Priya Ramani is someone most women professionals of a certain age can identify with.
What happened with her was something that made her deeply uncomfortable, yet she stayed silent because he didn't "do anything".
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Most of us have had similar encounters in our career.

Not an overt demand for sexual favours in return for professional growth (or to avoid potential professional death), but situations where the intent is made quite clear. We chose silence for many reasons.
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We chose silence because even other women would have rushed to assure us that we were imagining things if we spoke about how we were made to feel.

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It took multiple POSH trainings before most of us accepted that the perception of the victim was as valid as the intent of the perpetrator.

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We chose silence because of the people we were up against. They were powerful people who could destroy careers. They were also part of a cabal that would brand you as attention seeking- "he can have anyone, why would he waste his energy on you?"

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We chose silence because we subconsciously knew that if we spoke up, we would be put on trial not the perpetrator.
When MJ Akbar with his 97 lawyers accused Priya Ramani of defamation, we felt for her because we have remained silent because of the same fear.

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And hence, Priya Ramani's victory feels like a vindication for all of us. It assures us that even if the perpetrator is not punished, he will not get away with attempting to turn the tables on you.

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Yes, it is pathetic that we should be happy for winning a case that should never have been filed in the first place. But even this case, we were not sure of winning.

And hence, we celebrate. We all celebrate.
#MeToo

I just published And hence we celebrate…
cartoon- @satishacharya https://link.medium.com/UwCZZYbaYdb