Why Loiter?

Epcita Shukla, social impact professional, Chembur

Women practising audacity has remained revolutionary since time immemorial. This book by Shilpa Phadke, Sameera Khan, and Shilpa Ranade takes on the audacious task of exploring what occupying space and safety means for women in Mumbai, and how it shapes where, when and how we exist in the public space. It left me reflecting on a radical utopia: women taking over parks, roads and beaches, simply to be — insisting that loitering, pleasure and presence can be political acts.