5 years after Nirbhaya, still women r unsafe in this nation..
We know nirbhaya because she did not died there at the roadside. She clung on, because she was determined to tell the police enough to catch the men who had violated her.
“I want to survive,” she wrote on a piece of paper she handed to her doctors.
When Nirbhaya incident happened it was considered as a watershed moment in India’s fight against the danger existing for the women in the society. However, five years down the line things have hardly changed, the recent Kathua and Unnao rape case highlighted the frailties that still exists in the society and are hindering the liberties of the women in India. The age old stigma still exists within the majority sections of the society, where women are treated with the patriarchal mindset and rape, marital rapes, sexual assault and harassment, female infanticide has gone haywire..
Five years have gone. These five years have been really difficult for us. We suffered a lot. Our emotional pain was enormous. Everyday girls are being raped and targeted for sexual assault, be it in Delhi or other states across the country.”
We are always ready to point fingers at girls. We never ask questions to our boys. If any rape takes place, we immediately raise questions about the behaviour of the victim, like: why did she step out so late at night? What was she doing so late outside? Why was she skimpily clad, etc..Is this a change we r expecting.??
For the rich, able to live in gated colonies and be chauffeured everywhere, the issue seems far removed from their experiences. They don’t have to negotiate the city’s dangerous streets alone at night..
At a time when India is emerging as one of the world’s biggest economies, it must be remembered that true development can be realized only when we are able to ensure the safety and security of our women.
We know nirbhaya because she did not died there at the roadside. She clung on, because she was determined to tell the police enough to catch the men who had violated her.
“I want to survive,” she wrote on a piece of paper she handed to her doctors.
When Nirbhaya incident happened it was considered as a watershed moment in India’s fight against the danger existing for the women in the society. However, five years down the line things have hardly changed, the recent Kathua and Unnao rape case highlighted the frailties that still exists in the society and are hindering the liberties of the women in India. The age old stigma still exists within the majority sections of the society, where women are treated with the patriarchal mindset and rape, marital rapes, sexual assault and harassment, female infanticide has gone haywire..
Five years have gone. These five years have been really difficult for us. We suffered a lot. Our emotional pain was enormous. Everyday girls are being raped and targeted for sexual assault, be it in Delhi or other states across the country.”
We are always ready to point fingers at girls. We never ask questions to our boys. If any rape takes place, we immediately raise questions about the behaviour of the victim, like: why did she step out so late at night? What was she doing so late outside? Why was she skimpily clad, etc..Is this a change we r expecting.??
For the rich, able to live in gated colonies and be chauffeured everywhere, the issue seems far removed from their experiences. They don’t have to negotiate the city’s dangerous streets alone at night..
At a time when India is emerging as one of the world’s biggest economies, it must be remembered that true development can be realized only when we are able to ensure the safety and security of our women.
