India, May 26 -- The nation watches, hearts heavy, as Jyoti Malhotra's name trends-for all the wrong reasons. Her image now flashes across screens, caught in a relentless media trial. But what struck me most was not a headline or a hashtag. It was the trembling voice of her father on television-a father who, despite modest means, gave his daughter everything he could: love, protection, education, values.
He cried, asking where he had gone wrong.
How does a man who sacrificed his comfort for his child end up watching her name spiral in disgrace on national news? How does a patriot, a parent, come to terms with the fear that perhaps the ideals he lived by weren't enough?
This is not just about one girl. It is about a growing sickness-of lo...