In Editorial

What Daughters Want From Their Dads. What Dads Need From All Of Us.

By Breakthrough Team   7th March, 2017

In a patriarchal society, what does a father daughter relationship look like? While power operates at multiple levels, in complex ways and adapts i…

In In Focus

A Letter To My Son That I was Sexually Abused For The First Time

By Breakthrough Team   4th January, 2016

Dear Son, I was 5 years old when I was sexually abused for the first time. Oddly, I remember every detail of that afternoon. The room, the bed, the…

In In Focus

Open letter to my future son: We are different but equal

By Breakthrough Team   16th December, 2015

Dear Son, You are not even born yet, and I have started giving you life lessons already. But I feel as a mother, I need to start early, really earl…

In In Focus

A Letter To my Son: What Happened To Mehr?

By     10th December, 2015

Dear Son, I feel lost without you to pester me and wish you never had to leave for college. I knew all along that I would have to set you free to c…

In In Focus

An open letter to a much younger friend and colleague

By     9th December, 2015

Dear Sujit, Thank you very much for inviting me to the invisible theatre yesterday. It was a new experience for me as it must have been for so many…

In In Focus

Open Letter To Son : Sexual Harassment from the Perpetuator’s View

By Breakthrough Team   8th December, 2015

Dear Son Growing up is wonderful and has many defining moments, as gender lines start becoming more apparent as you grow up you will learn differen…

In In Focus

A Letter To My Son: Work On Building Trust

By     8th December, 2015

My son, You are just a month old. People look at me with admiration and your grandparents (both sets) are beaming at me as if I had a say in the ma…

In In Focus

A Letter To Rehan: Consent Means Permission

By     7th December, 2015

Dear Rehan, I was watching you all the time at Jiya’s birthday party today. The little girl was looking very cute and doll like in her glittering p…

In In Focus

I Shared my Story With my Son on Sexual harassment

By Breakthrough Team   3rd December, 2015

Let me introduce myself first, I am a Puppeteer and Research Scholar. I am in early 40s and I do puppet shows to create awareness about sexual hara…

In In Focus

A Letter To Future Son : Consent is Everything

By     2nd December, 2015

Have you ever spoken to your son about consent? The best time to teach boys to be respectful of others is when they are young, says this post. Farh…