You cannot talk about rape without talking about the skewed sex ratio caused by the selective abortion of female fetuses (most prevalent in our richest states like Haryana and Punjab). You cannot ‘fight rape’ without first demolishing a patriarchal system that raises entitled men and submissive daughters. Dial a number to join Satyamev Jayate’s fight against rape? Err, how? How does a call, and a missed call at that, on a toll-free number change social attitudes? Perhaps I’ve missed a vital point, but the more pressing message would have been: Ok, guys, we have a tough new law on rape, on paper at least, now what are you going to do about changing your attitudes? For instance, do medical textbooks in India really ask doctors to look at rape survivors with suspicion when they come to be examined? I’m not sure, but if that is claim is correct, it deserves further probe.Īnd some things I just didn’t get. Some claims generated controversy even as they were made. Perhaps the producers decided that incest was too stomach-churning for Sunday morning viewing on a family channel. Are we really not ready to talk about marital rape or rape by armed forces in conflict areas? What about the fact that in 98% of the 24,923 rape cases registered last year in India, the offenders were known to their victims 393 involved parents or close relatives according to data analysed by the website India Spend, which in percentage terms is up 47% in just one year (click here to read the full report). Then there were areas that the producers simply steered clear of.
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