This morning's news flash screamed out a horrid incident that took place in the Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Two dalit girls were stripped during an inspection for cheating in the class X board exams. More than 40 boys witnessed the humiliation imposed on the two girls by two female invigilators. Further, nothing was on the girls to prove the charge of cheating.
I stumbled upon this news through Facebook where a couple of my friends had posted it on their walls. The first bout of anger immediately tempted me to hit the 'share' button. I almost did it when I remembered that my contact list comprises of plenty of friends who are not Indians. What would they think of our country? Okay, I am upset over this but what would advertising of this horror achieve? Some more infamy for India? I let the mouse cursor wander elsewhere.
I am so ashamed of myself for having done this. While at a certain level I can understand the path my thought process followed, I do not agree with it. Unnecessary rationalizations. Cowardness! False pride! Shame and anger cannot and must not be selective.
A very shameful act by invigilators, they should be arrested n very strong charges should be subjected to them. However thrs no surety that some thing like this will not be repeated again.
ReplyDeleteWe boast of our growing economy n modernization however rural India is still a decade behind compared to the metros. Just imparting education on the name of growth ain't sufficient, the mindset needs to b changed.
I am just wondering how would the same invigilators react if their daughters were put in d same condition??
Even shocking was the way media highlighted incident. They focused on the word "Dalit".
Injustice to any class of society is shameful.
Had those grls not been Dalit, was the incident justified ??