India's Rape Struggle: Beyond Outrage and Towards Real Solutions
It has been more than a fortnight now since India was shamed by that inhuman deed. She fought hard but finally succumbed to her injuries, both physical and mental, and lost her life today. A lot has been said about it already. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone is emotionally involved and outraged. I too had my moments of outbursts when I proclaimed in front of my friends that these perpetrators should be castrated, their limbs chopped off, and given the death sentence. But in more sober times that followed, I realized that there is something more important than what happens to these culprits or what punishment is given to them . A lot of people criticized the police for using force to disperse the peaceful protesters. That was really unfortunate and should not have happened. But there is another side to the story as well. The protests got violent. A police constable got killed. Even within that motivated crowd, girls were molested. I am not taking any sides here. But I have witnessed ...