Editorial

Students and Women come forward to spread awareness

Captivating the attention of every eye in the crowd, a team of 12 members dressed in red kurta and white salwar with a dupatta firmly tied to their waist presented astreet play outside Kurla station on Tuesday. After a Jyoti was extinguished last December, the team from Bharitya Mahila Federation raised activism against gender based violence this year.

    
Believing in the nature of cause, Sulabai Patil, 46, a member of street play team said, “When women witness these activities, they come forward with their problems. When a victimized woman gets justice she encourages other women to step out of cruelty and injustice.”  With the idea of raising awareness in the light of female foeticide, declining female birth rate, domestic violence and human trafficking , thestreet play also brought up the 1990 Rinku Patil, burnt alive case and 1993 Meera(name changed) rape case. Started on 25^th November on account of International elimination of violence against crime, the 16 day activist campaign concluded on Tuesday 10^th December on account of Human Rights day. “The campaign conducted at various local stations ranging from CST to Kalyan has witnessed a brilliant response from the masses, it is great to see everyone, right from a cobbler to a business professional being equally sensitized by this issue.” said Geeta Mahajan , secretary, Bhartiya Mahila Federation.  

    The 12 member street play team includes men and women from various spheres of the society. Sayali Pawar , Tanmay Pawar, students from KBP College, Thane and Pratibha Yadav a class 9 student from  Gyaan Prasaran school,Kalva have come forward to join this movement.