SHE WAS I....I AM SHE?
Enough has already been said and done about 'security' and 'safety' for women and there is no point in re-emphasising what the Government, media and the general public has been saying about the issue of brutality and violence against women. Its so strange that living in a democratic country per say has not really meant anything when it comes to a woman's independence. Everybody says that today's women have undergone tremendous changes where they have become career-oriented and achieved a lot of success while at the same time, proving to be excellent multi-taskers but the change has disappointingly and disapprovingly not been seen in the society's mindset and attitudes towards women and that in fact is a spot and a shameful way of progress in a developing country.
The talks regarding Human Rights have significance only when Respect is shown to humans as a whole and women particularly and they are not treated as animals/inanimate objects to be used and thrown away or repeatedly abused. The current Delhi Rape case has opened an old Pandora's box but in full view because the Media has been covering the issue with a lot of impact and the getting together of the people-young and aged alike has been gaining momentum which are becoming an inspiration to rise against such heinous crimes.
The Humanity as we witness it today has become more of a challenge to sustain and such cases highlight that impact to a very great extent. The problem is there for everyone to see and experience but the fact remains that nobody wants to take any action which would set an example simply because, it seems to be a woman's problem.....a woman's issue....and therefore pretty feminist in approach, that is definitely not that significant as compared to Budgets and financial policies that remain a man's forte.
As the old and famous phrase 'The opening of the Pandora's box' has a story attached to it where according to ancient Greek mythology, Zeus had given a box containing the evils and miseries of humankind to Pandora with instructions not to open it but she had eventually opened it out of curiosity and as such the perception and attitude towards women remains to be highly regarded as problem creators and therefore, they are left to solve their own problems at the mercy of a seamless web of administrative and bureaucratic pressures, the uncouth population and an helpless judiciary. This Pandora's box has not only opened the darker side of society but has brought a woman and her dignity into the mainstream society by highlighting that Identity Politics is a dangerous and highly situation-oriented phenomenon that seems debated and highly vulnerable in tough waters.
A woman is supposedly given a voice with a 33% reservation as compared to men in Political fields but the remnants of that number remain when no sort of cruelty and brutality is left to any sought of imagination and the character of the very same woman stands to questions.
The question of the humanity and sea of change goes all wrong with not the opening of the Pandora's box but with the closing of a thinking mind whereby Women are no more human beings....!! Its not the opening of the Pandora's box that has spelt doom for humanity but the closing of the doors to change!
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