I was not at all on social media till Class 12, never too involved in distractions and honestly, a little boring in the way I lived my life. “For me, it wasn’t just a college, it was something I had genuinely worked for. My world revolved around marks and the hope that it would all lead me somewhere I wouldn’t regret later,” she wrote.
She said getting into LSR represented years of hard work.
At the time, she felt that their decision was unfair. “For the longest time, I believed they were wrong. She then questioned why discussions around women’s safety often focus on restricting women’s movements instead of addressing the circumstances that make them vulnerable. “We keep redesigning women’s lives around danger instead of eliminating the danger itself. Take a look: One user wrote, “This one genuinely hurt to read. Another commented, “Exactly! I got a seat in the South Campus and felt, finally, I would live alone. I got so angry, but now when I see what is actually happening in Delhi, the fear keeps coming back. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.)
Because the world around them isn’t safe is such a painful reality, the idea that someone can do everything ‘right’, work so hard towards an opportunity and still have their world made smaller. Because it was Delhi, my mother said no, but just. Because of these cases, we are giving up the things we want the most.” (Disclaimer: This report is based on user-generated content from social media, and the most frustrating part is that.
(Also Read: ‘Only the man’s menu had prices’: Woman shares unusual Italy restaurant experience ) According to Rathore, her parents believed she was not prepared to live alone in Delhi and told her that the world was not as safe as she thought. “Every time something this horrific happens, why is the response to control access of women instead of fixing the system?” she wrote. Why does women’s safety so often become women’s restriction?” (Also Read: IIT, ISB-educated CEO runs $5bn startup in Gurgaon, makes products for Coach, Zara, Michael Kors ) A third user shared, “This happened with me too.
Today, when my entire feed is filled with what happened near LSR, I’m not so sure anymore,” she wrote.
