The girl is still proud!!!

As I moved along my way wearing a full sleeves salwar kameez ,in a chilly winter night I happened to cross an almost deserted road with as few as 3-4 people, all guys.I kept walking looking straight up with a fear in my heart,a fear I can't describe in words,a fear which has no name but has been imbibed into our hearts by the numerous incidents happening around us, the fear was that of being a victim and not the one who is guilty ....

With each step I took I could feel eyes scanning me up and down as if ,if only they could tear my flesh and look through ( and they say girls should dress decently,if only they knew these guys would stare at anything).

Being an Indian, staying in this country for the past 20 years the one thing I have learnt is its always your fault, while you walk through a crowd and some pervert tries to scan your body with their hands its your fault, while you stand in a crowded bus in the early hours,trying to get to a destination and someone takes the opportunity to lighten up their mood for the day,its your fault,

while you walk through that street where a group of boys sit and chat ,they look at you and pass comments, its your fault,while you leave your compound and the security guard devours at you and when the guy from the neighbourhood who keeps roaming about the streets gives you a wicked smile while you go out to work,its your fault.

And who imbibed these fears in us???? 

It's we who did it..

Every time you went out with your parents they would hold your hands and tell you to stay away from that place,don't let someone touch you,don't go so close..

While they told their sons to go on out alone have fun.

While those incidents of victimisation happened all over the city, the government and the society all refused to take responsibility and instead blamed it on the girls..

When the criminals of the Delhi bus rape case were sentenced to death the country cried,a cry of happiness and pride for their own girl and yet, sitting right there in front of the television set some guy smirked and said "kya re babu? ladki ki saaza un ladko ko kyun?", the same guy would go out today and assault another girl....

This is what we Indian girls are expecting today every time we walk out on the street leaving our safety shell.