Pulling that already-carefully draped dupatta close to yourself when you walk into a desolated lane in the city, taking shorter or more crowded routes on your way back home at night, keeping sharp, pointed objects handy just in case a male hand ‘accidentally’ brushes past you, carrying large books and files to cover your chest if you’re wearing a fitted t-shirt, being on a fake phone call to appear busy and in touch with someone, preferably a male, when someone follows you — if you’re a man reading this, you’d be clueless, even puzzled at such behaviour.

Students of SIES College enacting a street play, Chhedenge Toh Chhodenge Nahin, to raise awareness on the violence faced by women in public spaces Pic/Sameer Markande