Thursday, May 3, 2007

Sleeping with the enemy - Do some of us have a choice?

Two articles in India Together caught my attention this month- the stories of the other halves. In rural India.

"Dilution or outright waiver of punishment if a rapist offers to marry his victim is an extra-legal step, one that is not written into law anywhere. But it continues to be entertained..." Read more >>

"For decades, girls in northern Karnataka have been 'dedicated' to goddess Yellama and then turned into sex-workers. In olden days, after dedication, the girls danced at temple festivals and functions. The priests freely used them for sex and were later passed on to the village chiefs...." Read more >>

4 comments:

Pankaj said...

Truly a sad part of twisted Indian culture by some evil and so called socialist. Its time to wake up and wake others and fight to remove these social anomalies.

Sathish said...

We evolve... and necessity leads us to change....

Psyche said...

@Pankaj: agree with you. Was just as horrified by the news!

@Sathish: yes that is true. But this isnt just about the fact that devdasis are no longer 'necessary' right? Thro the lens of human rights, a child's/rape victims right to choose for herself is being denied to her, which is what is unacceptable.

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