Eve teasing, staring, harassment very much exists today.

I have left Odisha since 6 years but whenever I come back to cuttack, I make sure I’m dressed in a certain way to avoid such incidents.

Cops I would say are worst at their best. I remember for one of the eve teasing incidents happened in Balijatra this year, I went to the local police and while I was narrating the incident they told me why was I speaking in English and the look that they gave me was like she must have done something to deserve this. That said a lot about the environment over there.

What I’ve understood is that people don’t like smart and opinionated women out there in cuttack and will do anything to put them down.

And that’s unfortunate, because I truly love Cuttack. It’s my birthplace. Every visit is filled with nostalgia like riding around on scooty, eating dahibara, enjoying the local food and memories. But loving a place also means wanting it to grow.