The story of rape is not something new to the soul of India or her daughters , It is a story enacted over and over again over many centuries and millenia .
The woes of a Draupadi being dishonoured in the midst of five warrior husbands and an entire royal family or the kidnapping of a Sita by a desperate Ravan , or the rape of an unsuspecting Ahalya by a disguised Indira are all stories we have heard of whilst we still sat in our grandmothers lap . How big a lie is it then for people sitting in high office to blame the influence of the western world and its culture for the rape , molestations and dishonour of modern day Indian women ?
The Sita of the treta Yuga silently bore her sorrow , dispite having proved her chastity by way of an agni pariksha and retired to Sage Valmiki's ashram . The voice of a common man thus becoming more powerful than the purity of an agnipariksha .
The Draupadi of the dwapara yuga was no silent spectator and did not take injustice with silence . She let her hair loose and vowed that she would only tie it up on the day she had stained her palms with the blood of her molesters .
In todays kaliyuga modern day Indian men and women have taken to the streets with protests , candle light vigils and hunger strikes to fight the cancerous increase of gender bias , eve teasing and rape . Even worse still the rape and abuse of children as young as 4 and 5 .
In the meantime our so called leaders have shamed themselves with many a careless , illogical and obnoxious comment on the reasons as to why a women in todays India is not safe ,and Kaap panchayats are busy dishing out dikkats which stop women from wearing western clothing , using cell phones and going out alone .
How hypocritical can some people get when they want to use all the modern amenities of the world , but will stop a woman from using the same modern amenities stating them to be the cause of immorality and rape .
The same men and women who pray with bowed heads to a lakshmi , saraswati and Kali will terminate a pregnancy when they know that the unborn fetus is a girl .
The same men and women who recite stories about a Sita swayamvar and a Shakuntala ghandharva style marriage to Dushyanth will ban love marriages when it comes to their daughters and sons .
The rape and subjugation of Indias daughters will end only on the day that every mother decides to bring up her son's and daughters in the same way , with the same rules, opportunities , education and freedom .
The rape and subjugation of Indias daughters will end only when a man realises that by dishonouring a women he is also dishonouring himself . It would also do society good to realise that if it considers a women less virtious and a shame if she has been raped , then can it consider a rapist more virtious and a pride to society ?
The woes of a Draupadi being dishonoured in the midst of five warrior husbands and an entire royal family or the kidnapping of a Sita by a desperate Ravan , or the rape of an unsuspecting Ahalya by a disguised Indira are all stories we have heard of whilst we still sat in our grandmothers lap . How big a lie is it then for people sitting in high office to blame the influence of the western world and its culture for the rape , molestations and dishonour of modern day Indian women ?
The Sita of the treta Yuga silently bore her sorrow , dispite having proved her chastity by way of an agni pariksha and retired to Sage Valmiki's ashram . The voice of a common man thus becoming more powerful than the purity of an agnipariksha .
The Draupadi of the dwapara yuga was no silent spectator and did not take injustice with silence . She let her hair loose and vowed that she would only tie it up on the day she had stained her palms with the blood of her molesters .
In todays kaliyuga modern day Indian men and women have taken to the streets with protests , candle light vigils and hunger strikes to fight the cancerous increase of gender bias , eve teasing and rape . Even worse still the rape and abuse of children as young as 4 and 5 .
In the meantime our so called leaders have shamed themselves with many a careless , illogical and obnoxious comment on the reasons as to why a women in todays India is not safe ,and Kaap panchayats are busy dishing out dikkats which stop women from wearing western clothing , using cell phones and going out alone .
How hypocritical can some people get when they want to use all the modern amenities of the world , but will stop a woman from using the same modern amenities stating them to be the cause of immorality and rape .
The same men and women who pray with bowed heads to a lakshmi , saraswati and Kali will terminate a pregnancy when they know that the unborn fetus is a girl .
The same men and women who recite stories about a Sita swayamvar and a Shakuntala ghandharva style marriage to Dushyanth will ban love marriages when it comes to their daughters and sons .
The rape and subjugation of Indias daughters will end only on the day that every mother decides to bring up her son's and daughters in the same way , with the same rules, opportunities , education and freedom .
The rape and subjugation of Indias daughters will end only when a man realises that by dishonouring a women he is also dishonouring himself . It would also do society good to realise that if it considers a women less virtious and a shame if she has been raped , then can it consider a rapist more virtious and a pride to society ?
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