What is wrong with our country?

I constantly have this argument with dad and A about whether I can drive post 8 pm, or venture out alone at night, or walk from my house to the market which is barely 8 minutes away, and so on an so forth. And each time I give in, because as much as I hate the thought, I too agree it isn’t safe to do any of the above. But how ridiculous is that! Given we live in the modern day world where all is ‘supposedly’ equal and women’s lib happened… remind me when… 1970s??? A little too far back honestly! Well it seems to have skipped India completely because I still can't do some of the very basic simple things.

So who do I blame and 'what' do I fight to make it a safer environment for me. Not trying to be a feminist here, but for heavens sake, if I cant even walk in the vicinity of my own home without being eve teased a few times and have lewd comments passed my way, that is plain atrocious!

Read this article this morning. And I guess this is where the rant comes from:

(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Baby-girl-buried-alive-survives/articleshow/7590590.cms ). A baby girl buried alive… it’s considered a curse to have a girl child in this country, coz at every level she is a burden. She obviously can’t take care of you in her old age (pure sarcasm). You need to protect her from the outside world coz she can’t do that herself. And to top it up, she’s expensive coz she gets married costing you a hefty dowry. What is wrong with our system! Who created it in a way that makes a woman feel weak, under valued and unprotected?

I wish to stop complaining, and aim to do something about it. Coz I have seen a better way. Stayed in Mumbai (a place that belongs outside of India) for about 2 years. And contrary to what a lot of people might think, the only reason I feel in love with the city was because I felt safe. I wasn’t reminded every 5 minutes that I am a woman and hence incapable of doing things. I did not feel the need to fight for anything. I did not feel an once of frustration. And I want to feel the same in this great city of Delhi. How that will or should happen, I don’t have the answer yet. But maybe it starts with changing the way people think.

Working on that…