While Indian women and girls sat watching 'Amrit Manthan' and 'Har, Har Mahadev' or reading 'Grahshobha' and 'Femina', to satiate their religious obligations and romantic urgings, Indian men have been howling, and denigrating, their own kin. Many of the women folks, for many a days, were not even aware of the incidence which rocked the capital, for, most of Indian women, rarely, find it worthwhile to read and appreciate the current news. They have more urgent and persistent needs, in terms of the religious vacuum and the absence of romance in their life.
On my Facebook page, i have numerous female friends and ex-colleagues, yet, i am yet to see a single comment, in protest against the ghastly gang rape of the Delhi girl. There are more men and college boys out in the streets or at Jantar Mantar, protesting for women's safety and security then the Indian women. A sight to behold was, a women's march, i witnessed in my society, being led by men.
It is the men and boys who were going all out, pleading for a capital punishment, while in their backyard, these are the very men and college boys, who harass, humiliate and hold the female sex in contempt. These are the very men and boys, who would dump their love and girlfriend, to marry a girl, arranged by their parents, whoever it may be, meekly complying to an outdated custom, which, at its core, treats and consider, women and female sex, as a commodity.
While those who participated in the campaign against corruption, were themselves corrupt, in different measures and level, according to the opportunity available to them, in financial, social, personal, religious, political dealings and in their relationships, in the same manner, those who protested against women's safety and security, were, themselves, involved in desecrating the sanctity and instilling fear, in the minds of women.
I fail to comprehend the reason for the presence of men, in women's fight, for their rights, safety and security. Are the Indian women and college girls crippled or incompetent to protest? Are they dumb and mute to not raise a voice in protest and unison? They sought protection and security from male sex but the protesters themselves comprised of men! In essence, saying, 'Keep the female sex away from us, cos, we are sex-hungry animals?'
These men were and are, uninvited and unsolicited, busybodies and worthless protesters. Indian women never invited them or sought their cooperation nor did the men seek the women's permission to protest. Indian women do not need men to fight or raise a voice for their rights, safety and security. They do not need men to break law for their rights. The irony is, that is what is happening-why? Cos, the fairer sex still needs the shoulder of a man, to lay claim to the so-called, 'Women rights'.
