‘Class’ and ‘objectification’ Kajal Chatterjee
Contd from previous issue
In this country, one of the most dangerous places for a woman to live in, 87 women get raped daily on average ! Yet why do we witness "National reaction" in very few selected cases and far between ! Yes, only when a large city-based woman of comparatively privileged background and "dignified" profession (doctors, journalists, Corporate) get raped and/or murdered with the alleged perpetrators hailing from "lower class" (civic police volunteer, lorry drivers, bus conductors and cleaners); (To be contd)