Let’s See How Far the Rabbit Hole Goes

Women worldwide serve a paramount purpose. Through India’s horrific femicide, they have created and unlikely series of unfortunate events. The elimination of women has led kidnapping and the new trend of ‘bride buying’.

Indian men tend to pride themselves on their families and their wives ability to bear them sons. With the uneven ratio of men to women, many men will soon find themselves with no wives. “According to the 1981 Census… the ratio was 863 girls per 1000 boys”, and today the gap has become larger. This shocking realization has left many to ponder what exactly the ramifications could be.

The country is so set on its patriarchal ways that they fail to realize women’s importance. If a woman serves no other purpose than bearing children then that in itself is important. According to 50 Million Missing Campaign, today India is missing nearly fifty million women because of femicide. The skewed sex ratio has led to many unmarried men. Families are now beginning to buy kidnapped women from other regions of the country just so they can provide their sons with a wife. Natalia Antelava from BBC news tells of a story about a fourteen-year-old girl who was kidnapped on her way home from school. She was pushed into a van where her life was threatened if she attempted to escape. Later the girl was sold to a family as a wife. She was beaten by her ‘husband’ and was forced to engage in sexual activity. Incident like this is becoming common practice for many families across the country.

The lack of women in the country is leading to a disturbing cause and effect scenario. There should be no reason for young girls to be kidnapped from their homes just so they can be sold as a wife. The solution to this problem seems so simple; stop killing India women. The abortions and the infanticide must end. Femicide is the leading cause for such despicable acts that are being committed. It is beyond ironic that a country can worship female deities, but they partake in the killing of their own children.

Works Cited

“Petition To Stop Female Genocide/ Femicide/ Gendercide in India”, 2006

Antelava, Natalia “The Girls Stolen From the Streets of India”, January 8, 2013. BBCNews.com