Who is responsible for the circus??????
There has been a spate in crime against women and children in the last few years...Or is it that they are getting reported more?? I think it is the latter. Times were when women and their families would not speak up against crimes against them or even when their dignity was challenged in many ways every day, most places they would go to. They would accept that as a norm!!! Now, Indians are speaking up. Thank God.... the Ostrich has been made to look away from the sand and it is creating ripples, the effect of which is widespread and but yet erratic. The Ostrich is even baffled!!!
We are more scared and blame the times. Which might be true to some extent. But, the discrimination and crimes have always existed. Only that a false sense of shame forced people to keep quiet. And, the sad part is that people thought that it was the best thing to do. Women were shamed, as even now, mostly for crimes and discretions against them. Children were exploited, but a false sense of family pride made people ignore them and keep quiet. All, in the name of family. A false pride, which made Indians feel that they, the Indian family, they the Indians of the great sanskars, could do no wrong.
The people accepted the status or lack of it for women, the so called lower castes, the citizens who did manual work......list goes on.
It was accepted for partners and families to ask the woman to leave her career and take care of the home and hearth. Those who chose to take care of both, were looked at with a microscope, to find the slightest of faults.
Cooks could be only of the same cast, people would not eat food made by others. But, go to a restaurant, you would not even know who was in the kitchen. Dichotomy, anyone??
Lots of such ills, which were accepted as a matter of fact in the good old days.'
The people are speaking up now. The media is more active in highlighting issues. The realisation that the exploiter is to be blamed not the exploited, is shaking the waters. There are ripples being created. The stigma is being directed towards the exploiter. But, we in India still have a long long, long way to catch up with the world view wherein crimes, big or small are taken seriously by the law makers and enforcers .
I am not saying that the world is all better than India. Far from it, But, there are some major differences. But, we as a society have changed from an open minded populace to being narrow minded and more intolerant. And, worse, we have accepted it as a norm. We need to change for the better and become more embracing of the differences in people. And, become more tolerant of the ambitions and feelings of each other irrespective of our genders and birth.
There has been a spate in crime against women and children in the last few years...Or is it that they are getting reported more?? I think it is the latter. Times were when women and their families would not speak up against crimes against them or even when their dignity was challenged in many ways every day, most places they would go to. They would accept that as a norm!!! Now, Indians are speaking up. Thank God.... the Ostrich has been made to look away from the sand and it is creating ripples, the effect of which is widespread and but yet erratic. The Ostrich is even baffled!!!
We are more scared and blame the times. Which might be true to some extent. But, the discrimination and crimes have always existed. Only that a false sense of shame forced people to keep quiet. And, the sad part is that people thought that it was the best thing to do. Women were shamed, as even now, mostly for crimes and discretions against them. Children were exploited, but a false sense of family pride made people ignore them and keep quiet. All, in the name of family. A false pride, which made Indians feel that they, the Indian family, they the Indians of the great sanskars, could do no wrong.
The people accepted the status or lack of it for women, the so called lower castes, the citizens who did manual work......list goes on.
It was accepted for partners and families to ask the woman to leave her career and take care of the home and hearth. Those who chose to take care of both, were looked at with a microscope, to find the slightest of faults.
Cooks could be only of the same cast, people would not eat food made by others. But, go to a restaurant, you would not even know who was in the kitchen. Dichotomy, anyone??
Lots of such ills, which were accepted as a matter of fact in the good old days.'
The people are speaking up now. The media is more active in highlighting issues. The realisation that the exploiter is to be blamed not the exploited, is shaking the waters. There are ripples being created. The stigma is being directed towards the exploiter. But, we in India still have a long long, long way to catch up with the world view wherein crimes, big or small are taken seriously by the law makers and enforcers .
I am not saying that the world is all better than India. Far from it, But, there are some major differences. But, we as a society have changed from an open minded populace to being narrow minded and more intolerant. And, worse, we have accepted it as a norm. We need to change for the better and become more embracing of the differences in people. And, become more tolerant of the ambitions and feelings of each other irrespective of our genders and birth.
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