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Journalism of Courage
They say dont judge a man until youve walked a mile in his shoes.
Alternatively,one could say dont judge a woman until youve walked a mile in her dress. On the occasion of International Womens Day,The Living Room in Hauz Khas Village offered patrons just that experience. Heels were mercifully left out of the equation.
The men were varied in their enthusiasm of dressing up for a girls night out. While some merely put on token wigs and boas,others including your chronicler really got into the mood of the whole thing and decked themselves up in dresses ranging from the modest to the mardi gras style dresses. We went through multiple costume changes,from a virginal white full length dress to a low cut mini each with individual hairstyles of course and several more as the night wore on. We dont know if it was the mood of the evening or the free wine that was fuelling our enthusiasm,but we went with the flow.
The music for the evening was provided by Sandunes from Mumbai,Kini Rao from Hyderabad and SPACE from Kolkata,all women-centric bands,the last of which had the male members of the group dressed in saris. It was mostly women tearing up the dance floor,while the men in their glam wear huddled in corners,nursing drinks and fragile egos.
After scrambling into umpteen dresses,we gained a new respect for women and their skill of getting into their clothes,which is much harder than it looks. All in all,it was a great experience,this walk on the other side,and an eye-opener in more ways than one. We thoroughly enjoyed wearing our dresses. Till we had to use the toilet anyway.
