Change..

              
                The inspiration for this blog comes from desperation. Desperation to change the pitiful state of our country and the danger women face as they try to live their life. First, the news of the Delhi gang rape case, rattled the country. Protests and demonstrations were held in every part of the country. It wasn't to no avail. The special fast track courts were set up for hearing rape cases and the J.S.Verma committee's report was also reassuring. Many more women who had been victims of sexual violence gathered the courage to lodge complaints against the perpetrators. People began to think that perhaps there was a chance for the country to change.
                 Then came the news about the news about the brutal rape and mutilation of a five year old girl in Delhi. She was kidnapped from her house, raped and mutilated to be found two days later by neighbours who heard her cries. What is worse is that, there are allegations that the police offered to pay the family Rs.2000 to keep quiet. At the same time, a four year old was raped in a village in Nagpur and has sustained severe brain injuries. These children fought for their lives in hospitals due to the monsters who set out to destroy their life for their own pleasure. As protests and demonstrations continued, three teenagers were raped in different places in Delhi. This is what are country has come to.
                 Women, a decade ago, were held in the limits of their homes. They were afraid to step across their boundaries and to test themselves. They weren't safe then. In the present day, they are bold enough to step out of their homes and change the world. They aren't safe now. Leave alone women; children playing in the limits of their homes are not safe now.
                It is terrible to think that we are living in such a barbaric country where women aren't safe anywhere. I do not wish for more protection for women, because that isn't going to change anything; I do not wish for a miracle, because they do not happen; I wish for a change in the mindset of men, i wish for them to rise above this and be human; I wish for the world to be a better place, so that my parents wouldn't have to worry that I won't return home in the same state I left, or worse, not at all.