Every morning I wake up, get dressed and look at myself in
the mirror. Somehow behind all the confidence I possess, I still see a little
bit of fear in my eyes. Fear of being a victim of something brutal and ravaging
incident that could shake my innermost senses. And then I ask myself a
question, “Why should it be so difficult for me, for women to step out”?
I just finished watching an episode of a TV show ‘Satyamev
Jayate’ and I must confess that it really stirred me to the core. The cases
that came and the way they were handled by the Indian government just made me
feel so unwanted and uncared as a citizen. The statistics that were highlighted
in the show about the rape cases were startling. But what took me by not
surprise rather shock were the numbers of the pending ones. I mean is it so
hard to get justice in this country. I wouldn’t compare my country with any
other as I do not know about the judiciary system there, and moreover I am not
interested in getting to know about their process. I care about where I am and
where my future family is going to be.
Nirbhaya’s case got justice after outrageous reactions by
the public from every nook and corner. But then every second day there is some
or the other similar incident happening in and around us. “The latest estimates
suggest that a new case of rape is reported every 22 minutes in India.”(Source-wikipedia).
While I was doing a little research on this atrocious crime that breaks a
woman, I came across a statement in wikipedia itself that says: “Marital rape
is not a criminal offence.” I was so confused that I went further on with my
research and I see this:
“Treated as a form of noncriminal domestic violence – India”
followed by two other countries which is useful to be
mentioned here. After providing an established and a clear cut definition of
rape, marital rape is declared as a noncriminal domestic violence. It makes me
feel sad by seeing at the state of the country and the law that is so blindfolded
towards such despicable issues.
Why do we as humans need something as inhumane & scurrilous as Nirbhaya’s case to fight our battles? I am glad that TV shows are
now starting to contribute in a true sense towards the betterment of society in
getting these mayhems into the spotlight. But the question why do we need
someone to push us time and again? Why to care of what society will think? Has
society been supportive towards the victim? Then why bother to give a second
thought to fight for what is right?
A woman is the one who gives birth to a man. If she can give
birth, she can destroy as well. I have heard this a lot of times at a lot of
places by a lot of people but now it truly makes sense. Until we unite as one,
nothing will change and for that to happen each one would have to change their
perspective towards this beastly crime which is even worse than terrorism.
Open your minds to a new world where we can breathe in peace
as there is no perfect time to fight a crime for it’s NOW.
