We, the Women.

With the rise of progress and advancement in India, the rate of women molestation has been rising too. Not a single day passes by, when the newspaper does not have an article reporting a rape of a woman. In spite of being liberal and modern, women molestation has become one of the abundant issues. Be it a little girl or a middle-aged woman or an elderly lady, the rapists leave none. With the passing time, it seems we can not wear what we feel like or walk out in the dark peacefully or go to pubs late night. This does not really signify freedom, does it?

People often say that we should not wear revealing clothes because it invites molestation but the women clad in salwar-kameez are not spared either. Basically, it is not about what a woman is wearing but it is about the mindset of the rapists who view women as their objects of desire and hence, force them into sexual acts. It's not about changing what we wear or restricting our movements, it's about teaching them how to behave with us and enforcing stringent and exemplary punishment so that they know that it is an offence.

Also, there is no equality at all between men and women. Men are free to do whatever they want to but when it comes to women, there are particular set of restrictions and limitations imposed on them just because any desperate man can pounce on them for their sexual pleasure.

It is time to take stringent actions against rapists as raping a woman is becoming a rage every passing day. We are neither safe in daylight nor in the the dark. Workplaces, schools, colleges, roads or even homes for that matter are not safe for us. In most of the rape cases, the rapist is known to the victim as per the case studies/reports.

The need of the hour is to enact strict laws by the government against the rapist if found guilty, to change people's point of view about women and rape. We are the modern women in a liberal nation and we have all the right to stand up and raise our voices against those who commit such a crime, to rise up and protest against those who hamper our respect and dignity.

Peace.

The Ladies' Compartment.

Delhi Metro is truly a saviour. One can travel a real long distance quite comfortably. Well, it really is a saviour especially in the scorching heat of Delhi. The ones who have to travel a long distance each single day for either their work or school and college can rely on the metro. Recently, the Delhi Metro has been made even more comfortable by reserving the very first compartment entirely for women.Most of the men really got paranoid after this alteration. A friend of mine had entered the last compartment of the metro just so that she does not miss the train till the time she reaches the first one. Then when she saw that the train was not very much crowded she dropped the thought of walking all the way to the ladies' compartment. She asked a man to move a little so that she can sit. And he replied "Aap logon ke liye toh pura ek compartment hai, aap wahan chale jao naa" (There's a whole compartment reserved for you, why don't you go there).

Well, I just want to tell such men that yes we do have a compartment reserved for just us but that does NOT mean we cannot travel in the other compartments. And, we have a whole compartment to ourselves because few men are just too desperate.

Few men have deliberately tried not to move from the ladies' compartment. I just want to tell them that it is of no credit to enter into the ladies' compartment and sit proudly and refuse to move. Men are THAT jealous.

The ladies' compartment have surely made traveling for girls quite easy but here's the catch. It isn't as extremely comfortable as you think it is.

The ladies' compartment can be horribly crowded during the peak hours. Of course, that's not an issue, we do not have to bother if someone's groping us or falling on us. But, after a tiresome day of work when you fortunately get a seat, a not-so-aged aunty will stand in front of you and will breathe heavily and will make such facial expression that if she does not get to sit she'll faint. And, eventually there goes your seat!

The ladies' compartment is half full of kids. Kids are very sweet but they can be annoying too. Just when you thought of taking out a book and enjoy the metro ride reading all the while, a kid will start crying as loudly as possible, or would start running around stepping on your feet or would stand with the dirty shoes on, on the seats and look out of the window just beside you. Also, there's always the giggly group of teenager girls who scream and laugh loudly, so much that it is ear shattering. Well, you cannot even sit peacefully now let alone reading.

There's always that group of ladies who travel together and reserve seats for each other. Even if you have an empty seat in a close proximity you cannot sit there because a woman is reserving it for another woman who's walking lazily and is yet to reach.

"Adjusting" can be really irritating sometimes. I understand that we're all women and can sit closely to each other so that more people can get space to sit but that doesn't mean that you'll sit so freakin' close to me that your hair is poking my nose and I can't breathe. Ugh!

But, whatsoever problems we have, of course, the ladies' compartment is comfortable and we can travel safely.

Peace.