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From School to Sansad: The Segregation of The Lambs

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PROLOGUE: April 13, 2018: Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Maneka Gandhi demands death penalty for those who rape children under 12. April 21, 2018: Cabinet approves death for rape of girls under 12 years. Did you notice the difference when you first heard it? It was an old story that an Indian man can’t be raped. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance only rubber-stamped the fact that he can’t be raped even when he is 11 years old. PART-IV: Womanhunter I don't claim to know any solution nor I claim to be someone who can really sympathize with a rape survivor or who can understand the psychology of a person who rapes someone. Usually my mind remains engrossed in how far we think whenever we think about the two persons concerned- the survivor and the perpetrator. For perpetrator, much of outrage (which is justified) demands the Capital Punishment and we give them tags like wahashi , darinda , and prescribe remedies like forced marriage, death by...