Thursday 20 December 2012

Rape in India: Hard Facts:


Dear all

There is a lot of public outrage in the social media on the horrific Delhi gang rape, with emotive calls for castration and death as punishment for the rapist.

As per National crime record bureau,  24500 cases of rape was recorded in India last year,  which means every 22 minutes a lady is dishonored. Above 1000 rape cases are reported in Delhi alone, in this year.  It is said that only 25 % of the rapes are reported in the police station, and out of the reported cases less than 50 % of the rapist are punished.
The inefficiency and insensitiveness of our political -legal establishment has not only made the plight of the victim worse, but also has resulted in an environment where the rapist can escape without punishment. For example no injury marks over a victims body is argued as consensual sex..

Rapes in western nations are mainly attributed to  psychological and other personality disorders of the rapist. In contrast, in India the reason is Sociological in nature.

The prevalent patriarchal system has created an atmosphere of male dominance, and forceful subservience of females in the family. A general look into the soap operas being telecasted on our national media proves this point. The patriarchal family system has been encouraging   discrimination among boys and  girls  in the field of education, food, clothing etc which has resulted in, built-up   of a false ego and superiority complex among majority of males in India. I have often heard men while taking up a fight mentioning ‘’ Maine chudia nehi pahni hai’’  meaning I have not worn bangles, or making self-proclamation that he is a ‘’man with balls’’.  This false sense of ego has been unconsciously planted in the male psyche by their family since many generations.

On the other side the success of females in areas hitherto considered as male bastions as like in jobs and  education ,has resulted in a power shift within the family. Further  the entire control over female sexuality that men ‘’enjoyed’’ in India, due to community and caste laws is now being challenged by the females. Today they don’t hesitate to call off an unhappy marriage, choose their sexual partners, or experiment with their own sexual needs. Eventually this has made the general urban male insecure and the effeminate among them has started feeling that they have lost their balls or being worn a bangle.

In Urban India the general increase of rape cases with a Year on Year growth of 10% has to be viewed in this context. We cant blame  the Guardian Newspaper comment that , among the G-20 nations, India stands the worst in female security.

We need to ensure that value based education is imparted by the parents itself to their children and  the State should take political legal and administrative measures which shall then act as a deterrent. Fast track courts, Female officers handling rape cases, legal support, compulsory filing of FIRs, 24X7 Helplines are few solutions.

Above all men in India need to realize that he needs to have his balls not between his legs, but inside his brain and learn that the power of the muscle is gone and it is time to win over women not by chauvinism but by his intellect and positive action.

It took 40 minutes time  for me to complete this write up, and by this time two more women were raped somewhere in this country………………………

Wednesday 5 December 2012

UPA goverment survives motion on FDI


Dear all

The UPA government has won the motion against FDI and a big boost to Dr Manmohan Singh, and his new wave of economic reforms. The motion put forward by the strange combination of BJP and Left parties  was defeated in the floor of the house  by 35 votes . Thanks to the 43 member   BSP - SP combine abstaining from the voting

It is natural that any economic reforms bring with it an array of apprehension on its fallouts. It is this apprehension of the public that creates the muddled waters for the political party to fish in and exaggerate the fear.

Multi-brand retail entry into the 450 Billion dollar Retail segment in India is perceived to be a threat to the small scale kirana stores and farmers. Notwithstanding the  fact that the policy on FDI in multi brand retail has inbuilt clauses which safe guards this perceived threat and  is left to the state governments for implementation, the BJP has been the unprincipled  opponent to this move.

Well this note is not into putting up an argument on the subject but to bring to the attention of the readers to the fact that, policy making and politicking in India revolves around the interest factors of the affected elite. India as represented by its political parties are governed by the  oligarchy aptly caricatured as the three prowling fat cats-  Business houses, Rich farmers and the middle man traders-Among this class of the  Indian bourgeoisie , the middle men traders are the BJPs coffers who shall be the sufferers in case of multi brand retail entry into India. With the retail chains resorting to direct purchase, transportation and storage and  by usage of  technologically driven logistic management tools, added to the benefits of economics of scale, the per unit cost is bound to minimize . This may result in the end of speculation as a tool for price management, there by hitting the trader in his underbelly.

As BJP has a major trader representation, this section is the hidden critic of the policy prompting them to move a motion against the bill which has now been defeated.

It is important for us to read this message between the line and conclude that good economics is always not good politics:

Sanyasi: