I have never regretted being a woman.Rather I am proud of being a woman,the most beautiful and gifted creation of Lord almighty.But recent happenings in India have made me think...do I still like being a woman?Do I still want to pray for getting a girl child?do i find myself safe when I go out?what kind of future I see for my 11 year old niece who is on verge of puberty.?well yes I m very upset at what happened in Delhi...at the brutal and callous treatment meted out to the girl.And then few more cases followed and many more will follow.Has some thing new happened?No.I read almost every two days,sometimes daily also of one or the other crime against girls/women.Pune which was considered to be very safe for women,a place where I had traveled a 12 km distance alone in a public bus,at 11 p.m night.,is in such a dismal position that i get to read about a 5 yr old girl being raped by a 65 year man(who is surviving on Viagra doses)with the help of the mother of the girl...can things go any worse then that....how frightening is reading about repeated rape of a minor at the hands of her brother and father...is there anyone safe today...No I don't think so.will I dare to travel alone in a public transport even after 9 p.m ...no way...
But being scared or apprehensive is not the solution.What would I like to do...hmmm I would have loved to learn self defense tricks but martial arts will be too tough on my aching bones so I guess pepper spray will be a good choice and of course some common precautions and my instinct.But I am more concerned about my neice and young girls,they should be definitely trained into methods of self defense....and self reliability.....
Then of course we need strictest and quick punishments to the rapists and the teasers.I firmly believe that justice delayed is justice denied.and quick n speedy justice will boost morale of the victims and re-instill lost faith in judiciary.We need mass movement not the occasional furor..We need sensitization of masses and more strict laws.We need to work for awakening of women and girls,girl education and rise in respect of women and all this means complete overhaul of our patriarchal society.Can we do it?We can provided we keep consistent efforts....and will to do something,anything,and everything that we can at our individual level,as every attempt,effort counts.
But being scared or apprehensive is not the solution.What would I like to do...hmmm I would have loved to learn self defense tricks but martial arts will be too tough on my aching bones so I guess pepper spray will be a good choice and of course some common precautions and my instinct.But I am more concerned about my neice and young girls,they should be definitely trained into methods of self defense....and self reliability.....
Then of course we need strictest and quick punishments to the rapists and the teasers.I firmly believe that justice delayed is justice denied.and quick n speedy justice will boost morale of the victims and re-instill lost faith in judiciary.We need mass movement not the occasional furor..We need sensitization of masses and more strict laws.We need to work for awakening of women and girls,girl education and rise in respect of women and all this means complete overhaul of our patriarchal society.Can we do it?We can provided we keep consistent efforts....and will to do something,anything,and everything that we can at our individual level,as every attempt,effort counts.
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