tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post2205148658091522318..comments2024-03-19T09:03:49.770+05:30Comments on Shobhaa De: A rape epidemic in India...Shobhaa Dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610708004901279105noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-29052862244120817432013-09-12T19:45:33.428+05:302013-09-12T19:45:33.428+05:30Very well written...
People will have to start re...Very well written... <br />People will have to start respecting women in india<br />Have to understand women are not only meant to satisfy sexual urges..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249532549065334501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-22003596670272972212013-09-10T13:27:02.589+05:302013-09-10T13:27:02.589+05:30http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koZabI9h5hw
every ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koZabI9h5hw<br /><br />every girl should see this ...and pls share it for girl safetySumitBhardwajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498233663020789730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-8397969152049084752013-09-10T08:10:51.264+05:302013-09-10T08:10:51.264+05:30Well written Ma'm. You hit the nail right on t...Well written Ma'm. You hit the nail right on the head. I feel our TV/Internet and Films are contributing a lot to this behaviour. i have written about these issues at http://recklessmusings.blogspot.in/2013/08/mumbai-gang-rape.html<br /><br />with best regards<br />the commonman2common manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530186247705343052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-67143658892843447392013-09-10T08:08:41.974+05:302013-09-10T08:08:41.974+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.common manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530186247705343052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-88539996633402848692013-09-10T08:07:38.045+05:302013-09-10T08:07:38.045+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.common manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530186247705343052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-42120760380152760542013-09-09T11:51:33.771+05:302013-09-09T11:51:33.771+05:30very well said and touching.
Pata hamare dekh ki ...very well said and touching.<br /><br />Pata hamare dekh ki sabse badi problem kya.<br /><br />Yaha ek IAS ek 5wi fail ke piche piche ghumta hai.<br /><br />1947 me $1= 1 <= 10 Rs (aprox)<br />2013 $1=67-68 (aprox)<br /><br />the reason is ki 5wi fail jo desh ke karta dharta hai sab.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102595252411704574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-15570101538409156192013-09-08T13:11:53.608+05:302013-09-08T13:11:53.608+05:30Dear Ms. De,
I would like to bring to your notice...Dear Ms. De,<br /><br />I would like to bring to your notice this Info-graphic in the leading<br />national daily, The Hindu.<br /><br />http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-rape-capital-somewhere-in-central-india/article5089690.ece?ref=sliderNews<br /><br />I have written a letter to that editor, but would also like to bring this to your notice, that TILL DATE, ALL experts, statisticians, the police AND the media, have still to come to understand the REASON for the ANGER in thousands of working women in<br />urban India, against instances of GANG rape.<br /><br />Rape is a crime as old as mankind. The statistics are about as expected.<br /><br />However, the national sense of outrage among women, on GANG rape in particular, is something completely new.<br />This is because, GANG rape is a hitherto un-documented and possibly new phenomenon in modern urban India.<br />Gang rape is NOT the same as rape where the offender is known to the victim, and MUST be looked at in a new light altogether under urban<br />circumstances.<br />The statistics in Bangalore and Delhi since 2012 are significant because these are also two cities where there are thousands and thousands of outsiders pouring in literally everyday. People who are 'KNOWN' to each other are hard to find here unless they are close<br />friends for decades.<br /><br />The profile of the perpetrators in a GANG rape is QUITE different from perpetrators of any other kind of rape, as men who may not even KNOW each other, may 'GANG' up in public, quite often overpowering a lone man who might have been with the victim at the time of assault.<br /><br />Such a scenario, unless nipped in the bud, is dangerous to women in open society. <br />Unless controlled and dealt with as a law and order situation urgently, this phenomenon of GANG rape in urban 'COMPOSITE' society is dangerous to women.<br />GANG rape in urban India SHOULD be seen as 'DISTINCT' from the older type of gang-rape in rural India which had a more inter-class/inter-community social evil hue to it.<br /><br />In all the reams of time and space in mainstream media, NOBODY has as yet talked about the profiling the PERPETRATORS!!<br /><br />WHY is everyone in the media still OBSESSED with the physical and mental condition of the VICTIM!?? From the point of view of 'penetration', all rape looks just like rape to insensitive outsiders!<br /><br />I appeal to you Ms. De, urge the experts to look ELSEWHERE! tell them to look at the PERPETRATORS, if they want to understand this serious offense against womankind!!!!<br /><br />A woman Citizen of India,<br /><br />Bangalore City.<br />Maya Ramaswamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813134999761399150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-24048681297195462822013-09-07T17:24:00.237+05:302013-09-07T17:24:00.237+05:30That was straight from the heart. Actually Bharat ...That was straight from the heart. Actually Bharat Mahan has always treated women in this fashion right from Ramayana and Mahabharata days. Unfortunately now we do not have Ram's and Krishna's to protect the women of India now. It is now the days of the Duryodhans.Wannabe bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735794337053960083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-40474349828666758772013-09-06T13:27:32.855+05:302013-09-06T13:27:32.855+05:30Very emotional and moving article. The remedy for ...Very emotional and moving article. The remedy for all this is not making of laws and severe punishments. There should be moral reform and awareness among people. Women should be bold enough to face such circumstances by keeping themselves alert and smart enough to foil such wicked attempts of the attackers and report all such incidents to media and police. Parents and society should keep watch on such perverted mentality of people and give continuous guidance to them in changing their mentality.<br />All your articles are very interesting and touching to mind and because of this I have included you in my blogroll list at my blog Lifestyle Tips at following link http://vnktchari.blogspot.in/Venkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017037530713178306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-84742580227854043712013-09-06T08:38:05.344+05:302013-09-06T08:38:05.344+05:30INDIANS needs to transform itself from old "...INDIANS needs to transform itself from old "parampara" and must look at how they can efface their own prejudices regarding women's position in SocietyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046422648256308596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-18086717497256662292013-09-05T23:42:31.178+05:302013-09-05T23:42:31.178+05:30While I am happy that this young woman does not se...While I am happy that this young woman does not see herself as a victim for life, going back anonymously to her life, like this never happened is not going to change anything. This is not the role model she needs to be (if she agrees to be one in the first place). She needs to show her face, to become an advocate for change, to keep this issue on the front burner until people become uncomfortable. <br /><br />Every woman in Mumbai who has ever been harrassed needs to become the face of victimization due to gender inequality. We need every one of the millions of women who are assaulted emotionally, physically and financially, every single day....to say out loud " we have been harrassed and are tired of it and here I am and here is my face, I am not going away and I will remind you always that I exist". That is the only way to make the entire population of India uncomfortable. Unless people are uncomfortable, they do not THINK. i am tired of hearing about the resilience of women and the resilience of the city. Why cannot we mourn and cry loud enough that it hurts people, makes them want to cringe and atleast think about change. Being a victim is not all bad, a LOUD, STRONG, UNRELENTING, IN YOURFACE victim can bring about change. Lets all be one of those.Another Kiran In NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949641865013106368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-70738434809607895252013-09-05T21:42:10.216+05:302013-09-05T21:42:10.216+05:30the damaged spirits of Mumbai’s working women ( mi...the damaged spirits of Mumbai’s working women ( millions of them), will seek inspiration from her decision to resume her normal life. Despite the best counseling, the trauma of what she endured is inescapable, and it may take years for the scars to heal. But heal they will. Because she is determined to erase them. <br /><br />if u want to know abot the <a href="http://alice89jobs.wix.com/wildlife" rel="nofollow"> wild life sanctuaries </a> of IndiaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06510538613363332852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-66896566171286702462013-09-05T13:17:15.606+05:302013-09-05T13:17:15.606+05:30Nicely expressed the condition of our pride India....Nicely expressed the condition of our pride India... Hate to hear every morning about rape/ gangrape cases, nowadays, this is so common that we have to start/ end each day with such headlines...Rita Mahatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102224227617308953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-29156579737198980102013-09-05T08:20:36.981+05:302013-09-05T08:20:36.981+05:30Shobhaa!
I share your anger and angst at the city...Shobhaa!<br /><br />I share your anger and angst at the city called Bombay having degenerated into Mumbai. <br /><br />I am sure, you still love Bombay because [a] the city where we both grew up ages ago in separate neighbourhoods, we felt safe and [b] our womenfolk felt safer - as is evident from your column. <br /><br />This is the age of women's liberation. <br /><br />But, I will cite someone else - the world today prefers to refer to as the symbol of having been the original female doormat - Goddess Sita.<br /><br />For a moment, let us look at her like a normal human being of her times from a modern perspective.<br /><br />The princess of Mithila had married Lord Ram on her own accord as it was a Swayamvara or a bride choosing her husband.<br /><br />She had accompanied her husband during a 14-year exile voluntarily.<br /><br />The demon Ravana had kidnapped her with evil intentions.<br /><br />After rescuing her, Lord Ram requested her to go through a ritual test of fire – something Sita did without demur.<br /><br />After having been crowned the Consort Queen of Emperor Ram for several years, she conceived.<br /><br />A very ordinary citizen questioned her ‘purity’ and the origin of her pregnancy.<br /><br />Rather than flogging his subject, Lord Ram requested his wife in whom he had complete faith to ‘go into exile’ and await clearance of her name.<br /><br />She obeyed – yet again – without protest.<br /><br />And after the twins sired by Lord Ram and her defeated her husband’s army and brought their father into her presence trussed like a turkey, that day’s world grudgingly accepted that Mother Sita indeed was blameless.<br /><br />As expected, Lord Ram invited her to take her rightful place on the throne to his right.<br /><br />Thereupon, according to Sage Valmiki’s epic, Sita prayed to Mother Earth to consume her – as she no longer wished to be taken for granted.<br /><br />Placing my poetic instincts in the modern context but in the nearly prehistoric backdrop, here are my lines:<br /><br />Pray educate me – what am I My Lord!<br /><br />Am I your equal human partner in life?<br /><br />Am I an organic pleasure machine?<br /><br />Am I merely meant to deliver offspring?<br /><br />Am I to be tested for my purity after attempted slur?<br /><br />Though you won me in the contest<br /><br />I voluntarily chose you as my better half<br /><br />On my own I opted for the forests’ travails as<br /><br />I loved your company<br /><br />I saved my chastity under the gravest of threats<br /><br />And<br /><br />I allowed its scrutiny through a fire test<br /><br />I carried our children in my womb as your gifts<br /><br />Yet our children had to win a war<br /><br />With you<br /><br />To prove<br /><br />I am blameless!<br /><br />Rather than casting an aspersion<br /><br />On your manhood<br /><br />I beseech Mother Earth<br /><br />To bestow justice upon me<br /><br />By taking me back into her<br /><br />If my life’s chronology of events imply<br /><br />Injustices were perpetrated upon me<br /><br />Not as a sentence against you, My Lord!<br /><br />Let humanity take note!<br /><br />As a woman<br /><br />I may be docile<br /><br />Defenceless<br /><br />And the symbol of<br /><br />Your brave chivalry<br /><br />But<br /><br />I am not<br /><br />Chattel<br /><br />Without recourse to protest<br /><br />And defend my honour!<br /><br />As the world now sees me<br /><br />Returning to my mother’s womb<br /><br />Let it spare a tear<br /><br />To all those who need to deliver heroes<br /><br />To prove<br /><br />The purity of their mother’s motherhood<br /><br />If such a deed indeed is an insult<br /><br />To men, women and children<br /><br />All of whom<br /><br />Whose creations start from the same pleasure points<br /><br />Through acts<br /><br />That denote males’ manhood<br /><br />But can’t humanity ask itself<br /><br />Why are<br /><br />The same acts shames of womanhood?<br /><br />The above comment is excerpted from blogs published earlier by me.<br /><br />Link: <br />http://tsvhari.com/template_article.asp?id=446Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-61976977507590215462013-09-04T23:41:29.809+05:302013-09-04T23:41:29.809+05:30Rape epidemic(upfront and thoughtful post) right w...Rape epidemic(upfront and thoughtful post) right word the moment i open the news paper I feel shocked,angry and sad about the rapes registered ,nothing has changed,it has only worsened.<br />Rape is a serious crime,it rips the soul ,the punishment compensation etc can never make up for the loss.<br />Pooja Rathorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842722660077056706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-8542556216282881662013-09-04T14:44:08.450+05:302013-09-04T14:44:08.450+05:30Ms. De, you have fairly and squarely hit the nail ...Ms. De, you have fairly and squarely hit the nail on the head! However, it is incredible that Indian society is still reluctant to accept even one of its most visible paradoxes as a source of tension.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777485454774593527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-48546973907979574942013-09-04T14:42:38.607+05:302013-09-04T14:42:38.607+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777485454774593527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-63015583288147163212013-09-04T12:24:04.773+05:302013-09-04T12:24:04.773+05:30n some poonam mishra has to give call girls no. he...n some poonam mishra has to give call girls no. here ... :-/ arrrggghhhh TaNujahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990619185352996346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-54686379818091668252013-09-04T12:23:28.516+05:302013-09-04T12:23:28.516+05:30Very well written ma'am...
and completely agr...Very well written ma'am...<br /><br />and completely agree... I'm working and I travel around night as always. But I'm always alert after these incidents.. :(<br /><br />TaNujahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990619185352996346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-63985757536716251502013-09-04T07:03:33.787+05:302013-09-04T07:03:33.787+05:30The writer has written this article from the depth...The writer has written this article from the depths of her heart. Thank you.Abhirami Muthuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294637944101028278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-55931825327134199122013-09-03T20:23:08.793+05:302013-09-03T20:23:08.793+05:30Contact on these numbers if you want real Call Gir...Contact on these numbers if you want real Call Girls and Aunties<br /><br /><a href="http://desigirls4you.com/" rel="nofollow">Desi Girls</a><br /><br /><a href="http://desigirls4you.com/category/tamil/" rel="nofollow">Tamil Girls Mobile Number</a><br /><br /><a href="http://desigirls4you.com/category/pakistani/" rel="nofollow">Karachi Girls Mobile Number</a><br /><br /><a href="http://desigirls4you.com/category/indian/" rel="nofollow"> Indian Girls Mobile Numbers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://desigirls4you.com/category/arabic/" rel="nofollow">Arabic Girls Mobile Numbers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://desigirls4you.com/category/aunties/" rel="nofollow">Mumbai Aunties Mobile Numbers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://desigirls4you.com/category/bangladesh/" rel="nofollow">Bangladeshi Girls Mobile Numbers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://desigirls4you.com/category/malayalam/" rel="nofollow">Malayalam Call Girls Mobile Numbers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://desigirls4you.com/category/sri-lanka/" rel="nofollow">Sri Lankan Girls Mobile Numbers for Friendship</a>poonam mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342889514306702282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-27353955024242256862013-09-03T19:34:51.530+05:302013-09-03T19:34:51.530+05:30India has become a horrible place to live in. Inte...India has become a horrible place to live in. Intellectuals are finding it very diificult to cope with the strange situation in India. <br />God save this country !Satish Ashtaputrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075082609757640432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-33557319955625681032013-09-03T19:31:27.877+05:302013-09-03T19:31:27.877+05:30You will not get a solution until you keep on avoi...You will not get a solution until you keep on avoiding issues. <b>Rape is symbol of sick society </b>and everyone condemn it not by just word, Million of people do protest candle march for Nirbhaya. That does not show the reality of our society. These all are damn false activities by us with no real action expecting from it.<br /><b>We are sick mental people, who feel bad when we see some one SHRIEK on a slum boy on road (as he/she touch someone costly car), But GOD damn we do nothing for him. Even we react in same manner when he touch our car</b>.<br />We are living with false proud (highly and oldest culture), never look in out present.<br />Educate your children while they are at home. Improve your society by improving your home environment<br />Ahmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00703191824388162129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-84482536149200769862013-09-03T18:13:36.842+05:302013-09-03T18:13:36.842+05:30Thanks Ma'm
I am sharing it.Thanks Ma'm<br /><br />I am sharing it.Simranjeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406251895361377851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-14662612603921413112013-09-03T13:10:56.808+05:302013-09-03T13:10:56.808+05:30Very well writtn blog. I appreciate the way you wr...Very well writtn blog. I appreciate the way you wrote this blog which hard hitting and also very emotional.<br /><br />My daughter decided not to return to India and even for a short visit she is taking so many precautions. She is trying to spirit me out of India.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689987224896883318noreply@blogger.com