Are women really safe?

Mollyshree Dhasmana

M.Sc. Economics (2011)

Women are considered to the pride and respect of a nation and therefore their safety is considered as the responsibility of the people residing there. But India’s pride took a major hit when on December 16, 2012 a 23 years old girl was gang raped, tortured and brutally injured by a group of five people in a moving bus. This incident shocked the whole nation to their core and “humanity” was critically questioned.

The girl died after 13 days of treatment and struggle but left us all thinking and doubting the safety of women in our country. Several women suffer in India from harassment, physical abuse, assault that ranges from verbal harassment to crude preposition and in some cases even rape. Many of these incidents go unreported or as most of the times, unheard. This case made each and every one of us question the security and the law and order of the nation we live in and to what extent is the system damaged and how much repairing it needs. The girl who lost her life, “Damini” or “Nirbhaya” as she is know now, may have left the eyes of her loved ones moist but she opened our eyes and made us all rise and raise our voice to get what we deserve i.e. safety and security to walk the streets without any fear.

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