(Akshaya Sivakumar is a Class 12 student of Delhi Public School, Surat.)
When I first saw the Nirbhaya case being displayed on all the television news channels, I didn't really realize the detailed implications it had for our society. Watching the BBC documentary on India's Daughter has touched certain aspects of my mind that I was knowingly ignorant of, thinking that not knowing would numb the pain, or that not knowing would prevent negative thoughts from entering my mind. No, that wasn't true. Not knowing is the root of the problem. Not knowing, ignorance, unawareness, or lack of education, is the reason such incidents happen in societies.
Government, haven't you kept your citizens, whose massive population is considered a vote bank by you, in the shadow of ignorance long enough? And why? Just so you can get votes? Some politicians, after getting elected, stash away hard-earned public money into their Swiss bank accounts. Is this the aim of good governance? I blame the government, and I don't mean the BJP or the Congress or any other political party. I mean the 'Government of India', which has governed us throughout the course of Indian democracy. Since our government takes pride in being the most populous and cultured society, I say it is also to blame. Why? Here's why - you don't educate your citizens, and the term 'citizen' covers a range of persons from the 'Ambani citizen' to the 'Slumdog citizen'.
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Living in a patriarchal society over centuries has created strong affirmations of male dominance in the minds of many Indians. To change this way of thinking is a battle that we have to be prepared to fight for as long as we do not succeed. It's like swimming. You can't stop till you've reached the end of your goal or else you might drown. Don't drown. Don't allow yourself to turn into something you hate seeing in others. Don't allow your education to go waste. We are the only ones who can bring in change. Be the change you want to see.
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Education is the key to end such problems. I hope more Indians realize this sooner. Literacy enabled me to pen my thoughts but my education is what made me think.
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