![]() The picture is the same everywhere, all over India - be it Gurgaon, Mumbai, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab or some nondescript town or village - the fact of the matter is: this country is extremely unsafe for women. There has been a jump of 700% since the time NCRB started keeping records. Crimes against women in India have increased exponentially. The report also indicated that there were 38,734 registered cases of sexual molestation. ![]() A recently released report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) stated that a total of 20,737 rape cases were registered in 2007. Rape is the fastest increasing crime in India. ![]() Incidents such as rape, sexual exploitation, the so-called “eve teasing”, public groping, dowry murders, “honor” killings, trafficking of women and children, female foeticide, female infanticide, and a host of other gender based persecutions: this is the environment an average Indian woman has to face in India. I would like to question the higher ups and the young force who clearly shone in the recent general elections - does safety for women, ever, feature as a top most priority in their lengthy arguments? India on one hand is scoring international praise for its economy, whereas on the other hand, crimes of all kinds are being perpetuated against its girls and women. ![]() And at these moments, I honestly feel the disadvantage of not being born as a man.Ĭan we for a minute lay down our obsolete mores, superficial differences of religion, caste and geographic boundaries and think hard about why women in India are not safe, not even in their own homes. And each time I hear about the unthinkable crimes being committed against a girl child or a woman in India, my heart quivers. Why are some Indian men so prejudiced towards us-women-the other half of the population? Why is it that women are always at the receiving end of their endless harassment? Why am I being stared at and visually stripped down in public places as if I am some kind of a brand commodity? These questions have been bothering me for a long time. ![]()
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