Save Girls Save Nation
Women Safety in India has become the most discussed topic in the nation especially after Asifa Bano rape case. The innocent 8 year old Kashmir girl was raped,drugged and starved for days before being brutally murdered. Its a tragic incident that happened to a place which was once termed as the Heaven on Earth - The magnificent Kashmir. But I guess neither earth nor heaven is spared by the devils of mankind. The heads are down , eyes are wet, heart is filled with anguish.
Everyday the vulnerable common girl wakes up in the morning with a hope of a safer and fair society but to her dismay her hope dies with the news of another brutal rape .
I am telling you girls - "Nothing is going to change unless we don't change".
I question you . From whom are we asking to save you ? The Government ? Out of 6 accused in the Asifa Bano rape case , 1 is an ex-government official and 4 are police officers. Or are we expecting a known person to protect us ? More than 90% of the time its the known who does the rapes . There is no escaping from them.
If you slip while walking you gather yourself and stand up. You do not expect or wait for others to help you. So why wait now? No one else will come for your rescue. You have to be your own Hero.
Its time that girls start taking responsibility of their safety in their own hands instead of depending on their brother or father or husband. Be self sufficient. Learn Karate,do push-ups, do weights to build muscles. Make yourself strong and equip yourself for any situation.
I know its pretty hard to do because since childhood we girls are taught to be sophisticated and be girly all the time. There is no harm in it but efforts should be made to make yourself powerful and strong. Do strength training don't worry you will gain muscle or you will look less attractive. Muscle is the new swag.
When that forbidden moment arrives neither your brother nor your husband and even your father would be there to protect you. It will be you against them. And that moment only your strength and wisdom can save you. Remember! you are not weak. How can you forget Geeta Phogat, the freestyle wrestler who won India's first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
You are stronger than your imagination and far more strong than your false beliefs . Rise above them and get rid from the shackles of being sophisticated and weak.
God forbid if ever in your life you face this situation then give your all, use your body as weapon and don not give up till your last breath. Atleast give them a fight of their life so that in the future they will never think of this heinous act again!
Having said that I feel giving a death penalty to a rapist is a commendable step taken by Indian government and I just hope the verdict would be taken early in such cases. But my heart cries when I see the stats stating 5 rape cases every day in Delhi in 2017 means approx 1825 cases yearly. The figures are horrifying and that too from a country where most of the deities are women.
We are sacred but we are scared
We are layered but we are not spared
This time I urge not to men but to women to 'save themselves to save the nation'
Because if not you, then nobody had and nobody will.
Be Brave not because there is no other option ,
be brave because you want to be one.
You Believe you can so you would.
This is the right way of Living.
The culprits are never strong, they are drunk they are weak
They cannot take a Leap until you don't succumb to them
Nirbhaya Case Criminals
Be Strong Mentally and Physically.
There is lot you can do
You can Shout, You can Fight you can teach them what is Right.
Always remember
you are as strong as you want to be
Teach yourself
your daughter, sister and wife the art of
martial arts before the cooking
class.
Its not about You, its not about Me its about Us the
community
The community who
gives birth to a child with so much hardship and toil and later on her daughter
or she herself gets raped by the child of other women.
No, this is not
acceptable and neither we are going to spend rest of our life in the fear of
getting assaulted.
It’s a Battle for
Survival and not a matter of choice!
We, women of India take pledge to be strong and powerful with each passing
day.
We will not let anybody take us for a Ride!
We are here to survive
and to live a long and a beautiful Life
I Pledge to be my own Hero!
