Why Dowry?Why rapes?Why illiteracy?Why child marriage?Why Slavery?
India is a country very well known to the world for the rich cultural heritage that is possesses.
Our rituals,culture,diversity and many other extraordinary features make us different from all the other countries in a very special way.Let it be respecting your elders, the feeling of secularism, the principles of Gandhi, sacrifice of Bhagat Singh ,the science of C.V. Raman , the literature of Rabindranath Tagore the teachings of Mahabharata and Ramayana. We have so much be to proud of and to boast of. We are equally making progress in almost all the fields. Be it the science and technology, economy,
sports, media, almost everything. We are one of the strongest rising nations.We have reached the moon, travelled to mars and progressing for deep space exploration. Our achievements in these fields are truly remarkable. Our youth is doing a remarkable work all across the globe. India has given so many great minds to this world and is still doing that restlessly. Indians have mastered their knowledge in Dharma, Karma, Vedas and the Shastras. With every new day we are bringing change to this country,its people, this world and this nature.It is really a great achievement for us.
But there is a dark side also that has been a burning issue for us and a real tough problem to fight with.We people are still fighting with it and have reached nowhere. It is defeating us every time. The more we want to eliminate it, the more it has started to rise. Our efforts have gone in vain. As we know that when a Diya lights itself, it gives light to all its surroundings but the very portion that lies below and around its base remains in dark. Same is the case with us . We have made so many efforts to develop our country in all fields but the very basic issue is not yet solved.
Yes! I am talking about the condition of women and girls. We all know what is their condition in our country. When ever I open the newspaper every morning, I always see headlines like " girl raped brutally and killed!" , "dowry ended one more life ",etc. etc. . This feels so terrible. It feels as if those girls and women are crying out their pain with each and every word of that headline. What we do in return? Organizing candle march to show our sympathy to the victim and then, as the time passes, those cries and voices get feeble and feeble in our ears. Those faces get faded in our eyes and those memories get vanished. A voice that asked for justice has lost somewhere and no one now remembers it. As a result , one more girl is raped, another bride is killed or she commits suicide just because of bloody dowry issue. And the whole process of candle march and fake
justice begins once again.
A father loses his loving daughter, a mother loses her angel, a brother loses his best secret keeper and a sister loses her shadow. All I can say is that a tree or a plant is thrashed which was seeded with a hope that it would cherish some day. A plant that was grown up with the water of love, with the sunlight of dedication and infinite efforts. And the family is left with pain ,agony and never ending tears which roll down their cheeks every moment they see the photo of their beautiful
daughter, sister or mother.
I don't know what to say but all that I know is that we are in this world only because these daughters, mothers and sister exist, rather I should say that this whole world is their gift. Without them we are nothing. In fact, we simply won't exist. So all those who make bad things happen to them, please remember that u too have a mother, daughter, sister. If they deserve your respect then these one too! All I want to say is that its our duty to protect the rights and the life of those who are the root cause of our existence in this world. Let's make this place a better place to live for them. Let us give them all that they deserve - education, love, freedom, rights and above all respect!
Respect women!Raise your voice for justice!
