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Photographer's Note
‘Mumbai - Message on a wall’
A few years ago India got in the news with some brutal gang rapes of young women.
Mass protests broke out after one of the victims died from her injuries. Meanwhile the Indian government has entered several new rules for rape cases but not that much has changed.
The first article I read in a newspaper during my journey was about a new rape case (in New Delhi) and also committed with great violence.
Since the gruesome rape in 2012, the number of reports has risen by 40 percent.
In 2015, as many as 35.000 women went to the police and 7.000 convictions followed.
Yet many women feel humiliated and intimidated when submitting their complaint or even at the medical examination afterwards. This makes that sometimes they drop the charge. If they persevere, they have to deal with a slow legal process.
To me this already half-decayed mural seemed to refer to those rape cases.
International Women's Day, every year on March 8th, is all about militancy and solidarity of women around the world.
The mural calls for respect.
So perhaps an interesting photo for today.
But there is also good news from India.
The number of child marriages is decreasing worldwide.
South Asia draws the biggest decline in the number of child marriages in the last decade and this is largely due to the progress in India.
When a girl is forced to marry as a child, this has consequences for the rest of her life.
She has much less chance to finish her school, a greater risk of ending up in poverty and she is more likely to be abused.
Here India has made great progress. Yet today there are an estimated 650 million women around the world who are married when they were minors.
pajaran, Tue, Fis2, holmertz, ChrisJ, ikeharel, jhm, Lidka, worldcitizen, jimmyjimmy, papagolf21, Royaldevon, Cricri, maloutim marcou esta nota como útil
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pajaran
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(115941) 2018-03-08 0:29
Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Strasni dogadjaji i nasilje ...
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija i podrska u borbi za prava zena i slobodu.
Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.
lousat
(139298) 2018-03-08 0:46
Hi Paul,one of the most original way to celebrate the womens day..ehehhe..direct from India,very intelligent words on the wall that you caught in a perfect way,i like it! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano
Tue
(92402) 2018-03-08 1:15
Hallo Paul,
Gelukkig gaat het wel langzaam de goede kant op wat betreft vrouwenrechten, maar er is helaas nog een lange weg te gaan en het gaat vaak te traag. Dat geldt niet alleen voor India, maar ook nog voor westerse landen, zoals het afgelopen halfjaar maar vaak genoeg is gebleken. Een uitstekende foto voor Internationale Vrouwendag met een sterke boodschap omgeven door een mooi en kleurrijke patroon op de muur. Het licht valt er ook heel mooi op.
Lars
Fis2
(170807) 2018-03-08 1:17
Witaj Paul!
A very interesting shot.
Very impressive mural.
Excellent frame, colors and light.
Well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof
Silvio1953
(221659) 2018-03-08 1:48
Ciao Paul, original message on wall, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
Nicou
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(193806) 2018-03-08 2:00
Hello
Très très belle compo et image pour ce jour d ela fête des femmes elles le méritent bien quelle inscription et le dessin de ce visage en latéral superbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou
holmertz
(102732) 2018-03-08 2:18
Hello Paul,
It's an attractive and original graffiti, and an appropriate photo for today. The message is more important than the picture, however well taken it is. Tomorrow we go back to International Men's Day, celebrated 364 days a year, which is a stupidity beyond comprehension. It is clear beyond any doubt that a good education for all girls raises the level of the entire society. How job opportunities, salaries, professional careers, access to health services etc etc should depend on our genitalia is impossible for anyone to explain or justify.
Best regards,
Gert
ChrisJ
(171852) 2018-03-08 3:01
Hi Paul,
A powerful & sobering message. Let's hope it gets through to the general Indian male population. Good framing and sharpness. Tfs!
Sergiom
(117241) 2018-03-08 6:14
Bonjour Paul,
C'est assez rare que je critique des photos semblables, mais ici, le texte vient me chercher par son intelligence, surtout dans ce pays où la valeur des femmes est aléatoire.
Amicalement
Serge
ikeharel
(113385) 2018-03-08 9:07
Hello Paul,
This is a very contemporary message depicted, with the MeeTo campain around going on - but it has strong cnnectin to what happening in India as common thing: harassment of women, etc.
Good documentary posted, though it is a graffiti - but conveys well what it meant to do.
Good evening,
Ike
*** I am very busy lately, but give myself sometime daily for TE pic.s.
jhm
(211736) 2018-03-08 9:43
Dag Paul,
Iedereen hoop dat vrouwen hun respect krijgen niet alleen vandaag op vrouwendag
Daar tegenover zijn in de westerse landen de vrouwen nogal vooruitstrevend.
Maar goed op mijn leeftijd zal ik niet veel meer kunnen helpen verandzeren.
U heeft de foto gehouden tot deze dag en dit is echt mooi gezien van u. Bedankt.
Prettige avond,
John
mesutilgim
(0) 2018-03-08 11:28
Hello Paul,
Womnderfull capture on this World Womens Day ! Never have seen such an interesting message on the wall :-)
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM
worldcitizen
(16072) 2018-03-08 17:40
Hello Paul,
Thanks for sharing this art with a message. This silhouette of a woman is a great place to write this thought, and I also like the color and texture of the surrounding wall. Let's hope for more progress around the world. In so many places it's very slow to come...
jimmyjimmy
(6164) 2018-03-08 21:46
Hello Paul
A great note to accompany the image. A travesty for sure what was happening. Thanks for sharing with us. Nice and blunt the message is.
Jimmy
papagolf21
(152607) 2018-03-08 23:08
Bonjour, cher Paul,
Belle idée de prise de vue, originale pour la journée de la femme.
Très bon sujet et fort bien mis en image.
Amitiés.
Philippe
emka
(158198) 2018-03-08 23:38
Hello Paul, Excellent contribution for the International Women's Day. Interesting note and sad note about what experience the women have, how often they are abused. It seems to me that in India the position of the woman is very low, let's hope it will change. well seen and good choice for the post.
Kind regards Malgo
Royaldevon
(85932) 2018-03-09 1:36
Thank you for this, Paul!
The photograph is very graphic and your notes back it up well with unprejudiced information.
The thought of abuse that some of these females, young and old, have experienced is barbaric!
It isn't that long ago that females were subjected to crude, dismissive and embarrassing questioning, in this country, with regard to rape charges but thankfully times have changed. Let's hope that the same happens quickly in these Asian countries.
Have a lovely w/e,
Bev :-)
rychem
(72187) 2018-03-09 7:57
Original message on the Women's Day (not in all countries) and I wonder that you found this message in India, sometimes I think in this land women are only a way to give birth to children, very well spotted
regards Ryszard
alvaraalto
(42804) 2018-03-10 2:25
Dag Paul
Een goed verhaal over het veranderende India en een krachtige foto om dit te illustreren. Het zal nog een lange strijd zijn want zelf in onze “beschaafde” wereld valt nog veel te verbeteren op dit gebied. Ik denk dat uitingen als op je foto daarbij goed kunnen helpen om dit levend te houden.
Goed weekend, Groet Rob
Cricri
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(176) 2018-03-11 9:28
Bonjour Paul
Bonne idée de présentation pour ce jour international de la femme, une note intéressante, espérons un grand changement pour les femmes...
Beau dimanche
cricri
mkamionka
(74481) 2021-12-09 12:24
Hi Paul,
Great capture well illustrating a serious problem. Yes India had quite a presence in the media in recent years in this regard. To this extent that I stopped considering it as a holiday destination.
But I suppose terrible things happen everywhere. Western societies were so proud to be the most respectful for women or minorities and yet there was a scandal among Hollywood producers where almost every Hollywood actress was molested. Not mentioning the scandal with children abuse in the church.
Humans are really a terrible species,
M
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