However, these problems do not exist at such high alert levels in the US and UK. Our sex ratio is unbalanced, and the fundamental everyday freedoms of women are severely restricted.
“ Bringing a daughter up is like watering your neighbour’s plant” is the general idea that sums up the way our culture looks at a girl child. We still practice several traditions of misogyny including dowry, female foeticide, infanticide, honour killing and child marriages. In India, there are various other forms of violence which Ms Dutt conveniently ignored. We have a variety of misogyny that the West does not face Whereas in India the statistics didn’t increase from 13% until after the 2012 Delhi gangrape case. In the US, 70 out of every 100 sexual assault cases are reported. The fact is that in India, very few cases on sexual assault are reported. If she chooses not to follow any of that and if it leads to rape then she is blamed for it. A woman’s freedom is limited to the four walls in her home, her sindoor and the number of male bodyguards around her.
The way sexual assault cases are handled in India is just barbarous starting from the police station till the court. Ms Dutt claimed that UK and US have more sexual assault cases. Sexual assault in India is hardly reported However, what she said also made me cringe. She is right when it comes to the generalisation of India as a rape nation. People and media should stop doing that. Not to mention that an Indian male student was denied internship in Germany because of the “ rape problem” in India. It is indeed disturbing to know that India is generalised as a rape nation since a case as brutal as December 16th happened. While doing it she also proclaimed that she’s not trying to be patriotic. At that moment Ms Dutt jumped up in defense and said, “ India had a female leader four decades ago” and “ US and UK have more sexual assault cases compared to India” to applause from the audience. She said “ India is so unsafe for women“. Norah O Connell talked about the tragic circumstances of Jyoti and her family as well as women’s safety in India. I happen to come across a viral video that has Barkha Dutt (NDTV reporter), Leslee Udwin (filmmaker, India’s Daughter) and Norah O Connell (CBS) discussing the 2012 gangrape.
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