When it all began Done with my undergraduate studies, I had spared a gap year for myself to explore and contemplate career choices. I was a twenty-something guy, who was just like most others of his age- active on social media and up-to-date with trends. Oh, and a feminist too. Or at least, I thought I was.
There are as many definitions and versions of feminism as there are misconceptions about it. Now, I was not patriarchal. Misogyny would be the last noun that anyone would use in my description. But, I didn’t realize what being a feminist was, what was the actionable role of a male feminist until a radio show changed that for me. A social incubation institution I followed was sponsoring a project that aimed to bring the feminist movement to the heritage city of old Ahmedabad through the medium of community radio. They were looking for volunteers who could write for the show. My bias for writing and feminism along with the need to invest my creative energy during the gap year helped me decide that I wanted to apply. After a brief screening interview, I got in! Two months into training for the volunteership, they offered me a mic along with the role of a radio presenter, and that is where my journey towards further exploration into the feminist movement began. When I started ideat