Opinion : Needs to works stereotypical mindset of the society
It’s not what you look at that
Matters, is what you see….
Child Sex Abuse (CSA) is still a hidden or
less spoken subject in our society, still considered to be a taboo. Child sex
abuse can be defined as involvement of dependent, developmentally immature
children in sexual activities. When India is emerging as a superpower, still
some of the matter remains unresolved. CSA is an insidious cancer in our
society that silently claims victims and thousands of childhood and yet very
few among us are willing to acknowledge.
According to a finding of 2007 survey by
the Ministry of Women and Child Development 53% of Indian kids had experienced
sexual abuse of some kind in their lives and almost 22%of them had faced severe
forms of sexual abuse.
Why Do you think There Is
Prevalence of CSA in Our Society???Some people have a common perception that
boys cannot be abuse, its limited to girls, women or poor of the society. The
reality contradicts the assumptions, incase the case studies and survey
portrays a picture where boys are abused more in comparison to girls.
The problem arises
when adults are carrying a stereotypical mindset and the same is passed through
generation after generation despite being aware of the facts. The are more
after myth than facts. A small but very effective example: black cat has
crossed the road,so you must not go. arey bhai usko bhi kahin
jana hoga na.
A 3year
old boy named Dhruv was abused by his neighbor in absence of his family
members. After few days Dhruv’s mother noticed some changes in her son’s
behavior when she enquired about it Dhruv told everything that had happened to
him. They immediately lodged a complaint but due to their weak financial status
they had a mutual settlement worth Rs.80,000.It was pathetic.I see Dhruv
everyday he is still struggling to come out of the incident, he remains quiet
most of the time,doesn’t play alongwith his friends anymore.I see the culprit
roaming freely and its more painful.
I hope I have
penned down my feelings clearly onto the paper but the feeling still remain in my heart.
Education is of prime importance especially
proper sex education for the youth.society plays a pivotal role as I think
change begin with us .
-- Chandrani Chakraborty
