I set up Google alerts to let me know when my name appears on the web. Mostly I get to hear about other Sheila Crosbys, but occasionally I find reviews of my stories that I didn’t know about, and just once, someone who’d reprinted a whole story, including the “Original fiction exclusive to Cosmos Online” bit at the top. (They took it down when I asked). I was very surprised…
On January 24th, a group of women were having a peaceful drink in a bar in Mangalore, and they were attacked by a group of 40 men for being “unIndian”. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7852837.stm. Big heroes NOT! They’re members of a group called Sri Ram Sena, who see themselves as self-appointed guardians, “preserving Indian culture and moral values.” Their leader, Pramod Mutalik, said, “What my men did was right. The media is…