WHY EVER SEXUAL ASSAULTS & VIOLENCE?

Before I begin to write my reflections I wish to share about how I spent time struggling to frame the title. Sincerely speaking, there were many thoughts going crossing my mind, for example, off late sex in the nation, values taken for granted, Sex violence in India and etc. What I want to tell you is that, the sex violence has become so common that, any title is accepted for the issue to speak on the indecent situation widely prevalent in the country. Especially those are hidden under the carpet.  

Today sex is a well known phenomenon in the society and much more about the current generation. Why all this? However I wish to leave this to your reflection. But I want to bring to your notice something which is shocking indeed. If I ask someone about Indian culture and tradition and value system I am dam sure that the entire nation will roar saying India as the hub of cultures and values. Yes it is all true only in the history of the country, in the books and religions. It is all an external show of which we speak great values. Internally at praxis level it is all a great question mark. This reminds me of the Pharisees and seduces about whom Christ spoke as white washed tombs.

I feel the same with our Indian cultures and tradition in which the vice lies underneath. For example, Indian movies especially, the value systems, culture, comedy and violence projected by the Bollywood, Tollywood, and Kollywood have to be blamed for what is happening in the country today. Some Indian movies like, Dirty Picture, Agneepath, Daisy Boys, Thupaki, 22 Female Kottyam, Magadheera and Chatrapati etc. I am sure all these Indian moves irrespective of their region, language, culture and customs have projected a lot of violence, sensation, doubt and immoral values into the minds of the youth and the people. The fights, item songs, lyrics, songs, rape scenes and scenes showing man power, women’s weakness and as attractive, are to be questioned about the intentions that filmmakers, producers and the sponsors have in mind. Do they concern about the youth, children, young men and the students who can very easily carried away by them. I think in the stories that are of stereotype are mostly projecting immorality, vice and what not. I cannot but feel sorry for what is happening. I feel like doing something for the people who are ill treated, deprived and plundered by the strong. Why this? Why this? Whom to blame? Whom to ask?

I think in this regard we need to conscientize the people about the dignity of their life as humans. Because this is the need of the hour in India where women are treated not as co traveller but as an object, as a thing, as a product to be consumed and used. This is very clear when the girl child is not accepted as grace to the family. Girls are not treated equally, in the family father beating the mother, daughters are deprived of the privileges, benefits and education, uncles and nephews abusing the kith and kin. Therefore, we need to question our frame of mind, our mind set, and our belief systems and value system that our mother land stands as an icon to the world at large. Shall we contribute to the growth of the humanity or shall we crucify the women with our muscular power and strength? There are people who are like wolfs in the human skin. Values are at the bottom of everything we do. They determine a lot of what we attempt and accomplish in our lives.

If we give weight and importance to something we will give it time and energy. But can values really be taught, or are they passed on from one generation to another through inspiration and perspiration! Yes I would say. In today’s context this is what missing as the tech and science are advancing with surprise and innovation. As a result we are carried away by the virtual world than our real world. Because of which relationships, friendships, families and life have become suspicious about each other.