Sunday 2 November 2014

the cruelty beyond limits.....

We all say the biggest loss of our life is loss of our dear ones. The trauma of their death lead us to depression. But i dont agree .... we do recover from this loss at one point of time or the other ...maybe in one or in a couple of years.
I think the biggest loss of life is losing one's soul. Sexual harassment leads to devastation of her soul and collapsing of her existence. The trauma of being raped or gang raped haunts her every moment of her life. The scars inflicted on her follows her, like a shadow, to her grave.
When a girl is being raped, there is lot of hue and cry.The case is highlighted in every nook and corner by the media, hefty amounts are offered to her by the politicians and assurances are given to put the perpetrators of heinous crime behind the bars.We too "contribute" to her justice by organizing strikes, candle march ....destroying public property ..and the list goes on and on. Bringing the culprits in court, we all think the justice is done and the victim is compensated for the wrong done to her .
But has the atrocity committed to her been atoned?Ensuring that the beasts are suffering is not enough.Have we ever tried to understand the victim's condition post rape?
No !Surely Not !
As if the injuries of rape were not enough ...she is again raped by multitude again and again in the form of enquiries. The media , police the so called "protectors" and the justice providers in court. She again relives that horrible moment .That pain is unbearable .
And then she is pressurised by the "well wishers" of the accused to drop the charges or otherwise "be ready to face the consequences."
And  the list of her sufferings is not yet over.If the victim is strong willed person and she wants to move ahead in life,people like us stand like a barrier in her path. We do not provide her job just because she is raped. We look down upon her with mercy in our eyes making her feel sorry every time.Nobody agrees to marry her. She is shunned all and sundry in every walk of life.And then a time comes ,her family abandons her. She has nobody to support her....no shoulder to cry her grief on. The only path left to her ...SUICIDE!!
And her story ends on a sad note!
Now the questions left unanswered : aren't we responsible for her situation?haven't we spread thorns in her way which bleeds her to death??? think about it!