SEENE MEIN JALAN

It is a very sad day for Delhi, for India. How have we turned into such a scary place to live in? It is time for each one of us to reflect and find out how we have created this culture of violence and inhuman behavior? How have we created this urban jungle, lifeless and heartless. And we call our city ’Dilli dilwalon ka sheher’. Each one of us is guilty. Law and order that is meant to kowtow to the privileged only. Slow, crippled judicial system, apathetic political system that mainly focuses on showing the other party down somehow or the other; media, films, ads that promote the objectification of women, men who look at every woman as potential prey, women who accept or ignore the slightest form of sexual harassment in their day to day lives, be it an errant comment or an inappropriate gesture, who step out today without equipping themselves with self defence measures in this anarchic land. The usual debates ensue- the ‘superior’ South Indians blaming North Indian men, the state blaming police, the police blaming the society, the society blaming the media, films, foreign influences. The fact is each one of us needs to take a look at our own conduct/attitude/behaviour and find the answers....