Thursday, March 14, 2019

Voice of Victims! #PollachiCrime #FacebookTragedy #TNSexAbuse

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#Pollachi #TNCrime #VoiceofVictims
Date: 14 Mar 2019
-          Written by Umasree Raghunath


Yes, I am a simple girl, my daddy’s little girl
He gave me wings to fly, not knowing he should spy

I dream to shine, believe in people, share my dreams
Trusting the other gender, silently and sincerely without qualms

I ventured out, making new friends and networking
Not understanding the brutal underground systems working

Looks can be deceptive and words can be manipulated
In the name of friendship, love and care and what not!

When I extended my little hands in search of friendship
I did not know for sure, the big shadow of a cruel perpetrator

My simple dream not just broken but tarnished for ever
The small moments of pleasure became a bane for life

Veils of perverseness of the man I believed to be a friend
Brought upon me a tragedy to unveil and an emotional end

I cried in pain, for rescue, for help and for solace

The ‘trusted’ friend with his gang of ‘trusted’ friends
Ended up treating me like a meat as I ventured onto meet!

I ended up in shame and disgust, physical and emotional pain
Media wants to show my face and give a name, and blame

Victim blaming, victim shaming, and victim destroy
Unfortunately, Is not new in this country of mine,

STOP, this game, please for heaven’s sake and hell’s end
All I did was to put my trust and go along with a friend!

Oh Mothers!  Out there!  Please feed your sons with food for thought
That ‘woman’ is not a sex toy, but a soul with blood and flesh

We are young, and we too have a dream and a life out there
Beyond this tragedy, let us live in some left out grace

Social Media fanatics – Stop searching for who we are!
We are someone’s sister, some dad’s daughter, even a teacher!

System - Refine yourself, before you advice on what we need to do!
Our families and friends can take care of us for true!





Friday, March 8, 2019

Panel Discussion on 'Be Equal' conducted at IBM Chennai on Women's Day - 8 Mar 2019 #InclusiveIBM #IBM'brassdor #LOVEIBM #BeEqual


The International Women's Day 2019 campaign theme of #BalanceforBetter is a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world.  International Women's Day (March is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.    The future is exciting. Let's build a gender-balanced world. Everyone has a part to play - all the time, everywhere. From grassroots activism to worldwide action, we are entering an exciting period of history where the world expects balance. We notice its absence and celebrate its presence.

Balance drives a better working world. Let's all help create a #BalanceforBetter
Be Equal#
Panel Introduction:
Shanthi Ramani   (Senior consultant – Banking)
Lavanya Rajagopal  ( Senior Delivery Manager – APMM GBS)
Srinivasan Sankara - CIC India Director and Location Head Chennai




1.      Gender Equal – The Workplace of the Future
a.    What is the current status?
b.    What needs to be done?
c.     How the future will be like?
2.    Go UP the Corporate Ladder?
a.    Attitude and Intellect makes way for right skills
b.    Life Style Management Gurus can be Corporate Leaders?
c.     Facilitating women’s quest for a better work life balance?
d.    Enabling the women to thread the career path by equipping them with necessary skills?
e.    How do women grow from functional leaders to business leaders?
3.    Staying Relevant
a.    Equipping for a changing IT world
b.    Skills to create value in the industry
c.     Source Industry Information-  Technology, Business, Organizations, Tech Forums and Social Media
d.    Re-Invent Yourself
4.    A Peep into the Positives
a.    Celebrating ‘BeEqual’ at IBM
b.    Remembering the best we have
c.     Thinking Digital and Equal Opportunities
d.    Take Challenges- Aspire for Growth
e.    Tread the Technical Path and Be the best