100 years ago, women across the United States got the constitutional right to vote. Each year, Women's Equality Day marks that watershed moment in history. Having a voice has bolstered generations of women and empowered them to achieve many remarkable feats that have fuelled the progress of humanity. 

India being a fairly young democracy has always given its women a right to vote. But like much else in life, our struggles have always been beyond what our constitution allows us. What the law gives us has been routinely taken away by society and those who surround us. When all the patriarchy wants is to put you into a box, living our true lives-unhindered, unapologetic, and unashamed is our greatest response. Our life becomes our protest.