Dear Jyoti

December 15, 2013

“I looked into your rapists’ eyes. I stared at their pictures, desperately searching for evil.” In memory of Jyoti Singh Pandey, victim of a gang rape in Delhi on this day, one year ago.

Love, Uttama

For the letter I wrote to Jyoti last year, please click here.

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I wondered if the innate “Indianness” I had purported to possess my entire life was completely bogus.

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August 9, 2011

You might assume I’d find it unnerving to wake up with a foot in my face, but the good news is it was a foot I recognized.

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March 10, 2011

Everyone has a woman in their life. I know you know one. I know you’re picturing her right now.

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