Well, I am back again to write and my intention is to manifest the
much hyped topic, oppression against women. I am not a neophyte here.
Many eminent authors have devoted their precious time and thousands of
pages to highlight it. Many full length works by various feminists,
social workers, prominent leaders are also easily available. I am just
a small fish among these giant fishes. But why cant I share my
thoughts, my anger, and my sorrows to all across the world? So I
decided to write.
There are many questions which are eating my
heart out. Why since time immemorial women are always looked down by
men? Why are they always taken as befuddled creatures? Why it is
expected of a woman to keep intact her virginity before her marriage
while a man can be a philanderer? And the biggest of all, what should a
woman do when she is deflowered by a man? Would she forgive him or
punish the demon? All these bunch of questions stand together in one
way of life or the other and irk me. And to find the answers of these
questions, I need your participation. Lets try to search it together.
In
recent past, the rate of crime in every city has hiked up to a great
extent. The safety of mankind is almost extinct in these forests of
nights. But the most castigated and unsecured in the society is the
women. It is no more a rare news that a woman has been kidnapped and
deflowered by hooligans. But very few of the cases are reported and
flashed into print or electronic media. Most of the incidents get lost
into the darkness. The girls who are the victims of such crimes, being
afraid of any further harm, do not come forward to punish the demons.
And those who come forward to protest against this heinous act met with
further danger. The social stigma attached with the virginity of a
woman, prohibits the victims family to take any strict step against the
criminal. Even when complaint is lodged to the police, the convicts
come out unharmed by dint of their power and political grip.
But
some criminals have chosen a path by which they can evade being
punished. In many cases, they propose to marry the victims, so that
they can get a clean chit. Many families whose reputation is at stake
compel their daughters to accept the proposal. But has anybody pondered
about it that how degrading it in accepting such proposal. The most
precious thing in a womans life is her self respect and virginity. A
man who snatches forcefully that precious thing from her is
unpardonable. But still girls pardon them and give their consent in
marrying them for the sake of their family reputation and themselves.
They embrace this hellish and degraded life only to escape from social
stigma attached with it. But how far the society will continue to
compel the castigated woman to accept a death like life from where
there is no respite. It is not only tough but also impossible to live
forever with a man who dashed all her hopes. The gory heads of the
society leave no way out for the women who have been victimized other
than to accept the insult with a stoical resignation. But still there
are a few girls, though handful, who showed their courage and stood
against the social stigma. They chose to fight for their self respect
rather than embracing the disgraceful life.
Time is changing.
People are shedding their aged-old notions about such issues. The
victims are getting much support, instead of teases. But still there
are some dirt left out. A spark is needed to burn the unextinguished
hearth, to clean the dirt minds, to shake the aged-old perception and
to bring about a revolution. Let us stand together and support the
victims of such inhuman act. Let us make the world free.