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His fight continues…
The story of a teenager, who decided to fight back after he was sexually abused by his own tutor and friends, left the audience in tears in the completely packed auditorium at the HT Women awards 2017 function on Sunday.
The teenager’s friend narrated his tale. “It is said childhood are the golden days of one’s life. But for me it was spoiled when I was just seven,” the narrator said.
It was at this age he fell prey to a perpetrator who was not other than his own tutor. “His tutor used to sodomise him on the pretext of punishment for not doing his homework. My friend, who was seven years of age, did not even understand what was going on and why was he forced to do the dirty job,” he said.
Things took an ugly turn when my friend was called on his tutor’s birthday and abused by his gang of friends as well. The little boy informed about the incident to his brother but was asked to keep mum.
“My friend stopped going to tuition classes. But the torture didn’t end here. He was sexually abused by his classmates when he reached class 8. My friend reported the matter to his parents, who in return blamed him saying boys play like this,” he said.
It was high time. “My friend decided to fight back on his own. He decided to protest against such illminded people and also to create awareness among others,” he added.
“My friend is now 21-years-old and is creating awareness about such crimes in the society,” added the narrator. The story ended on this note but not the crime.
The HT Woman Award Ceremony 2017 was a perfect blend of contemporary and ethnic wear for the most elegant crowd of the city. Held at Crystal Hall of Vivanta by Taj, the mix of guests was seen flaunting their summery best.
From flaring skirts, long kurtis, anarkalis, jump suits, gowns and sarees, women folk were dominating the fashion scene although men too were not far behind and were seen keeping up with the latest trends or sticking to Indian best. Favourite colours for the evening included yellow, green, grey along with the pastels although monochrome too was easy to spot. Many out there were seen sporting colour black be it LBD with high heels or a saree. Heat didn’t deter these fashionistas from carrying black with élan.
Awardees and nominees also had a group of sportswomen representing their choice of sport. These girls were more than happy flaunting their jerseys and track pants with matching sport shoes in some interesting neon shades. Off shoulder and backless dresses were also spotted at the ceremony.
Giving Indian wear a thums up were many in the packed house as they were finishing their look with a red or a black bindi and multiple accessories be it bangles, bracelets, trendy dandlers and neck pieces.
Let’s not forget the simplicity possessed by the senior citizens in the ceremony wherein we could see our judges choice shooter Dadi, Chandro Tomar all set in her village attire wearing a long skirt and a waist length shirt and a chunri with some of her ancient jewels.
Women empowerment has become a significant topic of discussion in development and economics. Entire nation, businesses, communities and groups can benefit from the implementation of programs and policies that adopt the notion of women empowerment.
MUKESH BAHADUR SINGH, PRESIDENT BAISWARA VIKAS SAMITI
HT Woman is a very important event for empowerment and is very inspirational. As an auto company we too focus on special needs of women comfort.
AMIT SINHA, REGIONAL MANAGER, TATA MOTORS LTD