Hi All,
A talk today on the increasing crimes against the women.
How often have you seen an incident of eve-teasing while
guiding your way through a sporadically used road, passing along the pavement
of an almost deserted park or commuting by a means of public transport??
I guess that the number of such experiences are certainly
greater than just a few. What I mean to say is that probably a few years back
such incidents were not so common as they are today. Why are such commotions becoming
a common place? Is it the effect of western culture, the patriarchal
organization of our society or a degradation of moral values?
From an unbiased and a rational viewpoint, it is the
combined effect of all the three reasons cited above. Firstly the western
culture that has gripped the Indian people today is causing a major havoc. The
fulgurous lifestyle, the materialistic mindset and the influence brought about by
the western television, radio and everything shown to the public has made the
Indian people to almost forget the million year old ethics and cultural values.
What I feel is that getting acquainted with other culture is tolerable since we
learn to be a better version of ourselves, but forgetting one's roots in the
expense of becoming a hilarious imitation or cultural faux pas is preposterous.
Secondly, the male dominant society in our country has
always defied the women of their actual freedom and respect. If ever a women
stands up for her rights they will suppress her. And that’s how the mentality
of males in our society has become. Do whatever you want to do with a
woman/girl and if she tries to raise a voice, crush her. Ironical, isn’t it? Consider women to be a
replica of Goddesses and still don’t respect them.
Thomas Reuters, a reputed international multinational media
firm has tagged India with the despicable slur by considering it the worst
place for the female to live. Isn’t that alarming?? Would it be justified to
say that the once world’s most dignified and respectable culture is getting baffled
by losing its moral and social values. The present scenario does much more than
reaffirming the above fact.
The call of the hour is a serious consideration into the
magnitude of the problem and the steps for its subsequent uprooting in the
aftermath. At the parental level, right from the childhood, the children should
be taught to respect women. Not only this, the Government and NGO’s need to
come forward to conduct frequent sessions for the juveniles to foster amongst them
the spirit of respect towards females. The punishments that ought to be leveraged
to the guilty should be made more stringent and the cases against them should
be concluded on a faster note.
All such measures would go a long way in curbing the rising
incidents of crime against the women and make India a safe place for them to
live with their head upheld.
JAI HIND
JAI BHARAT MATAA!!
