Rituparna ChatterjeeVerified account

@MasalaBai

Independent journalist, India Correspondent, Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Feminist. Former Deputy Editor Huffpost India. Writes on gender rights.

New Delhi
Joined September 2011

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  2. Can I very humbly request people to stop telling women who’ve spoken out, what is harassment and what’s not. You weren’t there. They felt violated. End of story

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  3. 2 hours ago

    This is so, so wrong. "A concerted vilification campaign"?! I have read and heard multiple horror stories from multiple women for a while now, and it deeply disturbs me that I have known and been friends with this man.

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  4. 2 hours ago

    Scared of men like who will not only NOT ACCEPT that they have assaulted women, but also make women sound like they concoct stories because of a bad break up.

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  5. 2 hours ago

    Last few days have triggered a lot of emotions. I have wanted to share stories of my monsters, but couldn’t because I am scared.

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  6. I did, I accepted, I have been clarifying all day today. I’m exhausted. I just deleted a few responses bec immediately it brought a barrage of rude tweets from others despite clarifying. We’re in the same fight. The narrative is every woman’s, fight it any way you want to. Thanks

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  7. 3 hours ago

    You are blaming the women who have been abused & threatened to accept this system. (PS: 'Liberal' / 'Conservative' don't matter bcs sexual harassment is common across, as a 'journalist' you're expected to know this!)

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  8. 10 hours ago

    My dear brave women, please get in touch with me for any kind of legal assistance pro bono in Delhi, and my friend for the same in Mumbai. We are here. We are listening. We believe you and we want to help.

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  9. 4 hours ago

    Hey this poem is for all of you. This conversation that you have started in the past few days was desperately needed. Keep encouraging and supporting...

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  10. What? Why are u doing this ?? How is responsible, thorough, investigative journalism that holds itself up to ethical standards ‘power hogging by upper caste women’ ???? Safer workplaces for women will make conditions better for everyone including Dalit women. what’s the problem?

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  11. 9 hours ago

    Dear I don't know any of you personally but because of your courage & efforts,I could finally write my story. Abuse from a friend/relative is so rampant that it hardly gets acknowledged for corrective action.

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  12. 7 hours ago

    Definitely the move to not make it an open source list as suggested was wise and have full confidence folks will approach this with the highest principles of journalism in practice.

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  13. 11 hours ago

    The harrassment & assault hasn't been refined or nuanced. It has been cruel, dehumanising & relentless. Weird to expect nuance in the outing. The outing will to be messy. It is a sign of just how bad things have been for women for this long.

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  14. : Acknowledge our pain or is it too much to ask? | from Tarun Tejpal & his disgusting purple prose "penance that lacerates" to R K Pachauri & now the media creeps my take

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  15. I am also a journalist and I’m trying to do my job as ethically as possible and hoping that at least some women are helped in the process. Hope that answers your question “are you a victim” on my decision not to make a list public. I’m not stopping anyone who wants to.

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  16. The most heartbreaking DMs are from women who see the cathartic experience of others naming their abusers with screenshots, old conversations, and tell me “It happened in a close room. I have no proof. I can’t even rage in public. Believe me it happened.”

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  18. Ok just got a google doc of names some one collated of alleged perpetrators named in public. I’m a little shaken. Over 100, many familiar names. I’m not going to make it public. This isn’t a witch-hunt. But there will be proper follow-up. This is India’s moment.

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  19. Read this thread. I’ve been personally told a couple of times “you take everything too seriously, he didn’t mean it like that”, completely delegitimising my discomfort.

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  20. 17 hours ago

    Don’t miss: in , in the  on India’s movement 



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