The student, Anushka Sharma, from Assam, India, recorded the moment an older woman confronted her on the street over the way she was dressed. The young woman had gone out on her scooter to buy materials for a practical exam when she began receiving comments about her clothing.
The woman accused her of wearing clothes that were too revealing, called her “immoral”, and claimed that girls like her harmed society. Instead of staying silent, Anushka Sharma took out her phone, recorded the situation, and questioned why her clothing should be used to measure her worth as a person.
The video sparked a debate about so-called moral policing in public spaces. The most striking part of the scene was not the clothing, but the confidence with which a stranger believed she had the right to judge another woman in the middle of the street.