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In the light of recent atrocities faced by women in India I wrote an article about how critical this issue is and as a Man how I can help in contributing change. Some text is part of my native language i.e Hindi and would love to help anyone who faces a problem in understanding it. Would also like to hear the readers thoughts on it.

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Mridul wrote: "In the light of recent atrocities faced by women in India I wrote an article about how critical this issue is and as a Man how I can help in contributing change. Some text is part of my native lang..."

Incredible writing on a terribly tragic event. I sadly know very little on the topic, but am glad to know more now. I find it heartbreaking that this happens so regularly, and not just in India. The injustice of the situation is terrible, and very similar to situation that have been seen in the United States. Perpetrators are consistently let off with little more than community service or short jail sentences. The #MeToo movements, and the atrocities in Hollywood, among lesser televised instances, just show how mistreated these cases truly are across the world. The gruesomeness of your writing is truly what needs to happen. People too often live in this comfort zone of nameless faces, that prevent a true guttural reaction to these occurrence, which allows them to just brush them off. Victims should have privacy, and I am not advocating the parading around of victims, but we must begin to look at the harsh reality of what is happening all around the world in order to force change. Thank you for the post, I apologize if my post comes off anything more than passionate. I want this to stop, or at least be extremely punishable for anyone who does this to anyone else.

Zachary wrote: "Mridul wrote: "In the light of recent atrocities faced by women in India I wrote an article about how critical this issue is and as a Man how I can help in contributing change. Some text is part of..."
I can agree with every aspect that you have mentioned. The severity of this issue and steps taken by the people in power are not in sync. It took more than 10 months for these issue to surface publicly and even after that till date such atrocities continue to happen on a daily basis. The uproar amongst people is very short lived and the acceptance of the fact that "it'll take time to change" is something that demands change. Unlike Hollywood such movement lacks in the film industry of India (Bollywood) and the ones who come up are being shamed publicly.
If you want to see the extent of the issues I quoted in the blog, you should see a documentary made by BBC goes by the name of India's Daughter. It is about the 2012 incident that happened in the National Capital of India and I with no regrets can say how ashamed I am seeing the mentality that exists in the metropolitan New Delhi. It's in english and something you must see.

Meelie wrote: "Hi Mridul,

I've moved this to the Feminism folder. The Announcement folder is reserved for the use by the Moderators.

Thanks!

Meelie"

Thanks Meelie for the help! I didn't know where to post it. Will keep in mind in the future!

I think that mean : "Girls should not go out at night”

And “iss desh ka kuch nahi ho sakta” mean “Nothing can be done in this country " if I correct.

@Emma and @Agnes
Agnes you are spot on with you translations :D
However let me help you with all the excerpts for better understanding for you guys and all the other readers.
1) “Ladkiyon ko raat mein bahar nahi jaana chahiye” or “iss desh ka kuch nahi ho sakta” means "Girls should not go out at night" and "Nothing can be done in this country"
2) "Bharat Mata" means "Mother India" and how ironic it is that we address our nation with the notion of a Mother (Mata) but have failed to help women from such atrocities.
3) “Taali dono haathon se bajti hai, koi shareef ladki raat ko 9 baje bahar nahi ghoomti. Ladki zyada zimmedaar hai rape keliye.”
This one I quoted from the documentary 'India's Daughter' by BBC which is about the 2012 incident and it depicts the sad reality in terms of mindset that exists till date.
The excerpt was said by the prime perpetrator and it means "You cannot clap with both hands, it takes two to tango. No homely women leaves her place after 9 pm. A women is much more responsible in a rape than the man involved."
4) "Beti Bachao, Beti Badhao" is an initiative started by the central government which means "Save Daughters and Educate Daughters". In India, Female Infanticide is a common horror practiced and this initiative is primarily around the notion to safeguard and improve the efficiency of welfare of girls. But as mentioned we lack basic safety measures for women so the notion of Save Daughters isn't getting fulfilled.
5) "Incredible India" is a very popular phenomenon which is showed on television via advertisements broadcasting the culture in India and promote tourism in India. "Atithi Devo Bhava" means "Guest is equivalent to God" but with the rise in rape cases against internationals projects that such belief is just Word of Mouth and isn't something that is believed by people.

I hope this leads to a better understanding in relating to the emotions I have projected in the article.

Emma wrote: "Great article, very well written! Just one question, what does "Ladkiyon ko raat mein bahar nahi jaana chahiye" mean?"

Hi Emma!
Thank you for reading the article :D I have mentioned the excerpts from the article and have made necessary translations for better understanding for anyone who isn't familiar with the Hindi language (In the comments and in the blog as well).
I hope it helps you in relating to the article in a much better manner.
I appreciate your effort :D
Thank You!

Agnes Szalkowska wrote: "And “iss desh ka kuch nahi ho sakta” mean “Nothing can be done in this country " if I correct."

Hi Agnes!
Thank you reading the article. Your translations have been spot on and I have made necessary additions in translating the excerpts from the article for better understanding (In the comments as well as in the blog)
I appreciate the effort you made to read the article.
Thank You! :D

Mridul wrote: "Zachary wrote: "Mridul wrote: "In the light of recent atrocities faced by women in India I wrote an article about how critical this issue is and as a Man how I can help in contributing change. Some..."
Mridul,

Thank you so much for the response. I will for sure look for the documentary. It is a very sad reality how often this happens world wide, and how people get away with it.

Hi Mridul,
I totally understand your point of view. It's very very irritating, you know, when girls have to follow all the 'rules' and boys are never even taught how to behave with girls. I am very familiar with all these. And the saddest part is that the victim often doesn't get the support of all her family members.
I actually think we need to change this and only WE can do that.
I salute you buddy! Keep it up!

Rafa wrote: "Hi Mridul,
I totally understand your point of view. It's very very irritating, you know, when girls have to follow all the 'rules' and boys are never even taught how to behave with girls. I am very..."
Hi Rafa!
I can relate with your opinion. It is a very sad reality, something that happens very often in India.
However with the recent uproar by the public in India, the central government has passed an ordinance charging the rapist of a minor below the age of 12 years with Death Penalty. The same has also been approved by the President Of India. With the stand of our government towards rape in the past decade, I'd say this is a huge progress and a lot more can be done with the days to come to ensure safety of women.
I am thankful for your appreciation and glad you could relate with my Opinions.

Mridul wrote: "Rafa wrote: "Hi Mridul,
I totally understand your point of view. It's very very irritating, you know, when girls have to follow all the 'rules' and boys are never even taught how to behave with gir..."

No problem, it actually feels good when people like you stand up for more than what exists in the society.
And I read about the law and am waiting to see how it affects the societies of India......

Yeah! I guess Mridul can do that better, Emma, as he is from India.
And it would be nice to know what happens next!