It’s been a year since the horrific gang-rape of a 23-year-old physiotherapist in a private bus in Delhi. Even as the woman struggled to stay alive for 13 days after the incident, the world looked on in shock. Unfortunately, 'Nirbhaya' succumbed to her injuries, but protests erupted all over India to call for more security for women on the streets. This has resulted in some changes to the laws dealing with sexual assault cases, but it has not stopped rapes.
Today, a year after the brutal incident, Twitter users came out in huge numbers to pay tribute to “the fearless one” on the incident's anniversary. According to Topsy Analytics, over 7,300 tweets have mentioned the hashtag #Nirbhaya on Twitter till 5:20 pm today. Apart from paying tribute through a flood of tweets, tweeters also pointed out how not much had changed in India, one year on.
Our government can't make harsh laws against rapists, but gay relationships are illegal. Welcome to India. #Nirbhaya #LGBT
— Aditi..... (@JungleeeeBilli) December 16, 2013
What happened to #Nirbhaya shouldn't be surprising in a country that encourages men to think of women as objects. What are 'item numbers'?
— lindsay pereira (@lindsaypereira) December 16, 2013
One year since Delhi rape case and the ₹1,000 crore #Nirbhaya fund remains untouched. Talk about working towards safety of women in India.
— Nikita Singh (@singh_nikita) December 16, 2013
#Nirbhaya did not WANT to be a martyr for a cause. We need to let her be and pray for ourselves, coz we need it.
— Aditi Mittal (@awryaditi) December 16, 2013
1 year since the gruesome #Nirbhaya incident... and #NoMoreRape is still just a hashtag...
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) December 16, 2013
One year since the crime, 10 months since the Rs 1000 crore #Nirbhaya Fund, not a single rupee spent.
— Gaurav (@bwoyblunder) December 16, 2013Unfortunately, the day was not done without its fair share of controversy. A hashtag titled #IWantToBeNirbhaya was trending all afternoon on Twitter in India. While it was meant to read as “I want to be fearless” as a tribute to the girl, minus context it could seem like these guys wanted to be the victim. Poor wording or lost in translation – you decide.
I want to be safe, free and all that irrespective of what clothes I wear and what time i travel. #IWantToBeNirbhaya http://t.co/yQOfq1oNgM
— Shailaja Mukherjee (@2HellWithHeaven) December 16, 2013
#IWantToBeNirbhaya? Umm no, hashtag trenders... No, you don't.
— Sahil Rizwan (@SahilRiz) December 16, 2013
You think that girl thought,Hey let's climb this bus,get gangraped in the most horrid manner, get thrown out of it & die? #IWantToBeNirbhaya
— Utterly Butterly (@Sakshikumar) December 16, 2013
We sympathize with #Nirbhaya and respect the courage she possessed but this #IWantToBeNirbhaya is a stupid and ridiculous thing to say.
— Chal hatt !!! (@varshashokeen1) December 16, 2013
Oh the rib-burning irony of the hashtag #IWantToBeNirbhaya
— Bong Pen (@mtanmay) December 16, 2013
The Nirbhaya in #IWantToBeNirbhaya means fearless & video for the campaign is https://t.co/QirJMXlP3F Will twitter stop outraging now ?
— Aditya (@forwardshortleg) December 16, 2013 (Cover image credit: Wikimedia Commons) ReadMore:Android Games
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