Essay On Rape Of Women

India is a land of bewildering diversity with a jigsaw puzzle of people belonging to various faiths, religions, and cultures, and they all live together to create a culturally unique society. The recent case of gang rape of a twenty-three-year-old woman that happened on December 16, 2012 in Delhi has brought enormous shame. This is not an isolated incident. In fact, when the protesters took to the streets to condemn the gang rape, twenty-five such chilling gang rapes were reported during the same week. So the question is, why do the Indian police force and judiciary fail to protect women? Is it due to the existing gender bias? A closer look at the subject of rape in the Indian society may shed some light. The reality of rape came into public perception only during the 1970s when feminists started to

This book describes the victims’ account of rape for public view. It clearly shows that even in the United States of America, the issue of rape was brought to public attention only four decades ago. India has serious judicial problems since most of the laws were written during the British colonial era. The rape law, for instance, dates back to 1860, which is pathetic and obsolete. I wonder what the judges, law professionals, administrators, and politicians are doing in the world’s largest democracy. The traditional and cultural differences often hide the nature and extent of rape in society. Most rape stories do not come out due to the enormous shame to victims and their families. In cases where rich men get involved in raping poor women, the police fail to take action due to influence, corruption, and nepotism. Even the judges who are supposed to protect the innocent from the aggressors at times were not all that sympathetic rape victims to uphold