No, this post is not a film review, (lest you get deluded by this post's headline) about the movie that goes by the same name.
Actually, this is not just for the second time ('Dobara'), but for the umpteenth time that such a terrible incident has happened in Mumbai.
Not just in Mumbai, but also in Mumbai, apart from every other major or minor city that you can think of.
Incidents like these bring to the fore, the sad and chilling reality that for all the howling, protests, legislation after the December 16 case, nothing, absolutely nothing has changed.
I had written earlier in the year, when the Nirbhaya case had seemed to be a watershed moment in generating mass indignation and mobilizing a public movement - not just in Delhi, but throughout the country and even overseas.
I wrote last month about the trials, tribulations and trauma that rape victims (and even her family) go through, that might not be possible for anyone else to completely comprehend.
And I write today again, on much the same topic, with much the same sadness, wrench, angst, and anguish.
What then, is it that you and me - the proverbial and much-abused (pun intended) mango people - can do, in such times?
Only one thing, in my humble opinion: Let's simply take care of our conduct towards anyone we meet (and women in particular).
Let's just ensure that the conduct of anyone too that we see - in our family, among our relatives, in our offices, on the roads, in the metros - in short, anywhere and everywhere we are, watching/witnessing people interacting with each other, remains above-board and impeccable.
If each one of us is respectful towards our womenfolk, and vigilant against any miscreants, our society shall be a better place to live in.
That's my only appeal/request/wish - manliness is not in dishonoring a lady by force, deceit and physical power.
Manliness is in making sure our women look up to the men around them, and walk/talk freely, secure in the knowledge that they are comfortable and respected in the midst of real (gentle)men.
Actually, this is not just for the second time ('Dobara'), but for the umpteenth time that such a terrible incident has happened in Mumbai.
Not just in Mumbai, but also in Mumbai, apart from every other major or minor city that you can think of.
Incidents like these bring to the fore, the sad and chilling reality that for all the howling, protests, legislation after the December 16 case, nothing, absolutely nothing has changed.
I had written earlier in the year, when the Nirbhaya case had seemed to be a watershed moment in generating mass indignation and mobilizing a public movement - not just in Delhi, but throughout the country and even overseas.
I wrote last month about the trials, tribulations and trauma that rape victims (and even her family) go through, that might not be possible for anyone else to completely comprehend.
And I write today again, on much the same topic, with much the same sadness, wrench, angst, and anguish.
What then, is it that you and me - the proverbial and much-abused (pun intended) mango people - can do, in such times?
Only one thing, in my humble opinion: Let's simply take care of our conduct towards anyone we meet (and women in particular).
Let's just ensure that the conduct of anyone too that we see - in our family, among our relatives, in our offices, on the roads, in the metros - in short, anywhere and everywhere we are, watching/witnessing people interacting with each other, remains above-board and impeccable.
If each one of us is respectful towards our womenfolk, and vigilant against any miscreants, our society shall be a better place to live in.
That's my only appeal/request/wish - manliness is not in dishonoring a lady by force, deceit and physical power.
Manliness is in making sure our women look up to the men around them, and walk/talk freely, secure in the knowledge that they are comfortable and respected in the midst of real (gentle)men.
