From shadows to the stars

One of the things I do when I'm traveling on the city roads is to observe men who think they are casually glancing at female travelers. Observe not in a voyerustic fashion, but curious fashion. It is amazing how many male heads turn to stare at women traveling on their vehicles. Its not restricted to an age group - men of all ages do it to women of all ages. (Like I said in a previous post, I am not immune to this myself, but I'd like to think that I do it less frequently, if not never) I don't think I'm qualified to discuss whether this is some deep seated urge or is revealing of the psychology of men. But what I do think is that we (men) think that we are being discreet or undetectable when we are checking out women. Because we have a first person perspective only, we probably imagine that our leching is discreet. In the same way that perhaps a student attempting to copy in his exam thinks the invigilator cannot see through him, but can. Only when you look up

RO #1 Definition of 'Religious structures' - A structure - varying from tiny to humongous in size - usually (in)conveniently placed right in the midst of busy road stretches. Followers of the religion vehemently oppose any proposals to raze or relocate the structure, claiming its beauty or history as being too important, ruling common sense and convenience as reason not enough. Believe that people should bear the intense traffic clogging as a result of the structure so that they can congregate there a few times every year and create an even larger gridlock. RO #2 Though prostitution is illegal in Hyderabad - my city - it is not uncommon for those making the rounds of the city during the late nights to see prostitutes waiting for clients. (It is easy to tell, for two reasons. 1. There are few - if any - women waiting by the side of the road along. 2. They usually wear a lot of make up, flowers and shiny clothes). I have observed that most of the hos I see (just see, no