India, March 12 -- It is time to go past symbolic gestures and confront the harsh reality of Women's dignity
Even as we celebrated International Women's Day, just two days later, we reported three deeply disturbing incidents: the rape of an Israeli tourist in Hampi, a man creating a public nuisance in Pune by urinating at a crossroads, and the blaring of obscene songs in Bihar. These incidents may seem unrelated, but they share a troubling common thread-our society has become morally degraded, indifferent to the dignity of women, and increasingly insensitive to gender equality.
This decline in values is occurring in a country that once revered womanhood, placing women on a high pedestal. The famous sloka from the Manusmriti, 'Yatra naryas...