I was reading a news paper report of the uber rape victim in
Delhi, speaking up about the incident. She laments that in spite of the hue and
cry made all over the country after the Nirbhaya case, nothing much has
changed. And it is indeed ironic that the driver threatened to use an iron rod
on her!
She has returned to work and she says her office and her
colleagues have been supportive. I really admire her courage to report the
incident immediately after such a traumatic experience and her spirit to stand
up to rape. Many people had commented on this article. Many admired her and her
family’s courage and spirit. Many were blaming the government, politicians,
migrant workers, humanity and many other things. Many said they support her and
sympathize with her.
But do we really? It’s very easy to ‘support’ and empathize
within the anonymous confines of a virtual world. How will I treat my colleague
when she returns to work? Will I go out on a date with a girl after knowing she
was once raped? Or will I seriously consider a proposal for alliance from such
a girl that comes to me through the great Indian institution of arranged
marriage?
It’s extremely necessary to prevent such heinous crimes.
It’s equally human and our responsibility to respect the victim and to make her
feel safer.
It’s another new year. But how many more till this is a
better place for women?
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