Case files against 'indecent' breastfeeding cover picture used on magazine Grihalakshmi

In a path-breaking photo-shoot for the magazine Grihalakshmi, Malayalam poet and model Gilu Joseph has challenged patriarchy by posing for the cover, while breastfeeding a child. But now a case has been registered by advocate Vinod Matthew against the magazine and the model Gilu Joseph for 'indecent' portrayal of woman. While the act of breastfeeding is venerated as sublime and best representative of a mother’s bond with her children, it also happens to be seen in a 'shamefully vile and sexualised context' when in public spaces, to the extent of making it a taboo...