Unspeakable Acts of Horror and Shame

On Sunday, December 16th, 2012, a 23yr old paramedical female student from New Delhi and her male associate boarded a bus at about 21:15h. They had just watched a movie in a multiplex, which was located in a posh suburban area called Saket, and were on their way home. The rest is history. Apparently, a gruesome and grotesque act of terror shook the whole world. Tabloids, journals, and news channels all across the globe articulated wildly about this mishap. This hapless woman was sexually violated by six men, while her friend was plundered mercilessly with an iron rod. And if that wasn't enough, the woman was violated with the same rod in an unspeakable manner, as we speak. After more than an hour-long of ordeal, the couple was thrown alongside the road in a disorderly fashion.

Now, let us remember that this is not the first time that the city has encountered such deplorable acts. There have been many more happenings in all parts of the nation. Cases that have been registered to the police and a large number of them, have never been highlighted due to sheer shame and stigma issues. However, due to the violent nature of the crime, people have decided to take a stand and are now protesting all over the nation.

Most people blame the government for either having obsolete laws, lax security or because there is little or no action being taken against the criminals. I can't imagine that this is a bailable offense. No wonder these criminals are so impervious to the law and order. The law and order of today have become a joke, that it isn't funny anymore. The citizens of the nation are now appealing the death penalty for the guilty. A large number are of the opinion that rapists should be castrated and gutted in the public. They should be. I am totally in favor of it, however, I'm of that notion that alone will not solve the problem at hand.

Think about this, we are a nation, which boasts largely of having the 2nd largest population in the world. There are roughly about 1.2 billion people and growing and it still has a reputation of having the lowest literacy rates. I don't even have to ink down those figures. It has been official for so many decades. Isn't it so obvious?! In the year 2011, it just stood up to 74.04%, which is considered to be miserably low as compared to the world literacy rate of 84%. Can you imagine a population of 26% having absolutely no privilege to something that is so fundamental in nature? If education is a fundamental birthright, why isn't our government prioritizing this issue for so many decades?

In my opinion, the so-called uneducated and inept leaders of this nation persistently point fingers at the media, television, skin shows, hoardings, westernization of culture, etc. as a reason for the incitement of rising violence and crime. Well, I may partly agree that a lot of directors, actors, and producers alike in our country behave irresponsibly while promoting campaigns of their films and songs. These are the same bunch of idiotic sellouts, who have the power and the capital to promote positive messages and yet engage in sleaze, filth, a ruckus in their offerings to the public. Most of them being blockbusters have zilch of creativity and lack basic substance. Perhaps, I'm putting it a tad mildly.

I can't imagine, educated people of all ages dancing in weddings, clubs, house parties and are in favor of "Munni is Nautanki", "Sheila hai badnam", "Halkat Jawanis". So, how do you think the illiterate react to this. It is so not cool because of its vulgar implications and degradation of a woman. This is the kind of crass material, that billions across the country watch and are influenced, only because of overrated actors who gyrate in an out-of-taste wade fashion with nubile women. And the next thing you know, it's a commercial success. It's not just film, but our television, radio, and print media, that have stooped down to such excruciatingly low levels, it is even hard to imagine, that there could ever be a silver lining.

Oh, don't get me wrong. There is talent galore in this city. But for every Aamir Khan, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Quasar Thakore Padamsee we have about a gazillion producers promoting festering vomit. Taare Zameen Par, 3 Idiots, Black Friday, Mumbai Meri Jaan, Wednesday, Talaash, Satyamev Vijeyata, Luck by Chance were on point and delivered strong messages to the audiences and yet showbiz personnel is forever obsessed with sleaze and crass commercialization of media, which is a clear indication of cahoots that exists amongst directors, producer, actors and the ilk in this industry.

Then again, I do not believe that the problem ends here. One of the primary things that need to change in this nation is consciousness. And this consciousness can only be brought about by the government, by making education mandatory across all sectors, just like the way it is in First World Nations. Sending your kids to schools to an English Medium School from  I to XII is the responsibility of the Government. If you don't comply, the parents or guardians are incarcerated and fined. How do you think it works elsewhere. This has to happen not tomorrow or the day after, but TODAY! If it doesn't, the mentality will NEVER change and we will continue to read about rapes, murders, anti-social behavior in our daily newspapers just like we are doing right now.

I have been raised listening to elderly preaching and propagating the rich Indian Culture. You know, I've been living in this country in various metropolitan cities for years and I'm pretty well versed in the monumental heritage, especially by way of architecture, art, dance, music, folklore, cuisines, and I can go on. But as a citizen, I'm not particularly thrilled to know that Sati was a grim and bitter practice that every woman endured in the past in this very country. Should I be proud of that? I'm wary of the fact that a female infanticide is a grotesque act, which continues to happen to this day.

 It occurred well before the Dark Ages and it is a contemporary reality, which we are all dealing with. But nobody wants to raise an alarm, because everyone wants a son.

Everyone is so obsessed with having a son or having a male child, so indirectly we have a rich history of homosexuals who believe that it is O.K. to be gay. Once again, I'm not here to slag somebody's sexual preference. It's just this ignorant caveman mentality and double standards of the masses that I'm unable to fathom. I think all parties involved in this should also face the death penalty. Be it a doctor or a client, both parties must suffer,  realizing that they have blood on their hands while spilling the blood of the innocents.

Is the generation of today and the yesteryears of the opinion that women cannot be as competent as men. I think not. Oh yeah, Kalpana Chawla, P.T.Usha, Shiny Abraham, Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, Mary Kom, Konkana Sen are just a figment of our wild imagination.

I repeat it's the mentality that needs CHANGE. As is the case, in most developed nations, women are found in competition along with their men counterparts in every aspect of their career aspirations.

Please EDUCATE the masses and anybody, who says that our country doesn't have the resources for the funding is an outright retard, who needs to get permanent clinical help for himself. These acts have not just raped the women but have ravaged and raped the nation of all its pride and honor it ever had. The entire world is now aware of the fact that India is an unsafe place for women by and large, that it's embarrassing and shameful, to say the least.

Our laws are so ineffective because every government official is corrupt. Not enough funds??? What about the zillions of dollars stashed in every Credit Suisse, Bank of England, Bank of America, etc., which can create all the infrastructure and facilities to alter the system. But they don't and they won't because, I wonder how they will be able to sustain and manage their families with lavish luxuries and extravagant lifestyles similar to irresponsible celebrities, who get drunk and disorderly and run down people at unimaginable hours.

But you can surely say that the government is so concerned. No wonder there are myriads of rape cases and charges against MP's & MLA's from most states. The majority of these scumbags have barely graduated from school. It's ironic that the general public has to toil so hard to educate themselves to get a respectable job. And these lethargic, overweight bastards get a fair share of our wealth by way of tax money. This is a clear indication that our government, politicians, sleazebag showbiz producers, and even a certain percentage of the public (let's just admit it) have their heads stuck up their rears permanently that they fail to see the light. I fear that we are treading an extremely dark path.

The reason, why nobody is conscious of this issue is, that nobody is aware of what happened during that ordeal. Only the victim would know what she endures through hours of mental and physical brutality. Could you imagine the plight of the mothers who raised them? Their families are left wounded and scarred forever. This is the brutal and ugly truth. They would only realize if that person belonged to the same bloodline. Indeed, blood is thicker than water!

WAKE UP PEOPLE, Show your support, by promoting the message of progressive education for the masses, stricter and effective law and order, mandatory fast track court systems, robust security and vigil round the clock, and supporting entertainment that promotes the right message. There needs to be zero tolerance for such dastardly acts. Please pass this on  to your friends, family, cousins, workmates, etc., if this really matters to you. If women in the city are unsafe, how do you expect our own mothers, sisters, daughters, or spouses to be safe? Sign petitions which are bound to be actionable, instead of forwarding zero substancee jokes or inane memes or thinking as to how would that one vote or signature count or matter. Well, by all means it does work. So, j

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Editor:  Saurabh.Mistry