India's youth keep spotlight on violence against women
<p><span word="Demonstrations">Demonstrations</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quelled">quelled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="gang">gang</span>-<span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="message">message</span>: "<span word="Wake">Wake</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>,” <span word="chant">chant</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="mob">mob</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> “<span word="One">One</span> <span word="Billion">Billion</span> <span word="Rising">Rising</span>” <span word="movement">movement</span> - <span word="highlighting">highlighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>, 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="Shruti">Shruti</span> <span word="Singh">Singh</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p>“<span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patriarchal">patriarchal</span> <span word="mindset">mindset</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="protest">protest</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Singh">Singh</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>, <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="oppression">oppression</span>.”</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="resonates">resonates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="December">December</span> 16, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brutally">brutally</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gang">gang</span>-<span word="raped">raped</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>.</p><p><span word="Immediately">Immediately</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Sakshi">Sakshi</span> <span word="Bhalla">Bhalla</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="choreographed">choreographed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="mob">mob</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> - <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="mindset">mindset</span>.</p>
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