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Metoo Uprising Conclave East 2018 How the East Was Won Special Report the Elusive Mayawati Upfront the Missing Missile Offsets OC SV GIR LIONS: LOST PRIDE www.indiatoday.in OCTOBER 22, 2018 `60 9 7702 REGISTERED NO. DL(ND)-11/6068/2018-20; U(C)-88/2018-20; LICENSED TO FARIDABAD/05/2017-19 POST WITHOUT PREPAYMENT REGISTERED NO. RNI NO. 28587/75 RNI NO. THE UPRISING WOMEN ACROSS INDIA RAGE AGAINST SEXUAL PREDATORS. #TIMESUP, THEY’RE SAYING DIGITAL EDITION OC FREE WITH YOUR THE ELUSIVE MAYAWATI GIR LIONS: LOST PRIDE www.indiatoday.in OCTOBER 22, 2018 `60 9 770 54 8 99 DIGITAL EDITION THE GOOD LIFE u Celebrating the The Festive Festive Spirit WHAT’SP ON THE MENUt THISt SEASONr THE BEST BUYS THIS SEASON REGISTERED NO. DL(ND)-11/6068/2018-20; U(C)-88/2018-20; LICENSED FARIDABAD/05/2017-19 TO POST WITHOUT REGISTERED PREPAYMENT NO. 1 RNI NO. 28587/75 RNI NO. S WOMEN ACROSS INDIA RAGE AGAINST SEXUAL PREDATORS. #TIMESUP, THEY’RE SAYING EXCLUSIVE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ONLY FOR IPAD COVER STORY THE #METOO UPRISING CONCLAVE EAST 2018 HOW THE EAST WAS WON SPECIAL REPORT THE ELUSIVE MAYAWATI UPFRONT THE MISSING MISSILE OFFSETS #MeTooUprising SUBSCRIBE NOW www.indiatoday.in/digitalmagazines FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF here are times when you can feel the rage and persistently texting an unwelcome romantic or sexual over- anguish in the air, at least from a certain section ture is tarred with the same brush as someone who violently of society. It is the voice of the educated Indian assaults his employee. There is hardly any debate on what the T womanagainstthedeeplyentrenchedmale- consequences should be in various cases. Some question the dominated culture at the workplace. Her moment to speak validity or element of exaggeration in all the finger-pointing. outagainsttherepressionofmanydecadeshasarrived.Like There should be no misrepresentation by either side and manyspontaneousuprisings,itstartedratherinnocuously it is important for a company to protect the dignity and in- this September with actor Tanushree Dutta accusing her col- terests of the complainant and the respondent. Fortunately, league Nana Patekar of sexual harassment on a movie set 10 the law has now laid down a procedure on how these cases yearsago.Itlingeredinconclusivelyinthepublicspacefora aretobedealt with. fortnight till it emboldened other aggrieved women to come At the same time, public discourse around the world out with a torrent of accusations against their tormentors. In and in India has started to treat sexual harassment, abuse a matter of days, it has swept away stand-up comics, famous and assault as a serious violation. Sexual interactions at directors, a powerful editor-turned-minister, senior jour- the workplace include a wide range of behaviours such nalists, an eminent author, a popular singer, a film lyricist as flirting, bantering, sexual jokes, touching, consum- fromtheSouthandawell-known ing pornography, dating, afairs, ad-man.Thisisonlythebeginning. live-in relationships and mar- It is building up to a tsunami. It is riage. Where does consent end and our Harvey Weinstein moment, coercion begin? How pervasive is where the perversions of one man consensual sexual activity in the brokeadamofrepressedoutrage workplace? How do workers and in America against sexual abuse organisations distinguish between to usher in what has come to be wanted and unwanted sexual be- known as the #MeToo movement. haviour? Will this stop employers This phenomenon is now unfolding from hiring women? around us in India. In recent months, we have seen Thereasonforthevociferous many positive blows being struck public outburst of women is that for gender equality. From multiple they never saw the police or the Supreme Court verdicts striking judiciary as a recourse for redress. down triple talaq, upholding the The process shamed the victim marriage of Hindu women by con- more than the perpetrator. Fur- sent, their right to inherit property thermore,manyoftheseinstances to the right of women of all ages happened at a time when work- to enter the Sabarimala shrine. As places were not as sensitive to the Our May 30, 2005, cover more women enter the workforce safety of women, and social media and break glass ceilings in various was nonexistent. A conservative professions, it should bring about society was a further deterrent a change that will reduce sexual to going public, forcing the rage consuming the victim to harassment at the workplace. remain suppressed. Besides, the power structure in most Our cover story, #MeToo, The Uprising, put together by workplaces is dominated by men, and the victims are Executive Editor Damayanti Datta, Senior Editor Shweta mostly young and vulnerable women. The men are in posi- Punj and Associate Editor Chinki Sinha, examines the is- tion of authority and presumably there because they are sues that have emerged in the wake of this uprising. talented and valuable to the organisation. A complaint by a The present movement might result in some collateral subordinate in the absence of due process is most likely to damage, yet it needs to be welcomed, warts and all. Ulti- be dismissed. Like one predator said to one of his prey: “It’s mately, it will bring about welcome changes in the work- not easy to lose the head.” Hence, the silence of the lambs. place, result in greater sensitivity towards women, ensure Now, with greater consciousness and sensitivity to- dignity and security in their place of work. Also, the onus is wards gender equality and with the help of social media, on the employer to create a safe working space for every- the repressed rage of the victims has found an outlet body. Most importantly, men have to adapt their behaviour through naming and shaming their perpetrators. It’s a to the new environment. If they don’t, as the #MeToo move- catharsis for the victim and perhaps the society too as we ment says, your #Time’sUp. confront the evil that resides in many of our countrymen. This being the spring of the movement, there is relief and rejoicing in many quarters, but there is much that is less than ideal in #MeToo: for instance, its standards of proof. The movement just goes by the court of public opinion. A man (Aroon Purie) OCTOBER 22, 2018 INDIA TODAY 1 UPFRONT LEISURE THE MISSING MISSILE THE CHAIRMAN & THE www.indiatoday.in OFFSETS PG 3 MAHATMA PG 54 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Aroon Purie GROUP EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Raj Chengappa BOOKS: RISE AND Q&A: RIDDHI SEN GROUP CREATIVE EDITOR: Nilanjan Das; GROUP PHOTO EDITOR: Bandeep Singh KILL FIRST PG 6 PG 66 MANAGING EDITORS: Kai Jabir Friese, Rajesh Jha INSIDE CONSULTING EDITOR: Ajit Kumar Jha (Research) EXECUTIVE EDITORS: Damayanti Datta, S. Sahaya Ranjit, Sandeep Unnithan, MUMBAI: M.G. Arun DEPUTY EDITORS: Prachi Bhuchar, Uday Mahurkar, Manisha Saroop HYDERABAD: Amarnath K. 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Rama Rao, Chief General Manager Skeletons come tumbling out of closets— Deepak Bhatt, General Manager (National Sales) in newsrooms and comedy collectives, Vipin Bagga, Deputy General Manager (Operations) THE #METOO film studios and ad agencies—as the Rajeev Gandhi, Regional Sales Manager (North) 18 UPRISING #MeToo storm hits India EAST CONCLAVE SPECIAL REPORT Volume XLIII Number 43; For the week HOW THE EAST From top October 16-22, 2018, published on every Friday 48 WAS WON politicians to 32 ● Editorial/Corporate Office Living Media India Ltd., India Today Group Mediaplex, industrialists, FC-8, Sector-16A, Film City, Noida - 201301; Phone: 0120-4807100 sports THE ELUSIVE ● Sub scriptions: For assistance contact Customer Care India Today Group, B-45, stars to Sector-57, Noida (UP)-201301; Phones: Toll-free number: 1800 1800 100 (from MAYAWATI BSNL/MTNL lines); (95120) 2479900 from Delhi and Faridabad; (0120) 2479900 entertainers, from Rest of India (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.); Fax: (0120) 4078080; Mumbai: 022-66063411/3412, Kolkata: 033-40525327, Chennai: 044-24303200; India Today The opposition e-mail: [email protected] Conclave ● Sales: Direct all trade enquiries to General Manager (Sales), Living Media
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