Rape has been a patriarchal tool to subjugate women for centuries together…In India, it is the toxic mix of patriarchy and caste…Dalit woman is the most dispossesed, the most disempowered and the most oppressed…
I see the spate of gang rapes and murders of women and girls; especially of Dalit women and girls; over the last few years as a backlash of caste patriarchy…these women and girls were ‘punished’ for daring to defy caste and patriarchy – either by aspiring for higher education, financial independence, daring to make choices of their own will or choose life partners…
One of the most important reasons behind any violence in society is maintaining the status quo. Then comes the violence to nullify any challenge or revolt against the status quo…these are the main reasons behind violence against women and girls that is both structural and physical/sexual/emotional violence.
We, women of India, will continue resisting all kinds of hierarchies…come what may…✊✊✊
