not telling us the entire story. Also, a new study has found that more than 100 million people are likely to die and rainfall across the world would be reduced if India and Pakistan went to war. “At least the implicit meaning is that we are talking about an incident of sexual violation,” a friend pointed out. She added that it was easier to open up about the difficult details of harassment—groping, sleazy conversations, inappropriate photos, being cornered by drunk men, or assault—because the mention of MeToo at the beginning of a conversation often found an empathetic audience.It spared her having to articulate exactly what she felt—shame, humiliation, anger and fear.  The framers of the Constitution did think of Article 370 as a temporary arrangement, but they had then envisioned that a permanent arrangement, embodying the will of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, would replace it in the near future. It was this provision that was expected to pave the way for a fuller integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India. By abrogating it, the Modi administration has possibly closed the only way by which the Indian government could hope to find a permanent constitutional solution for the Kashmir issue.  New to this email? You can sign up here.You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard.©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 |
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