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Kerala women reclaim Thiruvananthapuram street in overnight safety event
Kerala women reclaim Thiruvananthapuram street in overnight safety event
Women, students, cyclists, entrepreneurs and men gathered on Thiruvananthapuram’s MG Road for ‘Resurge’, an event organised by Kerala’s Women and Child Development department. The programme ran from 9.30 pm on Friday to…
The Story in Brief
Women, students, cyclists, entrepreneurs and men gathered on Thiruvananthapuram’s MG Road for ‘Resurge’, an event organised by Kerala’s Women and Child Development department. The programme ran from 9.30 pm on Friday to 1 am on Saturday, covering the stretch between Connemara market and Ayurveda College Junction. Participants walked, danced, sang, shopped and joined sporting activities as part of the Independence Day celebrations.
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said the government wanted women to travel at any hour without fear and aimed to make Kerala a model for other States. Participants welcomed the event but said women’s freedom could not depend on a single organised night. Law student Nandana V. said such safety should become an everyday reality, while others called the gathering a starting point for wider change.
The Indian Opinion
The easy claim that one night proves Kerala is fully safe for women is as weak as dismissing the event as mere tokenism. A public space opened late at night can build confidence, but it cannot replace safer transport, reliable policing and accountability for harassment. The useful test is whether women can use the same stretch freely on ordinary nights, without special arrangements or a government programme.
Source: thehindu.com
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