WOMEN'S DAY TO, "THE MOURNING DAY"
March 8th, is celebrated as women’s day all over the world. We can watch all the women related shows on television too. This is one day which gets completely dedicated to the women folk. The men are expected to be extra sweet and polite to the women.
I remember being offered the seat on the bus because it was the Women’s day. I wish people had that awareness and care throughout the year. Not because we are so called “Abala” but simply because we totally deserve it.
Media has often given hype to this day, which is a good thing. But do we really deserve to celebrate this day?
In the class tenth, the teacher often asks to read the newspaper every day. The students are asked the news every morning. Raju, forgot to read the newspaper that day and he was asked to tell the news on that same day. He confidently stood and said, “Miss, there was a rape case near our village last night”. Is it? How come I didn't hear of it? “Yes Miss. There was such news. Okay, she says and moves on to the next student.
Raju sits and tells the boy next to him that, he really didn’t read the paper that day but as it was the most common news on papers every day, he told it. Such is the situation today.
Every newspaper starts, highlighting such news on the first page. The rape cases have become as common as the advertisements of “Pinky and Polo fashion sales in Mangalore.
The Delhi gang rape case had evoked the sense of awareness among the people. We went on rallies and performed dramas related to the safety of the women too. The media also made the effort to seek justice for the “Brave heart”.
The days went on and everything got cooled down. It was thought as some sad incidence which took place in a far off place. There was a little hope that we are safer than the women out there. The hopes shattered when we heard of “The home stay attack”, “Soujanya rape case” in Ujre, The abduction and gang rape of the Medical student, in Manipal, The very recent Deralakatte incident also brought the disgrace to the women folk in our very own Mangalore.
There are several cases which go without being reported due to the conservative mindset of the society which believes in blaming the victim.
In such cases, only the rapist has to be blamed. Not the victim. It is completely the fault of the rapist. The society needs to understand this and strive on this very important point to be more understanding towards such brave hearts who try to face the world after it. In most of the cases, society plays the role in further killing of her hopes to survive and face the world strongly. Stricter punishments are the must.
There are also the sexually motivated crimes against women. The dowry cases, There are thousands of women who do cry on this celebratory day. Questioning on, “What is so celebratory about being a women?”
Just a day of rallies and dramas on Women is not enough. There is a serious need of Safety of women.
Such cases must be dealt with extra care. Women irrespective of caste and religion have to be respected and the complaint has to be filed. Stricter and faster judgment has to be passed against the rapists which will prove to be the deterrent against such crimes in future. The doctors, the police authorities must strive towards bringing the justice to the victim and not get under malpractice due to the power of Money. Today someone else is victimized. Tomorrow, it could be your own daughter.
Miss Disha, wishes to adopt many boys. The feminist side of me questioned, why only boys? She said, so that I can bring up good boys in the society. I wish more of such efforts are been put in the upbringing of the boys. Enough is
heard on how to keep the girls submissive and enough of restrictions have been put up on the girls. But that is not the remedy to the crimes taking place today.
There has to be some change now. The parents must put in extra efforts in the good upbringing of their sons. Make them the responsible citizens and most importantly, “Good human beings”.
Maybe then we could think of celebrating “Women’s day”. Now we are only mourning on the women who have, and are been suffering from all the ill treatment today. Let us take a moment to pray for all those brave hearts, which shed their lives because of the demons in disguise of the human and also those, who survived such terror. Let lord give them the strength and us, the knowledge to realize, that they aren't to be blamed.



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