Incident that shook the CONSCIENCE of the people of India and disturbed PEACE of my mind

This is my blog reflecting my thoughts about the tragic, horrifying rape incident that occurred in Delhi. Indeed, a very shameful act that shook the conscience of the people of India and led to the ‘WAKE UP CALL’ for the lazy, insensitive, heartless, corrupt governing system.  

 

This incident is NOT the first rape case in India. Women have continuously been prey to the hungry vultures in the past and not only in villages but major cities too. There has been long lasting history of huge number of cases in different regions within India and surprisingly many of them go unreported due to the defamation within the society that the victim faces or death threat from the accused on any kind of reporting. The dirty politics of money and power, the ineffective, adamant police, the ineffective functioning of the legal system, and above all the mindset of the society - all stand against the victims (as if they themselves are the culprits for the act). Of course, education plays a vital role but more than that family and social values are significant. It is the perception of the society that needs a change – the fragile mindset of the people towards a girl child, treating of women with disrespect and not showing equal concern and care for them. Men call themselves physically strong but it is the strengths about the strong principles, strong mindset, and equality within both the sexes that matters. Other important and the biggest factor with respect to Indian environment is the governing structure – loopholes within the legal system & its implementation.  

 

Who is to be blamed for such acts of shame?

Would it be the culprits, the government, or the loopholes within the system? Well, some even point out at the victims. The more number of people we ask, the more opinions one can get. But, the foremost and the primary are the people within the system. It is the uneducated small thinking mentality within our corrupt mindset, one’s moral values, our own ambiguous principles and the environment in which an individual is raised. So, in a way, the whole social system around us is to be blamed for such incidents and not actually the victims.

 

Nation WAKES UP…but at what cost?
 
I am glad that people of the nation awakened, became aware & stood together for a cause. They decided to revolt against the insensitive, ineffective government and forced the blind & deaf legal system to frame an action plan, provide justice and safety to its citizens. Fighting for a good cause is NEVER easy; it takes time and courage to build a momentum. But when I look back and think about such incidents, my mind goes blank and I pause and wonder over the dilemma that raises questions deep within my soul.

Is this NOT late? Should this have been done much earlier, then, would this brutality have been stopped? Could we have prevented and saved a young life from being tortured, ruined and murdered? Could we have had at least one less sacrifice? My mind, my soul is not willing to accept – why there have to be numerous SACRIFICES before the voices are raised. I am glad that people of the nation are outraged and demanding justice. We will definitely WIN the battle against the Heartless, Insensitive Government. But will this victory be effective enough to STOP such crimes in future or lead to resolve similar other cases in the past? Law will be passed; future changes in the legal process will be made, the culprits will also be punished but then another question that keeps on haunting me is “At what cost?” How can one measure this cost? I don’t think it would be ever possible to measure such costs. It is the cost at which a 23 year old girl’s life has been snatched and many other lives which have been made miserable with unbearable pain and unforgettable, un-erasable horrifying memories for their entire lifetime.