Social media is just a reflection of the society we live in: Priyanka Chaturvedi - Hindustan Times

A Rajya Sabha MP from Shiv Sena, Maharashtra and a Deputy Leader and National Spokesperson of Shiv Sena, Priyanka Chaturvedi needs no introduction. A vociferous supporter of women empowerment, child rights, education and health issues, she is a regular on TV channels.

A Rajya Sabha MP from Shiv Sena, Maharashtra and a Deputy Leader and National Spokesperson of Shiv Sena, Priyanka Chaturvedi needs no introduction. A vociferous supporter of women empowerment, child rights, education and health issues, she is a regular on TV channels.

Dressed in a green saree, she is all set to strut out for a show at one of the popular channels. We sit for a candid conversation around women issues and her love for handloom. Question her on how physical barriers for women always existed and now even the digital space is not safe for women, she is quick to answer, “The issue that we women face as gender is the patriarchal society that we live in. When the constitution came about, Baba Sahab Ambedkar and the constituent assembly, envisioned equal rights for all unlike other democratic nations, we women didn’t have to fight for voting rights. It was his vision that we as a nation would progress together but unfortunately the dominance of the mind set where men tend to lead and tend to decide, that created barriers and now social media has given a free voice to many women but at the same time it has given free voice to those men who think they will decide how women should be thinking, wearing,...



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