'Men should take responsibilities for their actions and take action as their responsibility'
I sit here thinking about Raksha Bandhan wishes that I have received from my sisters, be it cousins or the adoptive sisters(munh-bola behen) and it has got me thinking about the state in which women are treated in our country. It is very sad to read about so many cases of rape, harassment and assault against women in the newspapers and on the internet sites. I restrain myself from logging into the online forum newspaper because all I can read about is the fact that women are treated like objects; objects of entertainment, slavery and sex toys. But I do not restrain anymore. For I know that this is still happening even if I am not reading it. And it will keep happening unless each one of us take actions to prevent these.
What is the use of celebrating Raksha Bandhan if we can't protect the women around us?
Has it become just a tradition that we follow each year where we get our share of the sacred thread, sweets and in return give them chocolates, toys or anything else as a token of appreciation? It is sad to see this is what it has come down to. Men should take responsibilities for their actions and men should take action as their responsibility to protect not only their sisters but any woman they know that are in harm.
I sit here thinking about Raksha Bandhan wishes that I have received from my sisters, be it cousins or the adoptive sisters(munh-bola behen) and it has got me thinking about the state in which women are treated in our country. It is very sad to read about so many cases of rape, harassment and assault against women in the newspapers and on the internet sites. I restrain myself from logging into the online forum newspaper because all I can read about is the fact that women are treated like objects; objects of entertainment, slavery and sex toys. But I do not restrain anymore. For I know that this is still happening even if I am not reading it. And it will keep happening unless each one of us take actions to prevent these.
What is the use of celebrating Raksha Bandhan if we can't protect the women around us?
Has it become just a tradition that we follow each year where we get our share of the sacred thread, sweets and in return give them chocolates, toys or anything else as a token of appreciation? It is sad to see this is what it has come down to. Men should take responsibilities for their actions and men should take action as their responsibility to protect not only their sisters but any woman they know that are in harm.
