• Temporary Home: India

    Going to India provoked mixed reactions from my friends and family. Many were excited and wanted to hop in my rucksack, but some were confused by my decision to go somewhere so full of people, dust, bad smells and a rather high chance of getting ‘Delhi belly’. Initially, I...
  • A-Z of capital cities: New Delhi

    The week that followed the infamous Delhi gang rape of 2012 saw scores of Delhiites take to the streets to protest for a change in the city’s state of security. Not much has improved since, but statistics reveal that foreign tourists are coming back. Notwithstanding recent events, Delhi is...
  • India’s daughter should be used for self-reflection – by all of us

    20 days on from the original broadcast of India’s Daughter, the words “a woman is more responsible for rape than a man” are still ringing around my head. Leslee Udwin’s documentary examined the gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh through interviews with her parents, the perpetrators and their...