Rahul’s call to end domestic violence
In an effort to join forces to combat domestic violence, Rahul Bose, who has been associated with an NGO that works for women empowerment, has developed a campaign against rising domestic violence. The actor believes the video titled #LockdownOnDomesticViole nce was necessary as cases of domestic violence have witnessed a spike.
“An on ground campaign is the need of the hour. During the lockdown, when the male members of the family are staying home, they get frustrated. Females, who had a little freedom in the absence of the males, are not getting it anymore,” he says. The video has been made in Marathi, Hindi and English to reach people across the globe.
Recently, social media was abuzz with an Instagram group named ‘Bois locker room’ used by some Delhi teens to share objectionable pictures of minor girls. Bose says a holistic human approach is needed to counter the situation. “I have been working with another NGO which tackles the issue of child sexual abuse. We have to look at a 360 degree approach.
The route we are trying to take is empathy and timeliness as I believe that these are the two cornerstones of correct humanitarian response. I am not saying to forgive and forget but I think we need a human approach to tackle this,” he signs off.