Meera Vijayann: Find your voice against gender violence

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Tal Eldar ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
Talking about empowerment is odd,
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ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืขืฆืžื” ื–ื” ืžืฉื•ื ื”
00:15
because when we talk about empowerment,
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ื›ื™ ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืขืฆืžื”
00:17
what affects us most are the stories.
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ืžื” ืฉืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœื™ื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืœ ื”ื ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
00:20
So I want to begin with an everyday story.
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™.
00:24
What is it really like to be a young woman in India?
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ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื™ืฉื” ืฆืขื™ืจื” ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื•?
00:28
Now, I've spent the last 27 years of my life
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช 27 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™
00:30
in India, lived in three small towns,
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ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื•, ื’ืจืชื™ ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืขื™ื™ืจื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช,
00:33
two major cities,
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ืฉืชื™ ืขืจื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช,
00:34
and I've had several experiences.
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ื•ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืชื™ ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช.
00:38
When I was seven,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช ืฉื‘ืข,
00:39
a private tutor who used to come home
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ืžื•ืจื” ืคืจื˜ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื ื• ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”
00:41
to teach me mathematics molested me.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืœืžื“ ืื•ืชื™ ืžืชืžื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ื˜ืจื™ื“ ืื•ืชื™ ืžื™ื ื™ืช.
00:46
He would put his hand up my skirt.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžื›ื ื™ืก ืืช ื™ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืžืขืœื” ื”ื—ืฆืื™ืช ืฉืœื™.
00:52
He put his hand up my skirt and told me
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ื ื™ืก ืืช ื™ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืžืขืœื” ื”ื—ืฆืื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ื•ืืžืจ ืœื™
00:55
he knew how to make me feel good.
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื™ืš ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื™ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘.
00:59
At 17, a boy from my high school
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 17, ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืžื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™
01:03
circulated an email
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ื”ืคื™ืฅ ืžื™ื™ืœ
01:04
detailing all the sexually aggressive things
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ืฉืคื™ืจื˜ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ื™ื-ืื’ืจืกื™ื‘ื™ื™ื
01:06
he could do to me
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืœื™
01:09
because I didn't pay attention to him.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืœื ื”ืงื“ืฉืชื™ ืœื• ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘.
01:13
At 19, I helped a friend
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 19, ืขื–ืจืชื™ ืœื—ื‘ืจื”
01:17
whose parents had forcefully married her to an older man
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ืฉื”ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืฉื™ืื• ืื•ืชื” ื‘ื›ื— ืœื’ื‘ืจ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ
01:20
escape an abusive marriage.
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ืœื‘ืจื•ื— ืžื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ื ื ืฆืœื ื™ื™ื.
01:24
At 21, when my friend and I were walking
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 21, ื›ืฉื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ื•ืื ื™ ื”ืœื›ื ื•
01:26
down the road one afternoon,
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ื‘ืžื•ืจื“ ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘ ืื—ืจ ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื ืื—ื“,
01:30
a man pulled down his pants
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ื’ื‘ืจ ื”ื•ืจื™ื“ ืืช ืžื›ื ืกื™ื•
01:32
and masturbated in front of us.
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ื•ืื•ื ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ื ื•.
01:35
We called people for help, and nobody came.
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ืงืจืื ื• ืœืขื–ืจื”, ื•ืื™ืฉ ืœื ื‘ื.
01:39
At 25, when I was walking home one evening,
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 25, ื›ืฉื”ืœื›ืชื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืขืจื‘ ืื—ื“,
01:44
two men on a motorcycle attacked me.
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ืฉื ื™ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืื•ืคื ื•ืข ืชืงืคื• ืื•ืชื™.
01:47
I spent two nights in the hospital
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ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉื ื™ ืœื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื
01:49
recovering from trauma and injuries.
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ืžื—ืœื™ืžื” ืžื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ื•ืžืคืฆื™ืขื•ืช.
01:53
So throughout my life, I've seen women โ€”
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ืื– ืœืื•ืจืš ื—ื™ื™, ืจืื™ืชื™ ื ืฉื™ื --
01:58
family, friends, colleagues โ€”
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ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช, ืขืžื™ืชื•ืช --
02:00
live through these experiences,
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ื—ื™ื•ืช ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ืืœื”.
02:02
and they seldom talk about it.
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ื•ื”ืŸ ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ื–ื”.
02:06
So in simple words, life in India is not easy.
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ืื– ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ื•ืช, ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื• ืœื ืงืœื™ื.
02:10
But today I'm not going to talk to you about this fear.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื›ื ืขืœ ื”ืคื—ื“ ื”ื–ื”.
02:14
I'm going to talk to you about an interesting path
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ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื›ื ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ืช
02:16
of learning that this fear took me on.
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ืฉืœ ืœืžื™ื“ื” ืฉื”ืคื—ื“ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื”.
02:20
So, what happened one night in December 2012
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ืื–, ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืื—ื“ ื‘ื“ืฆืžื‘ืจ 2012
02:23
changed my life.
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ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™.
02:25
So a young girl, a 23-year-old student,
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ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ืฆืขื™ืจื”, ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ืช ื‘ืช 23,
02:29
boarded a bus in Delhi with her male friend.
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ืขืœืชื” ืขืœ ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก ื‘ื“ืœื”ื™ ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ื’ื‘ืจ.
02:33
There were six men on the bus, young men
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ื”ื™ื• ืฉื™ืฉื” ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก, ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื
02:36
who you might encounter every day in India,
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ืฉืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ืชืงืœ ื‘ื”ื ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื•.
02:39
and the chilling account of what followed
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ื•ื”ืžืื•ืจืขื•ืช ื”ืžืฆืžืจืจื™ื ืฉื‘ืื• ืื—ืจ ื›ืš
02:41
was played over and over again
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ื”ื•ืฉืžืขื• ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘
02:43
in the Indian and international media.
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ื‘ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช.
02:46
This girl was raped repeatedly,
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ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ื ืื ืกื” ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘,
02:49
forcefully penetrated with a blunt rod,
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ื ื—ื“ืจื” ื‘ื›ื— ืขื ืžืงืœ,
02:52
beaten, bitten, and left to die.
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ื”ื•ื›ืชื”, ื ื ืฉื›ื”, ื•ื”ื•ืฉืืจื” ืœืžื•ืช.
02:55
Her friend was gagged, attacked,
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื” ื ื—ื ืง, ื”ื•ืชืงืฃ,
02:58
and knocked unconscious.
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ื•ื”ื•ื›ื” ื—ืกืจ ื”ื›ืจื”.
03:01
She died on the 29th of December.
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ื”ื™ื ืžืชื” ื‘29 ืœื“ืฆืžื‘ืจ.
03:05
And at a time when most of us here
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ื•ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื• ืจื•ื‘ื ื• ื›ืืŸ
03:07
were preparing to welcome the new year,
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ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื ื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื”,
03:10
India plunged into darkness.
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ื”ื•ื“ื• ืฆื ื—ื” ืœื—ืฉื›ื”.
03:13
For the first time in our history,
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ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”,
03:16
men and women in Indian cities
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ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขืจื™ื ื”ื•ื“ื™ื•ืช
03:18
woke up to the horrific truth
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ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื• ืœืืžืช ื”ืžื–ื•ื•ื™ืขื”
03:21
about the true state of women in the country.
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ื”ื ื•ื’ืขืช ืœืžืฆื‘ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื”.
03:24
Now, like many other young women,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืžื• ื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช,
03:26
I was absolutely terrified.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื‘ื•ืขืชืช ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
03:29
I couldn't believe that something like this
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื”
03:30
could happen in a national capital.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœืงืจื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืจื”.
03:33
I was angry and I was frustrated,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ื•ืขืกืช ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืชื•ืกื›ืœืช,
03:36
but most of all, I felt utterly, completely helpless.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืœ, ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ื—ืกืจืช ืื•ื ื™ื.
03:40
But really, what do you do, right?
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืืžืช, ืžื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
03:42
Some write blogs, some ignore it,
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ื™ืฉ ืฉื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ื‘ืœื•ื’ื™ื, ื™ืฉ ืฉืžืชืขืœืžื™ื,
03:44
some join protests.
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ื—ืœืง ืžืฆื˜ืจืคื™ื ืœืžื—ืื•ืช.
03:46
I did all of it. In fact, that was what everyone was doing
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ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื–ื”. ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืขืฉื•
03:48
two years ago.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื.
03:50
So the media was filled with stories about
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ืื– ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžืœืื” ืขื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ
03:53
all the horrific deeds
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ื›ืœ ื”ืžืขืฉื™ื ื”ื ื•ืจืื™ื™ื
03:55
that Indian men are capable of.
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ืฉื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœื”ื.
03:57
They were compared to animals,
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ื”ื ื”ื•ืฉื•ื• ืœื—ื™ื•ืช,
03:58
sexually repressed beasts.
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ืœื‘ื”ืžื•ืช ืฉื“ื•ื›ืื• ืžื™ื ื™ืช.
04:00
In fact, so alien and unthinkable was this event
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื ื•ื›ืจ ื•ืœื ื™ืขืœื” ืขืœ ื”ื“ืขืช ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžืงืจื” ื”ื–ื”
04:04
in an Indian mind
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื— ื”ื•ื“ื™
04:05
that the response from the Indian media,
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ืฉื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืžื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช,
04:08
public and politicians proved one point:
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ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื•ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื ื”ื•ื›ื™ื—ื” ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืื—ืช:
04:12
No one knew what to do.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ื“ืข ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
04:14
And no one wanted to be responsible for it.
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ื•ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืจืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื—ืจืื™ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
04:16
In fact, these were a few insensitive comments
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ื›ืžื” ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื ืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช
04:19
which were made in the media
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ืฉื ืขืฉื• ื‘ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช
04:20
by prominent people
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื
04:22
in response to sexual violence against women in general.
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ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืœืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื ื’ื“ ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ืœืœื™.
04:26
So the first one is made by a member of parliament,
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ืื– ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื ืขืฉืชื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื—ื‘ืจ ืคืจืœืžื ื˜,
04:29
the second one is made by a spiritual leader,
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ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ ื“ืชื™,
04:33
and the third one was actually the defendants' lawyer
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ื•ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ื”ื™ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ืขื•ืจืš ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืชืœื•ื ื ืช
04:35
when the girl was fighting for her life
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื ื ืœื—ืžื” ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื”
04:37
and she passed away.
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ื•ื ืคื˜ืจื”.
04:40
Now, as a woman watching this day after day,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืื™ืฉื” ื”ืฆื•ืคื” ื‘ื–ื” ื™ื•ื ืื—ืจื™ ื™ื•ื,
04:44
I was tired.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืขื™ื™ืคื”.
04:46
So as a writer and gender activist,
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ื›ื›ืชื‘ืช ื•ื›ืคืขื™ืœื” ืžื’ื“ืจื™ืช,
04:47
I have written extensively on women,
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื ืจื—ื‘ ืขืœ ื ืฉื™ื,
04:51
but this time, I realized it was different,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืคืขื, ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ืžืฆื‘ ืฉื•ื ื”,
04:53
because a part of me realized
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื—ืœืง ืžืžื ื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
04:55
I was a part of that young woman too,
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ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืื™ืฉื” ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ื’ื,
04:57
and I decided I wanted to change this.
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
04:59
So I did something spontaneous, hasty.
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ืื– ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืžืฉื”ื• ืกืคื•ื ื˜ื ื™, ื ืžื”ืจ.
05:03
I logged on to a citizen journalism platform
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ื”ืชื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืœืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื” ืœืขื™ืชื•ื ื•ืช ืื–ืจื—ื™ืช
05:06
called iReport,
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ืฉื ืงืจืืช ืื™ื™-ืจื™ืคื•ืจื˜,
05:07
and I recorded a video talking about
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ื•ื”ืงืœื˜ืชื™ ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืฉืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ
05:10
what the scene was like in Bangalore.
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ืื™ืš ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืกืฆื ื” ื‘ื‘ื ื’ืœื•ืจ.
05:12
I talked about how I felt,
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขืœ ืื™ืš ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™,
05:14
I talked about the ground realities,
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ื™ื,
05:15
and I talked about the frustrations of living in India.
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ื•ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืชืกื›ื•ืœ ืžืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื•.
05:21
In a few hours, the blog was shared widely,
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ืชื•ืš ื›ืžื” ืฉืขื•ืช, ื”ื‘ืœื•ื’ ื”ื•ืคืฅ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื ืจื—ื‘,
05:24
and comments and thoughts poured in
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ื•ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืืœื™ื™
05:26
from across the world.
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ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
05:28
In that moment, a few things occurred to me.
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ื”ื–ื”, ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
05:32
One, technology was always at hand
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื–ืžื™ื ื”
05:35
for many young women like me.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช ื›ืžื•ื ื™.
05:38
Two, like me, most young women
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ืฉืชื™ื™ื, ื›ืžื•ื ื™, ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช
05:42
hardly use it to express their views.
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ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉื•ืช ื‘ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื˜ื ืืช ืขืžื“ื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ.
05:45
Three, I realized for the first time
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ืฉืœื•ืฉ, ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื”
05:49
that my voice mattered.
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ืฉื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื™ ืžืฉื ื”.
05:52
So in the months that followed,
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ืื– ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืฉืขืงื‘ื•,
05:55
I covered a trail of events in Bangalore
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ื—ืฉืคืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉืชืœืฉืœื•ืช ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื ื’ืœื•ืจ
05:57
which had no space in the mainstream news.
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ืฉืœื ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช.
06:01
In Cubbon Park, which is a big park in Bangalore,
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ื‘ืคืืจืง ืงื•ื‘ื•ืŸ, ืฉื”ื•ื ืคืืจืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื‘ื ื’ืœื•ืจ,
06:04
I gathered with over 100 others
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ื”ืชืืกืคืชื™ ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืขื•ื“ 100
06:05
when groups of young men came forward
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ื›ืฉืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ื”
06:07
to wear skirts to prove that clothing
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ืœืœื‘ื•ืฉ ื—ืฆืื™ื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืฉื‘ื™ื’ื•ื“
06:09
does not invite rape.
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ืœื ืžื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื•ื ืก.
06:13
When I reported about these events,
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ื›ืฉื“ื™ื•ื•ื—ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
06:15
I felt I had charge, I felt like I had a channel
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื›ื—, ื›ืื™ืœื• ืžืฆืืชื™ ืขืจื•ืฅ
06:18
to release all the emotions I had inside me.
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ืœืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื”ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ืชื•ื›ื™.
06:22
I attended the town hall march
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ื”ืฉืชืชืคืชื™ ื‘ืฆืขื“ืช ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื™ื”
06:24
when students held up signs saying
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ื‘ื” ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ื”ื—ื–ื™ืงื• ืฉืœื˜ื™ื ืฉืืžืจื•
06:26
"Kill them, hang them."
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"ื”ืจื’ื• ืื•ืชื, ืชืœื• ืื•ืชื."
06:28
"You wouldn't do this to your mothers or sisters."
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"ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืช ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื–ื” ืœืืžื ืฉืœืš ืื• ืœืื—ื•ืชืš."
06:32
I went to a candlelight vigil
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ื”ืฉืชืชืคืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืžืจ ื ืจื•ืช
06:34
where citizens gathered together
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ื‘ื• ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ื”ืชืืกืคื• ื™ื—ื“
06:36
to talk about the issue of sexual violence openly,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื ื•ืฉื ืฉืœ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืคืชื•ื—ื”,
06:40
and I recorded a lot of blogs
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ื•ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืœื•ื’ื™ื
06:42
in response to how worrying the situation was
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ืฉื ืคืชื—ื• ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืœื›ืžื” ืฉื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื™ื” ืžื“ืื™ื’
06:44
in India at that point.
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ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื• ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื ืงื•ื“ื”.
06:46
["I am born with sisters and cousin who now live in cities and abroad but they never talk to me or complain about their daily difficulties like you say"]
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["ืื ื™ ื ื•ืœื“ืช ืขื ืื—ื™ื•ืช ื•ื“ื•ื“ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื’ืจื•ืช ื‘ืขืจื™ื ื•ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืืจืฅ ืื‘ืœ ื”ืŸ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจื•ืช ืื™ืชื™ ืื• ืžืชืœื•ื ื ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืงืฉื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื›ืžื• ืฉืืช ืื•ืžืจืช"]
06:47
Now, the reactions confused me.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืœื‘ืœื” ืื•ืชื™.
06:49
While supportive comments poured in from across the world,
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืืœื™ื™ ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
06:52
as did vicious ones.
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ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ื’ื ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื–ื“ื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
06:54
So some called me a hypocrite.
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ืื– ื”ื™ื• ืฉืงืจืื• ืœื™ ืฆื‘ื•ืขื”.
06:55
Some called me a victim, a rape apologist.
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ื—ืœืง ืงืจืื• ืœื™ ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ, ืกื ื’ื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืื•ื ืก
06:58
Some even said I had a political motive.
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ื—ืœืง ืืคื™ืœื• ืืžืจื• ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžื ื™ืข ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™.
07:01
But this one comment kind of describes
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ืื—ืช ื”ื–ื• ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืžืชืืจืช
07:03
what we are discussing here today.
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ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื“ื ื™ื ื‘ื• ื”ื™ื•ื.
07:08
But I was soon to learn that this was not all.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื”ื›ืœ.
07:11
As empowered as I felt
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ืžื—ื•ื–ืงืช ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™
07:13
with the new liberty that this
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ืขื ื”ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉื”
07:14
citizen journalism channel gave me,
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ืฉืขืจื•ืฅ ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื•ืช ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ืช ื ืชืŸ ืœื™,
07:17
I found myself in an unfamiliar situation.
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ืกื™ื˜ื•ืืฆื™ื” ืœื ืžื•ื›ืจืช.
07:20
So sometime last August, I logged onto Facebook
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ืื– ืžืชื™ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืื•ื’ื•ืกื˜ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ, ื”ืชื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืœืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง
07:23
and I was looking through my news feed,
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ื•ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
07:25
and I noticed there was a link
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ื•ื”ื‘ื—ื ืชื™ ื‘ืœื™ื ืง
07:27
that was being shared by my friends.
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ืฉืฉื•ืชืฃ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™.
07:28
I clicked on the link; it led me back
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ื”ืงืœืงืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืœื™ื ืง; ื”ื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื™
07:31
to a report uploaded by an American girl
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ืœื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ืฉื”ื•ืขืœื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื™ืœื“ื” ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช
07:35
called Michaela Cross.
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ืฉื ืงืจืืช ืžื™ื›ืืœื” ืงืจื•ืก.
07:37
The report was titled,
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ืœื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ื ื™ืชื ื” ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช
07:38
"India: The story you never wanted to hear."
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"ื”ื•ื“ื•: ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืจืฆื™ืช ืœืฉืžื•ืข."
07:41
And in this report, she recounted her firsthand
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ื•ื‘ื“ื™ื•ื•ื—, ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ื—ื–ืจื” ืืช ื”ืžืคื’ืฉื™ื
07:45
account of facing sexual harassment in India.
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ืฉืœื” ืขื ื”ื˜ืจื“ื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื•.
07:48
She wrote, "There is no way to prepare for the eyes,
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ื”ื™ื ื›ืชื‘ื”, "ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื“ืจืš ืœื”ืชื›ื•ื ืŸ ืœืขื™ื ื™ื™ื,
07:52
the eyes that every day stared
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ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื‘ื•ื”ื•ืช
07:54
with such entitlement at my body,
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ืขื ื›ื–ื• ื–ื›ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืฉืœื™,
07:57
with no change of expression
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ืขื ืฉื•ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื‘ืขื”
07:59
whether I met their gaze or not.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ื‘ืžื‘ื˜ื ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืœืื•.
08:02
Walking to the fruit seller's or the tailor's,
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœืžื•ื›ืจ ื”ืคื™ืจื•ืช ืื• ืืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื˜,
08:05
I got stares so sharp
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื‘ื•ื˜ื™ื
08:07
that they sliced away bits of me piece by piece."
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ืฉื”ื ื—ืชื›ื• ื—ืชื™ื›ื•ืช ืžืžื ื™, ื—ืœืง ืื—ืจื™ ื—ืœืง."
08:10
She called India a traveler's heaven and a woman's hell.
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ื”ื™ื ืงืจืื” ืœื”ื•ื“ื• ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ ืœืžื˜ื™ื™ืœื™ื ื•ื’ื™ื”ื ื•ื ืœื ืฉื™ื.
08:14
She said she was stalked, groped,
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ื”ื™ื ืกื™ืคืจื” ืฉืขืงื‘ื• ืื—ืจื™ื”, ืžื™ืฉืฉื• ืื•ืชื”,
08:16
and masturbated at.
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ื•ืื•ื ื ื• ืžื•ืœื”.
08:18
Now, late that evening, the report went viral.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ืขืจื‘, ื”ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ื ื”ื™ื” ืœื•ื™ืจืืœื™.
08:20
It was on news channels across the world.
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ื–ื” ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืขืจื•ืฆื™ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
08:24
Everyone was discussing it.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื“ื™ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ื–ื”.
08:25
It had over a million views,
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื–ื” ืžืขืœ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืฆืคื™ื•ืช,
08:27
a thousand comments and shares,
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ืืœืฃ ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืฉื™ืชื•ืคื™ื,
08:28
and I found myself witnessing
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ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืขื“ื”
08:30
a very similar thing.
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ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืžืื“ ื“ื•ืžื”.
08:33
The media was caught in this vicious cycle
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ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื ืชืงืขื” ื‘ืžืขื’ืœ ื”ืจืฉืขื™ ื”ื–ื”
08:36
of opinion and outburst
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ืฉืœ ื“ืขื•ืช ื•ื”ืชืคืจืฆื•ื™ื•ืช
08:38
and no outcome whatsoever.
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ื•ืฉื•ื ืชื•ืฆืื”.
08:41
So that night, as I sat wondering
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ืื– ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืœื™ืœื”, ื›ืฉื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืชื•ื”ื”
08:44
how I should respond,
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ืื™ืš ืขืœื™ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื‘,
08:45
I found myself filled with doubt.
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื ืžืœืืช ื‘ืกืคืง.
08:47
You see, as a writer, I approached this issue
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ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื, ื›ื›ืชื‘ืช, ื ื™ื’ืฉืชื™ ืœื ื•ืฉื ื”ื–ื”
08:51
as an observer,
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ื›ืฆื•ืคื”.
08:53
as an Indian, I felt embarrassment and disbelief,
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ื›ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช, ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื ื‘ื•ื›ื” ื•ืœื ื”ืืžื ืชื™,
08:57
and as an activist, I looked at it as a defender of rights,
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ื•ื›ืคืขื™ืœื”, ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื›ื”ื’ื ื” ืขืœ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช,
09:02
but as a citizen journalist,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ืช ืื–ืจื—ื™ืช,
09:04
I suddenly felt very vulnerable.
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืคืชืื•ื ืžืื“ ืคื’ื™ืขื”.
09:07
I mean, here she was, a young woman
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื”ื ื” ื”ื™ื, ืื™ืฉื” ืฆืขื™ืจื”
09:10
who was using a channel to talk about
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ืฉื”ืฉืชืžืฉื” ื‘ืขืจื•ืฅ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ
09:11
her experience just as I was,
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ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ื™ ืขืฉื™ืชื™,
09:13
and yet I felt unsettled.
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืœื ื‘ื ื•ื—.
09:16
You see, no one ever tells you
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ืชืจืื•, ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืœืš
09:18
that true empowerment comes from giving yourself
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ืฉื”ืขืฆืžื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ื‘ืื” ืžืœืชืช ืœืขืฆืžืš
09:21
the permission to think and act.
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ืืช ื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืœืคืขื•ืœ.
09:23
Empowerment is often made to sound as if
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ื”ืขืฆืžื” ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื ืฉืžืขืช ื›ืื™ืœื•
09:26
it's an ideal, it's a wonderful outcome.
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ื”ื™ื ืื™ื“ื™ืืœ, ืชื•ืฆืื” ื ืคืœืื”.
09:29
When we talk about empowerment, we often
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืขืฆืžื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช
09:31
talk about giving people access to materials,
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ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืœืชืช ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื—ื•ืžืจื™ื,
09:34
giving them access to tools.
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ืœืชืช ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื›ืœื™ื.
09:37
But the thing is, empowerment is an emotion.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ืขืฆืžื” ื”ื™ื ืจื’ืฉ.
09:39
It's a feeling.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืจื’ืฉื”.
09:41
The first step to empowerment
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ื”ืฆืขื“ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืœื”ืขืฆืžื”
09:43
is to give yourself the authority,
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ื”ื™ื ืœืชืช ืœืขืฆืžืš ืืช ื”ืกืžื›ื•ืช,
09:46
the key to independent will,
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ื”ืžืคืชื— ืœืจืฆื•ืŸ ื—ื•ืคืฉื™,
09:48
and for women everywhere,
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ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื,
09:50
no matter who we are or where we come from,
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ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืžื™ ืื ื—ื ื• ื•ืžืื™ืคื” ื‘ืื ื•,
09:52
that is the most difficult step.
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ื–ื” ื”ืฆืขื“ ื”ื›ื™ ืงืฉื”.
09:56
We fear the sound of our own voice,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืคื•ื—ื“ื•ืช ืžื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื ื•,
09:58
for it means admission, but it is this that gives us
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ื›ื™ ืžืฉืžืขื• ื”ื•ื“ืื”, ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื ื•
10:01
the power to change our environment.
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ืืช ื”ื›ื— ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
10:04
Now in this situation where I was faced
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื‘ืกื™ื˜ื•ืืฆื™ื” ื”ื”ื™ื ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื™ ื ื™ืฆื‘ืชื™
10:06
with so many different kinds of realities,
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ืžื•ืœ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกื•ื’ื™ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช,
10:09
I was unsure how to judge,
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœืฉืคื•ื˜,
10:10
because I didn't know what it would mean for me.
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ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื” ืชื”ื™ื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื–ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื™.
10:13
I feared to judge because I didn't know what it would be
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ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืœืฉืคื•ื˜ ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื”
10:16
if I didn't support the same view as this girl.
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ืื ืœื ืืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืื•ืชืŸ ื“ืขื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื”.
10:20
I didn't know what it would mean for me
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ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื” ืชื”ื™ื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื–ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื™
10:21
if I was challenging someone else's truth.
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ืื ืืืชื’ืจ ืืช ื”ืืžืช ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ.
10:26
But yet, it was simple.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜.
10:27
I had to make a decision:
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜:
10:29
Should I speak up or should I stay quiet?
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ื”ืื ืขืœื™ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื• ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ื‘ืฉืงื˜?
10:32
So after a lot of thought,
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื—ืฉื‘ื”,
10:34
I recorded a video blog in response,
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ื”ืงืœื˜ืชื™ ื‘ืœื•ื’ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื”,
10:37
and I told Michaela, well,
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืžื™ื›ืืœื”, ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ,
10:39
there are different sides to India,
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ื™ืฉ ืฆื“ื“ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืœื”ื•ื“ื•,
10:41
and I also tried to explain
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ื•ื’ื ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ
10:47
that things would be okay
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ืฉื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืกื“ืจ
10:49
and I expressed my regret for what she had faced.
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ื•ื”ื‘ืขืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฆืขืจ ืฉืœื™ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืขื‘ืจื”.
10:52
And a few days later, I was invited to talk
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ื•ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ื”ื•ื–ืžื ืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ
10:54
on air with her,
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ื‘ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื—ื™ ืื™ืชื”.
10:56
and for the first time, I reached out to this girl
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ื•ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”, ื ื™ื’ืฉืชื™ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ื”ื–ืืช,
11:00
who I had never met, who was so far away,
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ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืคื’ืฉืชื™, ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืจื—ื•ืงื”,
11:02
but yet I felt so close to.
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ื•ืฉื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืจื•ื‘ื” ืืœื™ื”.
11:05
Since this report came to light,
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ืžืื– ืฉื”ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ื”ื–ื” ื™ืฆื ืœืื•ื•ื™ืจ,
11:08
more young people than ever
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืžืชืžื™ื“
11:10
were discussing sexual harassment on the campus,
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ื“ื ื• ื‘ื”ื˜ืจื“ื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื‘ืงืžืคื•ืก,
11:14
and the university that Michaela belonged to
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ื•ื”ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ืฉืžื™ื›ืืœื” ื”ืฉืชื™ื™ื›ื” ืืœื™ื”
11:16
gave her the assistance she needed.
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ื ืชื ื” ืœื” ืืช ื”ืขื–ืจื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื ื–ืงืงื” ืœื”.
11:20
The university even took measures
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ื”ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ื ืงื˜ื” ื‘ืฆืขื“ื™ื
11:22
to train its students to equip them
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืืžืŸ ื•ืœืฆื™ื™ื“ ืืช ืชืœืžื™ื“ื”
11:25
with the skills that they need
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ื‘ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ื”ื ื“ืจืฉื™ื
11:26
to confront challenges such as harassment,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืขืžืช ืขื ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ื”ื˜ืจื“ื”,
11:30
and for the first the time, I felt I wasn't alone.
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ื•ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื”, ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืœื‘ื“.
11:34
You see, if there's anything that I've learned
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ืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื, ืื ื™ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™
11:36
as an active citizen journalist
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ื›ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ืช ืื–ืจื—ื™ืช ืคืขื™ืœื”
11:39
over the past few years,
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ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช,
11:42
it is our dire lack as a society to actively find
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ื–ื” ืขืœ ื”ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื• ื›ื—ื‘ืจื” ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืคืขื™ืœ
11:46
avenues where our voices can be heard.
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ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ืฉืžืข.
11:49
We don't realize that when we are standing up,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืฉื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื,
11:53
we are not just standing up as individuals,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื ืขืžื“ื™ื ืจืง ื›ืื™ื ื“ื™ื•ื•ื™ื“ื•ืืœื™ื,
11:55
we are standing up for our communities,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืขืžื“ื™ื ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช,
11:58
our friends, our peers.
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื•, ื”ืขืžื™ืชื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
12:00
Most of us say that women are denied their rights,
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ืจื•ื‘ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืžื ืฉื™ื ื ืžื ืขื•ืช ื”ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
12:03
but the truth is, oftentimes,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื, ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช,
12:06
women deny themselves these rights.
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ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื•ืœืœื•ืช ืžืขืฆืžืŸ ืืช ื”ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
12:09
In a recent survey in India,
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ื‘ืกืงืจ ืฉื ืขืฉื” ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื•,
12:12
95 percent of the women who work in I.T.,
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95 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืขื‘ื“ื• ื‘ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ื“ืข,
12:16
aviation, hospitality and call centers,
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ืชืขื•ืคื”, ื‘ืชื™ ื—ื•ืœื™ื ื•ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช,
12:20
said they didn't feel safe returning home alone
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ืืžืจื• ืฉื”ืŸ ืœื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืœื‘ื“
12:22
after work in the late hours or in the evening.
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืžืื•ื—ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืขืจื‘.
12:26
In Bangalore, where I come from,
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ื‘ื‘ื ื’ืœื•ืจ, ืžืื™ืคื” ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืื”,
12:27
this number is 85 percent.
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ื”ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื 85 ืื—ื•ื–.
12:30
In rural areas in India,
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ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื›ืคืจื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื•ื“ื•,
12:32
if anything is to go by the recent
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ืื ื ืœืš ืœืคื™
12:35
gang rapes in Badaun and acid attacks in Odisha
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ื”ืื•ื ืกื™ื ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆืชื™ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื“ืื•ื•ืŸ ื•ืชืงื™ืคื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืžืฆื” ื‘ืื•ื“ื™ืฉื
12:38
and Aligarh are supposed to go by,
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ื•ืืœื’ืจื” ืืžื•ืจื•ืช ืœืœื›ืช ืœืคื™ ื–ื”,
12:40
we need to act really soon.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื‘ืžื”ืจื”.
12:43
Don't get me wrong,
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ืืœ ืชื‘ื™ื ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ,
12:45
the challenges that women will face
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ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื™ืขืžื“ื• ืžื•ืœื
12:48
in telling their stories is real,
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ื‘ืœืกืคืจ ืืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื”ืŸ ื”ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื,
12:51
but we need to start pursuing
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ืื‘ืœ ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืคืฉ
12:53
and trying to identify mediums
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ื•ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื•ืžื™ื
12:56
to participate in our system
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ื‘ื”ื ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
12:57
and not just pursue the media blindly.
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ื•ืœื ืจืง ืœืจื“ื•ืฃ ืื—ืจ ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืขื™ื•ื•ืจ.
13:02
Today, more women than ever
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ืฉื™ื ืžืื™ ืคืขื
13:05
are standing up and questioning
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ืขื•ืžื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื•ืžืชืฉืืœื•ืช
13:06
the government in India,
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ืืช ื”ืžืžืฉืœ ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื•,
13:08
and this is a result of that courage.
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ื•ื–ื• ืชื•ืฆืื” ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ืžืฅ ื”ื–ื”.
13:11
There is a sixfold increase in women
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ื’ื“ืœ ืคื™ ืฉื™ืฉื” ื”ืžืกืคืจ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื
13:14
reporting harassment,
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ืฉืžื“ื•ื•ื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื˜ืจื“ื”,
13:15
and the government passed
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ื•ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื”
13:17
the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act in 2013
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ืืช ื”ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ืœื—ื•ืง ื”ืคืœื™ืœื™ ื‘2013
13:20
to protect women against sexual assault.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืžืคื ื™ ืชืงื™ืคื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช.
13:23
As I end this talk,
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ื‘ื‘ื•ืื™ ืœืกื›ื ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ื–ืืช
13:25
I just want to say
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ืื ื™ ืจืง ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื•ืžืจ
13:28
that I know a lot of us in this room have our secrets,
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ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืœืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
13:33
but let us speak up.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื‘ืงื•ืœ.
13:35
Let us fight the shame and talk about it.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืœื—ื ื‘ื‘ื•ืฉื” ื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
13:38
It could be a platform, a community,
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ื–ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื”, ืงื”ื™ืœื”,
13:41
your loved one, whoever or whatever you choose,
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ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื›ื, ืžื™ ื•ืžื” ืฉืชื‘ื—ืจื•,
13:45
but let us speak up.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
13:47
The truth is, the end to this problem
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ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื, ื”ืกื•ืฃ ืœื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื–ื•
13:50
begins with us.
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ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืืฆืœื ื•.
13:52
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
13:54
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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