I am not a
female chauvinist; that does not come from within. I am a humanitarian.
Therefore, any news of a rape shakes the human in me. I would not call the
rapists, men; men are inclusive of our doting fathers and brothers who we are
reliant on. Farhan Akhtar, a sentient Indian actor, recently launched
this very apt project where he defined MARD well enough, Men Against Rape and
Discrimination. Rapists are not Men, please label them Inhumans.
I prefer
to suppose that the media is prompt now-a-days and provokes the common man by
bringing out issues in the open calling for justice. Rapes have always been on
the radar, but the panic buttons have not been hit in our country yet for the
disadvantaged women. They face societal exclusion, soul selling traffic king,
constrained mobility, premature marriages and denial of civil rights. To expect
a major change, primary changes must be first put into practice in several
downtrodden orthodox pockets in the countless regions of our motherland.
We should
muse at women empowerment, not men “overpowerment”. The whole poise of concern
goes astray when the aggression is underlined by the thought of gender equality. Let us
forget being equal to anyone and fight for individualism. This will revamp the
look of the country.
As modernization progresses and civilization renovation occurs, women are seeking independence but with an ‘evil eye’! It is scary to accept as true that the working class women are preys of the monstrous redundant hawks in the urban areas of our country. I want to highlight that having settled in Mumbai for nearly 6 years, as much as I find the recent mishaps here heart-rending, I believe the police are not at all blameworthy. Mumbai has one of the most preeminent police services I have seen across the warp and weft of our country!
One must learn to help oneself foremost. To emphasize on that, a pack of counsel for ladies of today: Keep a ‘friend in need is a friend in deed’ person on speed dial, a pepper spray or its equivalent should be living in your handbag, refrain from snuggling with your male friends at shady places, an abusive spat with a unpredictable colleague can be easily avoided (self-respect is not in proving yourself right but proving your silence worth it), make sure of a safe way back home after party time, do not visit or take loner walks at marooned sites, and last but not the least, please scream if you're caught in a dark situation, you never know who will hear you and be a savior.
As modernization progresses and civilization renovation occurs, women are seeking independence but with an ‘evil eye’! It is scary to accept as true that the working class women are preys of the monstrous redundant hawks in the urban areas of our country. I want to highlight that having settled in Mumbai for nearly 6 years, as much as I find the recent mishaps here heart-rending, I believe the police are not at all blameworthy. Mumbai has one of the most preeminent police services I have seen across the warp and weft of our country!
One must learn to help oneself foremost. To emphasize on that, a pack of counsel for ladies of today: Keep a ‘friend in need is a friend in deed’ person on speed dial, a pepper spray or its equivalent should be living in your handbag, refrain from snuggling with your male friends at shady places, an abusive spat with a unpredictable colleague can be easily avoided (self-respect is not in proving yourself right but proving your silence worth it), make sure of a safe way back home after party time, do not visit or take loner walks at marooned sites, and last but not the least, please scream if you're caught in a dark situation, you never know who will hear you and be a savior.
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