Let us also acknowledge the brave young women at BHU who have stood up to an oppressive system. Illustration: Jayachandran/MintAs the students’ protest against sexual violence unfolds at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), it draws attention to the many problems that plague one of the country’s most revered institutions of higher education. But as BHU vice-chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi’s response to the developments of the past week shows, there is a more deep-seated problem. It goes beyond the BHU campus and manifests itself in just about every public space, from the college canteen to the office boardroom to the train station and the public park—the routine threatening and compromise of a woman’s safety and her dignity. Do you think the BHU protest will lead to a wider conversation about gender sensitization?

Source: Mint September 26, 2017 21:33 UTC