Namaste India
I am a woman and I am your citizen. I am
sorry for I will not celebrate the republic day just like I did not celebrate
the ‘New Year’. I refrained from the festivities because of a simple reason. I
don’t know if I am safe living here.
‘The brutal rape of a 23 year old medical
student’ this was the headline in your newspapers and channels countrywide 16
December onwards. The whole country was shocked at the brutality and the
nonsensical reason behind it. There was so much rage, anger, disbelief, denial
and protests at that time. People were enraged, maddened with the thought that
this could have happened to their sisters, daughters, mothers, wives…So they
launched country wide protests. By the way, your attempts to suppress it were
commendable. The silence from all major politicians, sending the victim for
treatment after the battle was completely lost, calling the young people who
were leading this protest ‘the discotheque generation’…Wow! Every thing has
subsided now. The protesting voices are quite, the newspapers have moved
on…people have resumed their routine.
However, I can’t. I can’t! I can’t! I
can’t!
Being the country of Lakshmi, Saraswati and
Durga how could you let this happen? Not only her but children as young as 3
and women as old as 75!!
Why are you dishonoring us? Are dowry
deaths, female foeticides, domestic violence, eve teasing, child marriages and
honor killings not enough that your men can do this too?
Why we are still looked down upon? Where is
the freedom, the liberty, the gender equality that the constitution talks
about? When you ask me to shut myself at home before 9 pm , are you not taking away my constitutional
right to freedom?
Than why should I have faith? Why should I
celebrate the making of this constitution which is so openly violated?
Sorry, extremely sorry.
I am a patriot at heart and I really
respect you. But I will not be able to celebrate because I am still not free. I
don’t want to celebrate liberation when I am not liberated.
Love you my dear country, hope you give me
a chance to believe you once again.
Your unfortunate daughter
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