India being a developing country has witnessed many drastic changes and it has also proved to be beneficial to the country and its people. Unlike earlier times, now the people have broadened their state of thinking and have become more liberal. But the question is, have all the people in India really become liberal? There are still many people in the country who are very much conservative and are always against any change, no matter even if the change is for the good purpose, specially the people from the rural areas.
Two teenage couple were badly thrashed and beaten up by some of the people in Latur District of Maharashtra on November, 2014, for a reason that they were strolling together near a forest area. Those people alleged that the boy and girl were violating the principles of moral values and cultures. See the mentality of the people, can’t a boy and a girl walk in a public place? If the teenage couple, by walking together in public place were violating the principles of moral value and culture then what did those people do by beating up them? Not only this but those men have also made a video of the incident and have shared to everyone in the girl’s village through social networking sites in order to demoralise her. Is this a correct way to protect our cultural values and morality?
** Blog post contributed by IILS faculty Mr. Ashish Ransom.
