IN many cases women are denied what is rightfully theirs if they don't go for lunch and dinner with bosses. If I objected to your hand on the shoulder or I don't like the fact that you are telling me this colour suits you, It is my choice, my understanding of how I am taking that.

Society has to grow and understand to be attuned with changing times.

The judgement in Bilkis Bano case shows how brazen things are on the face of a woman. This belittles the whole society's fight against violence on women. It takes you back miles.

You have by this judicial approach given a message to the women that why are you fighting it out. If a matter of this nature, which was talked about not only nationally but also at the international level, can end with the accused let go after 14/15 years what can we expect. Everything has now fallen upon the shoulders of this lady. When the order came my biggest worry was that I had to go back to the files, I was so scared of seeing that file again. Imagine how difficult it would be for the girl to revisit the entire thing.

The Last four, five months have been horrible for women . In a POSCO case you accept a minor's consent to let go of an accused , where rapists go out either by premature release or some lapses of investigation.. If the accused says I am ready to marry you will let go of the accused. You have to deal with the judiciary first..

The process completely defeats your cause, as a woman you become hopeless. You need energy to fight a battle but these setbacks bring in a kind of sadness in you and saps away that energy. With a disturbed brian, mind and heart you are going to fight the battle, are you going to win?

But in the end I want to say let's not lose hope, let's keep fighting. We have to inform them that this gender has rights-Just live and let them live.