India is sadly not a great place to travel alone, particularly as a woman. Women have limited rights there and, especially in the rougher areas, the crimes against them are rarely even looked into
Being an Indian I think I must comment here. I won't defend India, there are a lot of rape cases. The statistics you see are onyl reported cases. Over 90% of the cases go unreported.
This is because a lot of families don't report their missing females/females who tell their families thay have been raped. This is mainly due to the fact that the families think that it would tarnish their name and they won't be able to get the victim married. This is specially true in rural areas, which by the way, in the true meaning of the word, are BACKWARD.
The police is extremely corrupt and won't do anything about thr cases. The families try to hide the cases. Consequently the rapists go free. No one even knows what they did.
It's just plain sad because this country genuinely has a lot to offer. I'm 18 year old male and I'm sick of the general way of conduct of boys around me. The mentality is what needs to change. And mind you, I'm in Delhi, not in a small town. The damn capital.
Go read the article above. This was in Delhi. I didn't personally know any of the boys involved in the group, but the fact that all these boys are my age, it makes me think what has to go inside the mind of a person to commit such heinous crime. The lack of awareness which needs to be created from a young age is entirely missing and we're forced to study for stupid entrances running for a B.Tech degree.
Few reasons highlighting "rape culture" in India :
1) Lack of education (sex education) : The quality of sex education in India is one of the worst in the world. It seems like teachers are afraid of talking about "TABOO". THEY JUST TEACH IT FOR THE SAKE OF TEACHING. I remember learning about the biology of sex. There was no mention of STDs , pregnancy , abortion discussion from our teacher.
Also the word "consent" and "rape" was missing from our textbook(these words are not mentioned there). I understood the meaning of "consent" by reading certain articles from internet (think how bad is sex education in India) . Also , the parents too avoid the sex talk(birds and bees). So people are f*cking clueless here. (Hard to believe we wrote Kamasutra during ancient times)
the literacy rate in India is 60% which means there a lot of uneducated wretches (with patriarchal and bad moral compass) who mostly live in poor(underdeveloped) areas of country. These areas are a big "no go " for tourists (of any kind). Also these uneducated wretches come to city in search of jobs which also put safety of woman in cities at risk.
2) VICTIM SHAMING: These topic is just too much agonizing for me to discuss. Just watch the interview of "2012 delhi rape" case rapists. You will get idea of what I am talking.
3) Hypocritical and fucked up moral compass : There are certain sections of society who just don't wish to respect woman irrespective of their education standards. These people don't view woman as equal to men. They have most sexist, misogynistic and patriarchal views. (No amount of education or debates will change their view [think of Indian Karens]). These people will worship "Lakshmi" who is " goddess of wealth " and " Saraswati" who goddess of knowledge. (Remember goddess=woman , they are indirectly worshipping women but suppressing them in real life). These people are few like 20% of population but their numbers are high due to big population of India.
4) INEFFICIENT POLICE AND IMPOTENT JUDICIARY : I can't contemplate how to talk on this issue. The police force is underpaid , unequipped and less in number. The police are corrupt as fuck. You pay a few hundred dollars or pull the correct political ropes and you can get away with murder (only in worst of states). The police also take a lot of time in investigation.
The judicial system is almost dead. Nobody believes in judiciary anymore. Indians call their judicial system "IMPOTENT" . The rapists of 2012 Delhi rape were sentenced to death in 2020. (Fucking 8 years ). They also sentenced them to death because of public pressure.
There are also no strict laws for rape in India. Woman safety is major concern in election campaign. (Promises are made but once election is over. , They reduce ticket fare for woman on public transportation. This won't prevent rapes and harassing). Also many politicians are themselves accused of rape which means they won't change law to get into trouble. (Think of point 3. They are these kind of people).
4) STEREOTYPE REGARDING FOREIGNERS : India has cheapest internet service in the world. This means that there is internet for everyone. The downside of this is people use internet to watch porn which unfortunately features " white woman". These promotes stereotype that white woman are easy and are whores who can be easily lured into sex. If they resist just force them and they will get into it. (Lack of s*x education). There are also many cases of "bobs and vegana" memes and jokes on Indian men. These men don't have internet etiquettes but have internet connection (again cheap ISP services)
If you want to enjoy Indian culture and country , please visit India with male friend or even better , visit country with Indian person who knows the country inside out. I suggest lone woman backpackers to carry pepper spray and knives for good safety.
ALSO BEWARE OF SCAMMERS. THESE KIND OF PEOPLE SWEET-TALK TOURISTS INTO UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS.
At the end , I would like to say that india has contributed a lot to world with yoga , astronomy , mathematics and Rich culture along with our religions like Sanatan Dharma , Buddhism , Jainism . India also has good food menu. I KNOW MY COUNTRY HAS BAD NAME IN WESTERN WORLD BUT A GOOD PART OF OUR POPULATION ARE SWEET , FRIENDLY PEOPLE. Every country has it's good and bad characteristics. We are not white (good) and black (bad). We are a mixture of both good and bad (grey).
I JUST HOPE MY COUNTRY BECOMES CRIME FREE AND RAPE FREE IN NEAR FUTURE.
Edit :
A lot of people are saying women's right aren't respected in India . It's true for rural population but in cities the situation is different. Women in cities are misusing their rights to the extent where I once read on newspaper headline : "98% of harassing cases filed we're fake " . It clearly shows that woman are misusing laws to bring pain to men without reason.
Does this make all women evil ? No , a vast majority of woman are of good nature. The same apply to men. Majority of guys are really nice people to talk to.
But these majority doesn't matter as crimes are mostly committed by small minorities (small percentage of population) who have their way around constitution and rules.
SwordTaster on July 19th, 2020 at 18:32 UTC »
India is sadly not a great place to travel alone, particularly as a woman. Women have limited rights there and, especially in the rougher areas, the crimes against them are rarely even looked into
rm206 on July 19th, 2020 at 18:51 UTC »
Being an Indian I think I must comment here. I won't defend India, there are a lot of rape cases. The statistics you see are onyl reported cases. Over 90% of the cases go unreported.
This is because a lot of families don't report their missing females/females who tell their families thay have been raped. This is mainly due to the fact that the families think that it would tarnish their name and they won't be able to get the victim married. This is specially true in rural areas, which by the way, in the true meaning of the word, are BACKWARD.
The police is extremely corrupt and won't do anything about thr cases. The families try to hide the cases. Consequently the rapists go free. No one even knows what they did.
It's just plain sad because this country genuinely has a lot to offer. I'm 18 year old male and I'm sick of the general way of conduct of boys around me. The mentality is what needs to change. And mind you, I'm in Delhi, not in a small town. The damn capital.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bois_Locker_Room
Go read the article above. This was in Delhi. I didn't personally know any of the boys involved in the group, but the fact that all these boys are my age, it makes me think what has to go inside the mind of a person to commit such heinous crime. The lack of awareness which needs to be created from a young age is entirely missing and we're forced to study for stupid entrances running for a B.Tech degree.
lantern552240 on July 19th, 2020 at 19:11 UTC »
Indian here ,
Few reasons highlighting "rape culture" in India :
1) Lack of education (sex education) : The quality of sex education in India is one of the worst in the world. It seems like teachers are afraid of talking about "TABOO". THEY JUST TEACH IT FOR THE SAKE OF TEACHING. I remember learning about the biology of sex. There was no mention of STDs , pregnancy , abortion discussion from our teacher.
Also the word "consent" and "rape" was missing from our textbook(these words are not mentioned there). I understood the meaning of "consent" by reading certain articles from internet (think how bad is sex education in India) . Also , the parents too avoid the sex talk(birds and bees). So people are f*cking clueless here. (Hard to believe we wrote Kamasutra during ancient times)
the literacy rate in India is 60% which means there a lot of uneducated wretches (with patriarchal and bad moral compass) who mostly live in poor(underdeveloped) areas of country. These areas are a big "no go " for tourists (of any kind). Also these uneducated wretches come to city in search of jobs which also put safety of woman in cities at risk.
2) VICTIM SHAMING: These topic is just too much agonizing for me to discuss. Just watch the interview of "2012 delhi rape" case rapists. You will get idea of what I am talking.
3) Hypocritical and fucked up moral compass : There are certain sections of society who just don't wish to respect woman irrespective of their education standards. These people don't view woman as equal to men. They have most sexist, misogynistic and patriarchal views. (No amount of education or debates will change their view [think of Indian Karens]). These people will worship "Lakshmi" who is " goddess of wealth " and " Saraswati" who goddess of knowledge. (Remember goddess=woman , they are indirectly worshipping women but suppressing them in real life). These people are few like 20% of population but their numbers are high due to big population of India.
4) INEFFICIENT POLICE AND IMPOTENT JUDICIARY : I can't contemplate how to talk on this issue. The police force is underpaid , unequipped and less in number. The police are corrupt as fuck. You pay a few hundred dollars or pull the correct political ropes and you can get away with murder (only in worst of states). The police also take a lot of time in investigation.
The judicial system is almost dead. Nobody believes in judiciary anymore. Indians call their judicial system "IMPOTENT" . The rapists of 2012 Delhi rape were sentenced to death in 2020. (Fucking 8 years ). They also sentenced them to death because of public pressure.
There are also no strict laws for rape in India. Woman safety is major concern in election campaign. (Promises are made but once election is over. , They reduce ticket fare for woman on public transportation. This won't prevent rapes and harassing). Also many politicians are themselves accused of rape which means they won't change law to get into trouble. (Think of point 3. They are these kind of people).
4) STEREOTYPE REGARDING FOREIGNERS : India has cheapest internet service in the world. This means that there is internet for everyone. The downside of this is people use internet to watch porn which unfortunately features " white woman". These promotes stereotype that white woman are easy and are whores who can be easily lured into sex. If they resist just force them and they will get into it. (Lack of s*x education). There are also many cases of "bobs and vegana" memes and jokes on Indian men. These men don't have internet etiquettes but have internet connection (again cheap ISP services)
If you want to enjoy Indian culture and country , please visit India with male friend or even better , visit country with Indian person who knows the country inside out. I suggest lone woman backpackers to carry pepper spray and knives for good safety.
ALSO BEWARE OF SCAMMERS. THESE KIND OF PEOPLE SWEET-TALK TOURISTS INTO UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS.
At the end , I would like to say that india has contributed a lot to world with yoga , astronomy , mathematics and Rich culture along with our religions like Sanatan Dharma , Buddhism , Jainism . India also has good food menu. I KNOW MY COUNTRY HAS BAD NAME IN WESTERN WORLD BUT A GOOD PART OF OUR POPULATION ARE SWEET , FRIENDLY PEOPLE. Every country has it's good and bad characteristics. We are not white (good) and black (bad). We are a mixture of both good and bad (grey).
I JUST HOPE MY COUNTRY BECOMES CRIME FREE AND RAPE FREE IN NEAR FUTURE.
Edit :
A lot of people are saying women's right aren't respected in India . It's true for rural population but in cities the situation is different. Women in cities are misusing their rights to the extent where I once read on newspaper headline : "98% of harassing cases filed we're fake " . It clearly shows that woman are misusing laws to bring pain to men without reason.
Here's article to support my argument :
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/misuse-of-dowry-laws-and-the-failure-of-the-system/article19435399.ece/amp/
Does this make all women evil ? No , a vast majority of woman are of good nature. The same apply to men. Majority of guys are really nice people to talk to.
But these majority doesn't matter as crimes are mostly committed by small minorities (small percentage of population) who have their way around constitution and rules.