One of the things which makes me really angry about Indian and the societal practices (note that I am not using the word Culture) is the way caste system and other systems of hierarchy picks on the weak and the poor. Ignoring the few lines in Manusmriti, nowhere in Hinduism are such activities condoned. If someone insists on bringing the Manuwadi Hinduism up, then I have one thing to say to them: It is time we wiped this dark age concept from an otherwise beautiful and peaceful religion. There is no room for such thought in an ancient civilization like ours.
The first case which I had heard of was that of Phoolan Devi. This was before the woman had turned into a bandit. This woman was made to go through hell. Raping her was not enough - they paraded her naked.
After that case, I heard of many other cases of that kind. It always made me sick. Why in the name of all things good, do we do this? Why do followers of one of the most peaceful religions do such a thing? Is it that somehow we have convinced ourselves that the poor and the weak are less human or they are some other god's children?
What I do know is that a society which does not respect women will NEVER prosper. Case in point are the Islamic countries. On the other hand, countries where women are treated with dignity and respect, are prospering and even striving for greatness. We cannot treat the hands that rock our cradles in such a way and hope to rule the world (just to complete the cliché). Maltreating half the population cannot be beneficial to anyone. It's such an irony and shame that in a land where the cow is revered the women are treated such dishonorably.
We need to stop abusing our Durgas, Lakshmis and Saraswatis. It is wrong and a sin for all Hindus.
Two more Indian tribal women 'forced to walk naked'
Two more tribal women have been stripped and forced to parade naked in front of large crowds in the Indian state of West Bengal, police say. The incidents were in the same area - the Birbhum district - where a similar case took place four months ago.Locals say that the women were being punished for "having close relations" with men from other communities. Birbhum police spokesman Humayun Kabir told the BBC that the two women in the latest incidents had filed cases. Superintendent Kabir said that reports about one of them committing suicide could not be confirmed.
The rest of the article can be read at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11024303
Dalit woman allegedly stripped, beaten
A Dalit woman was on Saturday allegedly dragged out of her house, stripped and beaten up by a group of upper caste people over a land dispute at a remote village of the district.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Dalit-woman-allegedly-stripped-beaten/Article1-566963.aspx
Dalit woman stripped, beaten up in Mumbai slum
‘Neech jaat' (low caste) was a word Kavita (name changed) kept hearing when she was being stripped and beaten up. “They beat me with bamboo sticks. I kept saying ‘no.' They ripped off my gown, pulled my hair and dragged me out of the house to a nearby shop. Many were filming the act on mobile phones. In Hindi, they kept saying, ‘neech jaat [low caste], come, take your turn.' Men were beating me too,” Kavita told The Hindu on Saturday.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/article487516.ece
The first case which I had heard of was that of Phoolan Devi. This was before the woman had turned into a bandit. This woman was made to go through hell. Raping her was not enough - they paraded her naked.
After that case, I heard of many other cases of that kind. It always made me sick. Why in the name of all things good, do we do this? Why do followers of one of the most peaceful religions do such a thing? Is it that somehow we have convinced ourselves that the poor and the weak are less human or they are some other god's children?
What I do know is that a society which does not respect women will NEVER prosper. Case in point are the Islamic countries. On the other hand, countries where women are treated with dignity and respect, are prospering and even striving for greatness. We cannot treat the hands that rock our cradles in such a way and hope to rule the world (just to complete the cliché). Maltreating half the population cannot be beneficial to anyone. It's such an irony and shame that in a land where the cow is revered the women are treated such dishonorably.
We need to stop abusing our Durgas, Lakshmis and Saraswatis. It is wrong and a sin for all Hindus.
Two more Indian tribal women 'forced to walk naked'
Two more tribal women have been stripped and forced to parade naked in front of large crowds in the Indian state of West Bengal, police say. The incidents were in the same area - the Birbhum district - where a similar case took place four months ago.Locals say that the women were being punished for "having close relations" with men from other communities. Birbhum police spokesman Humayun Kabir told the BBC that the two women in the latest incidents had filed cases. Superintendent Kabir said that reports about one of them committing suicide could not be confirmed.
The rest of the article can be read at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11024303
Dalit woman allegedly stripped, beaten
A Dalit woman was on Saturday allegedly dragged out of her house, stripped and beaten up by a group of upper caste people over a land dispute at a remote village of the district.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Dalit-woman-allegedly-stripped-beaten/Article1-566963.aspx
Dalit woman stripped, beaten up in Mumbai slum
‘Neech jaat' (low caste) was a word Kavita (name changed) kept hearing when she was being stripped and beaten up. “They beat me with bamboo sticks. I kept saying ‘no.' They ripped off my gown, pulled my hair and dragged me out of the house to a nearby shop. Many were filming the act on mobile phones. In Hindi, they kept saying, ‘neech jaat [low caste], come, take your turn.' Men were beating me too,” Kavita told The Hindu on Saturday.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/article487516.ece
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