The message, from the road | The Indian Express

The message, from the road | The Indian Express

Written by Anant Goenka |Updated: May 23, 2019 8:17:46 am

Mr Goenka is the Wholetime Director and Head of New Media at The Indian Express. He is an USC Annenberg grad in Print Journalism.

The message, from the road

This was a general election where the BJP campaign exuded energy, the opinions of women mattered, and the Congress seemed to come up short in answering the tough questions

This will be India’s first election where women have their say. Issues such as Sabarimala, triple talaq, Me Too, demonetisation, Ujjwala and toilets, have activated political opinions of women who — up until now — generally voted in line with their family preferences. (Illustration: C R Sasikumar)

It costs Rs 20 to enter Patna’s Eco Park which is divided into two distinct areas: One for families and children to play on swings, trampolines, slides and rope ladders, and another, where the lights don’t work. Here, young couples embrace on benches or behind bushes in the park’s darkest corners.