The villainy needs to be told

March 05, 2015 08:19

Today, some people feel a sense of victimhood about Leslee Udwins documentary film Indias Daughter. The documentary was originally slated for release on March 8, International Womens Day, and is based on the December 16 2012 rape and murder of Nirbhaya, the protests against which rocked Delhi and India.

The stated reason for the outrage is the well-publicised interview of Mukesh Singh, one of the persons convicted of the gang rape and murder. The actual reason, however, is a deep sense of shame that the nation feels at letting its daughters being brutalised, accompanied by a fatalistic acceptance of male superiority attitudes that seem to be impervious to change.

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