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COVER STORY<br />
CHANGING FACE OF INDIA<br />
LEARN TO RESPECT WOMEN<br />
In view of the gravity of the situation concerning repeated incidents<br />
of brutal rapes and atrocities concerning women. We are being<br />
internationally condemned in this regard. Therefore this is an open<br />
letter to our Prime Minister to please consider the following in his<br />
independence day message: with similar request to State CMs to<br />
follow the spirit.<br />
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dr. Kiran Bedi<br />
Does every rapist not have<br />
parents? Does every rapist<br />
not have a teacher? Don't<br />
rapists have a family and close<br />
friends? Then? Where is the mind of a<br />
rapist coming from? Where is it getting<br />
formed? Home? School? College?<br />
Neighborhood? TV? Item Songs?<br />
Mobile technology? Or<br />
So where do we begin the prevention<br />
of such a mindset before the systems<br />
respond, which being---police,<br />
crisis centers, forensics, law, courts,<br />
prosecution, witnesses and prisons and<br />
more? India needs a mindset revolution<br />
at the people level first, alongside all<br />
other institutions.<br />
This social revolution to be electric and<br />
magnetic will have to be led by no other<br />
than one person and position---Mr<br />
Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister's<br />
Office. Because when PM speaks,<br />
country listens. When PMO coordinates<br />
the government is synergised. The<br />
beginning of this revolution could be<br />
from the Ramparts of the Red Fort, in<br />
PM's first Independence day message to<br />
the nation when the entire country will<br />
be glued to their televisions, listening.<br />
We cannot lose this national day.<br />
In view of the gravity of the situation<br />
concerning repeated incidents of<br />
brutal rapes and atrocities concerning<br />
women. We are being internationally<br />
condemned in this regard. Therefore this<br />
is an open letter to our Prime Minister<br />
to please consider the following in his<br />
independence day message: with similar<br />
request to State CMs to follow the spirit.<br />
Here are the messages required for this<br />
social revolution. Beginning with:<br />
1) All parents to take responsibility for<br />
the children they give birth to. They<br />
must instill a sense of responsibility<br />
in their sons and courage in their<br />
daughters equally. Responsible<br />
behaviour respects all. It can never<br />
commit rapes! They must ensure that<br />
homes are safe havens where no crime<br />
against a woman takes place. Parents<br />
have to take responsibility to be the<br />
first teachers of their children.<br />
2) Message for school teachers. Their role<br />
is not only to make students pass the<br />
class courses and get marks but ensure<br />
they learn value based life skills which<br />
ensures civility in their behaviour<br />
towards all. Persons groomed in civil<br />
behaviour do not commit rapes! They<br />
are sensitive to others dignity.<br />
3) To people at large. If they see a woman<br />
in distress, in their neighbourhood, in<br />
their community, or in a public place<br />
they must respond, intervene and<br />
not walk away as is the case today. It's<br />
about responsible citizenship.<br />
4) To his own political fraternity. To<br />
be respectful. They cannot afford to<br />
say anything which brings down the<br />
respect towards women. No casual<br />
remark which causes disrespect<br />
be tolerated. They instead need<br />
to take charge of their respective<br />
constituencies, go house to house to<br />
drive the change. Like they went house<br />
to house with folded hands to get<br />
votes! And hold corner meeting to fast<br />
track the social revolution.<br />
5) To tell the cops that no Government<br />
will tolerate their callous or<br />
unprofessional response to any<br />
complaint of crime against a woman.<br />
They must not accept any interference<br />
in the process of investigation. They<br />
must also be diagnostic and inform<br />
people of what is causing such crimes<br />
for people and all other stakeholders<br />
to do correction.<br />
6) To the district administration. To<br />
ensure the Panchayats do not demean<br />
women's position. On any grounds of<br />
caste or creed. They need to mount<br />
vigil in their respective villages<br />
through community policing.<br />
7) For his own government, that it will<br />
ensure speedy justice! On all counts.<br />
PM could assure country men and<br />
women that he will lead the social<br />
revolution and will set up a task force<br />
to oversee it and report directly to<br />
him. He will review the situation every<br />
three months and do all that it takes<br />
to change of mindset that hereafter<br />
22<br />
August <strong>2014</strong>
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