She collects clothes donated by victims of sexual assault for exhibit as part of her campaign, ‘ I never asked for it”. As she wades through the rack, the point is apparent: Much of the dresses that victims were wearing were ordinary looking and simple. It represented the fact that all women in all walks of life face physical harassment regardless of their age or occupation. “She said she was present at the celebrations when mobs went berserk, groping and assaulting women,” Patheja says. “It was also a time when street harassment was being dismissed as just ‘eve-teasing’, something that boys do and girls must experience.

Source: The Express Tribune December 28, 2017 08:26 UTC