Let us all light a candle in our hearts and minds in memory of the brave heart Nirbhaya, Amanat or Damini or whatever else you prefer to call her as she departed from this living hell earlier this morning leaving us all with tears in our eyes, a prayer on our lips and heads bowed in shame pondering over the thought that can we indeed do more to ensure the safety and security of our womenfolk.........
I did not know the 23 year old young lady who lost her valiant struggle for life in a Singapore hospital earlier today but still feel that I have indeed lost my younger sister, a younger sister who has fallen prey to the clutches and barbaric tendencies of a group of six demons who looked upon her as just another body to be preyed upon and destroyed in their unceasing quest for male domination and a age old reprehensible tendency of wanting to put women in their seemingly rightful place........
So much for the six perpetrators who know find themselves saddled with a murder charge around their neck, what about the numerous politicians who encourage such people with their highly sexist and derogatory references to women at any and every given occasion and a police force that is so very sexist, demeaning and derogatory in it's demeanour and body language that women prefer not to take recourse to them for the fear of being further ostracised and victimised; will the politicians and policemen in question ever be brought to book and punished under the relevant/applicable sections of the Indian penal code.........
Every improvement begins at home and every journey of a thousand miles gets under way with a solitary step, I am taking this step by pledging that I will not rest until I feel that I have done my bit towards making my neighbourhood, immediate vicinity and every other place I frequent a far more safer and secure place for our womenfolk.......
This fire used to burn within me unabated when I was younger, and I have taken up cudgels for seemingly ungreatful folks who used and discarded me the minute they achieved their narrow, sectarian end; but I will not let this deter me from my avowed goal and will certainly contribute my mite to this noble cause no matter what......
Yes, our system has let us down again as it it's wont, so let's stop blaming it and casting aspersions on it and become the change that we want to see in the system as a refreshing change; yes all of us can make a difference as guided, cohesive and cogent force; so do go out there and make yourself counted.............
I did not know the 23 year old young lady who lost her valiant struggle for life in a Singapore hospital earlier today but still feel that I have indeed lost my younger sister, a younger sister who has fallen prey to the clutches and barbaric tendencies of a group of six demons who looked upon her as just another body to be preyed upon and destroyed in their unceasing quest for male domination and a age old reprehensible tendency of wanting to put women in their seemingly rightful place........
So much for the six perpetrators who know find themselves saddled with a murder charge around their neck, what about the numerous politicians who encourage such people with their highly sexist and derogatory references to women at any and every given occasion and a police force that is so very sexist, demeaning and derogatory in it's demeanour and body language that women prefer not to take recourse to them for the fear of being further ostracised and victimised; will the politicians and policemen in question ever be brought to book and punished under the relevant/applicable sections of the Indian penal code.........
Every improvement begins at home and every journey of a thousand miles gets under way with a solitary step, I am taking this step by pledging that I will not rest until I feel that I have done my bit towards making my neighbourhood, immediate vicinity and every other place I frequent a far more safer and secure place for our womenfolk.......
This fire used to burn within me unabated when I was younger, and I have taken up cudgels for seemingly ungreatful folks who used and discarded me the minute they achieved their narrow, sectarian end; but I will not let this deter me from my avowed goal and will certainly contribute my mite to this noble cause no matter what......
Yes, our system has let us down again as it it's wont, so let's stop blaming it and casting aspersions on it and become the change that we want to see in the system as a refreshing change; yes all of us can make a difference as guided, cohesive and cogent force; so do go out there and make yourself counted.............
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