Opinion - Letters to the Editor   

Poignant reminder

Sir, — The killing of the Prime Minister's grandnephew on the Meerut-Delhi rail route by hooligans is a poignant reminder of how precarious the life of citizens in this country is. Such incidents are not uncommon and it took a painful tragedy of this magnitude to highlight the growing menace of train travel. This is certainly not a sign of shining India.

Sanjay Bhattacharya,
Coventry, U.K.

Sir, — Only last year, Bapi Sen, an off duty policeman in Kolkata, tried to prevent eve-teasing and was killed by his own fraternity.

If the Government is serious about preventing crimes against women in public places, it should axe crass Hindi movies and music videos.

Arindam Sengupta,
Indore, M.P.

Sir, — Eve-teasing is glorified in Indian movies. Their influence on youths should be taken notice of by the authorities.

Girish Kamat,
Bangalore

Sir, — Every day, thousands of young girls and women become victims of verbal and physical abuse in public. Many parents in rural and semi-urban India prefer to discontinue their daughters' education for fear of this. Unfortunately, the police consider `eve-teasing' a minor issue.

Venkat Chitta,
Chicago, U.S.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Opinion

News: Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Obituary | Updates: Breaking News |

Stories in this Section

• ON TO ELECTIONS
• COPING WITH BPO BACKLASH
• India and proliferation by Pakistan
• Managing migration better
• Truth is bitter?
• Election time
• Dynastic politics
• Poignant reminder
• The Kashmir question

Copyright © 2004, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu