User:PanneerKumar/sandbox

Gender based Violence against Women in India Gender based violence is one of the crucial issues of the society. It is not a recent trend but the history of this gets its roots from the very existence of human beings on this earth. The heart of the question we need to address on this regard, why there is violence taking place even when there is an implementation of the laws in all the countries? I feel it is because of the self-centered, self gratified and negative religious fanatic attitude of some people which is what give way for a lot violence’s and atrocities all over the world. In the context of India, the caste system is one of the crucial issues that need to be addressed as early as possible, in order to avoid the violence’s happening against the women in the society. I am very sad to say, the amount of torture, harassment and embarrassment that women had to face is unfathomable and cannot be equated with anything. Above all, it was a dehumanizing act on the part those who directly or indirectly involve in such type of this actions. For instance, the Lata Singh is a young woman of 27 years. She was a graduate and was pursuing her Masters course in Hindi in the Lucknow University. After the sudden death of her parents she started living with her brother Ajay Pratap Singh at LDA Colony, Kanpur Road, Lucknow, India where she did her intermediate schooling in 1997 and graduation in 2000. On 2.11.2000 she left her brother's house of her own free will and got married at Arya Samaj Mandir, Delhi to Bramha Nand Gupta who was a business person in Delhi and other places and they had a child out of this wedlock. But the brothers of Lata Singh namely Ajay Pratap Singh, Shashi Pratap Singh and Anand Pratap Singh were upset because of an inter-caste marriage and they went to Brahma Nand Gupta’s parents house and vehemently beaten up her husband’s mother and uncle threw the luggage, furniture, utensils, etc. They also locked the house from lock that they had. One of his brothers of Brahma Nand was also allegedly locked in a room for four or five days without meals and water. Having read the above case of Latha Sighn, I am left with a few existential questions which require solutions namely where is a freedom for a woman in a democratic country India? Does not a woman have a right to marry the person whom she likes and consider him as a life partner? Is caste system a curse or blessing? Does religion a threat to inter- caste marriage? Why don’t some of the family members understand the feelings, emotions and wishes of the one who live and grow along with them? I personally feel that in general we need to respect each girl and in particular those reach the age of 18 years by recognizing her freedom to decide about her life. If we feel genuinely that they require some guidance and suggestions, really we must help them provided they are open to the same. In the case of Lata sighn her brothers could have accepted her and as well as her husband for they never demanded any money, property, wealth etc. I feel by torturing brutally her husband and his relatives, filling a false case on innocent people, I don’t think that they had gained something rather they lost many things. I appreciate the courageous attitude of the brave Lady Latasighn for fighting for the cause which had not only brought justice to her but also to the entire citizens of India. Above all, there are thousands of women who are encouraged and confident to fight for justice, exercise their right of freedom to marry. I appreciate the justifiable verdict given by the Supreme Court Judges Ashok Bhan & Markandey Katju to protect the rights of Woman in India.