Jyoti - The Light
Hi,
Her name is Jyoti.
In means 'Light'.
On Sunday, December 16, 2012, Jyoti, 23, was brutally gang-raped by 6 men on a 'joy-ride' aboard a bus in New Delhi, India, in the dead of night.
Her male friendk Awindra, tried to help her and was brutally beaten with an iron rod. Jyoti called for help on her cell phone but that was taken from her.
Then Jyoti lost all connection to the world and was trapped in hell, to be raped and beaten.
After a harrowing - no. Vile - no. Grotesque - no. Is there a word in any language that can depict the hell she endured on that bus for a whole hour? I don't think so. Is there a heart that doesn't bleed for Jyoti and the ordeal she was forced to endure? I don't think so.
What followed shortly after was the struggle to survive as Jyoti and Awindra were taken to the hospital, admitted and treated. Awindra survived the brutal attacks. Jyoti scraped by, had to be flown to Singapore, and died early Saturday morning.
The aftermath is a series of vigils, angry demonstrattions by the public where "incidents of rape, sexual abuse and harrassment are frequently reported in a country where little is done." (Wall Street Journal, Dec 29, 2012), petitions on the internet to tighten India's laws protecting women and... I could go on.
Celebrities have spoken. Politicians have spoken (some much later). The people continue to speak. Women want to be heard. So many women endure silent torture at home, at work, for too long. So many women report cases of abuse. But does anyone listen?
What will it take to change people's thinking patterns?
What will it take to make men realize that women are NOT a 'joy ride'?
What will it take to change a whole country's attitude and perception?
Politicians? Celebrities? People? What people?
WE ARE THE PEOPLE.
Her name is 'Jyoti'.
She is the light.
The beacon we should all stand up for.
http://bharatabharati.wordpress.com/2...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-ne...
Her name is Jyoti.
In means 'Light'.
On Sunday, December 16, 2012, Jyoti, 23, was brutally gang-raped by 6 men on a 'joy-ride' aboard a bus in New Delhi, India, in the dead of night.
Her male friendk Awindra, tried to help her and was brutally beaten with an iron rod. Jyoti called for help on her cell phone but that was taken from her.
Then Jyoti lost all connection to the world and was trapped in hell, to be raped and beaten.
After a harrowing - no. Vile - no. Grotesque - no. Is there a word in any language that can depict the hell she endured on that bus for a whole hour? I don't think so. Is there a heart that doesn't bleed for Jyoti and the ordeal she was forced to endure? I don't think so.
What followed shortly after was the struggle to survive as Jyoti and Awindra were taken to the hospital, admitted and treated. Awindra survived the brutal attacks. Jyoti scraped by, had to be flown to Singapore, and died early Saturday morning.
The aftermath is a series of vigils, angry demonstrattions by the public where "incidents of rape, sexual abuse and harrassment are frequently reported in a country where little is done." (Wall Street Journal, Dec 29, 2012), petitions on the internet to tighten India's laws protecting women and... I could go on.
Celebrities have spoken. Politicians have spoken (some much later). The people continue to speak. Women want to be heard. So many women endure silent torture at home, at work, for too long. So many women report cases of abuse. But does anyone listen?
What will it take to change people's thinking patterns?
What will it take to make men realize that women are NOT a 'joy ride'?
What will it take to change a whole country's attitude and perception?
Politicians? Celebrities? People? What people?
WE ARE THE PEOPLE.
Her name is 'Jyoti'.
She is the light.
The beacon we should all stand up for.
http://bharatabharati.wordpress.com/2...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-ne...
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Ruth
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Jan 09, 2013 01:54PM
Thank you for your post Anju. Like much of the rest of the world I have been shocked to tears and sick to the stomach at this horrendous crime that demonstrates that women are no more than objects to men like these. We are globally responsible for re-educating all men who think that women have less value in this world than them.
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Thanks Ruth,for understanding.
Yes we are globally responsible for this epidemic but education, understanding, and parental guidance - from childhood - is possibly one approach. It's still hard to digest at this point.
I hope all the untold stories of abuse and atrocity also see the light of day...
Regards
Anju
Thanks for writing this Anju. You have spoken up for Jyoti and all women.
Thanks for visiting, Mina.It's still taking a while to digest and come to terms...
