Is Mumbai Safe For Women???

Everyone loves sight seeing, you must be thinking, what has sight seeing got to do with an editorial.

When the sight seeing is accompanied by some really disturbing scenes, we know that the picture isn't perfect.

Let us stop this play with words.

The uncertainty, over the motive, behind the lethal attack on two Indian women visiting Mumbai still exists. This incident has raised multiple questions into everyone's mind.

One of them that have received maximum print space has been of women's safety in this city.

An issue, which at one moment, was seen moving out of the focus, is back, and refuses to die.

Countless women will still consider Mumbai a safe city, even at night.

But here we have to bear one thing in mind that, these remarks are still comparative. Which simply means, it is safe but not that safe?

Even though women do feel safe here, they still prefer to venture alone only when they don't have any other option.

But this nagging fear was mostly limited to post-dusk time or some deserted corners of this city.

But not any more, this brutal incident which occurred in broad daylight, in front of a sizeable crowd, has instilled more than just fear of the dark.

Which brings us to another topic, care?

This isn't even remotely related to the NGO by the same name.

How much should people or mumbaikars care about their fellow mumbaikers?

This attitude of ignoring anything that doesn't directly affect them, is spreading rapidly among many people, this thing has managed to infect everyone, irrespective of their class, creed, age, etc.

Which is a matter worth thinking about, especially in the context of our religious attitude?

Now though religion isn't something that is directly related to this write up, it is enough to prove my point.

We are proud of how religious we are, and almost all religious books, never forget to tell one thing. Compassion

There has to be compassion.

And if the meaning of compassion is not known, it is time it is found out.

Irrespective of many man-made differences, whether the hardships faced by them are directly or indirectly are going to affect you.

As long as this piece is missing from our collective minds, the foundations of not only this city, but also this country will remain shaky. So till then enjoy your shaky life, and hope/pray for a miracle brainwash.