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Bollywood actors come together to prevent violence against women | Bollywood actors Minissha Lamba, Neha Dhupia and Mugdha Godse participated in a protest rally on Tuesday to raise
their voices against domestic violence on women. The initiative, which was held
under the banner of the Pearls Wave Foundation, an NGO, has been spreading awareness
about many social evils, including violence against women The actors urged women
to break social barriers and take a firm stand against abuse, harassment, threat
and torture. Minisha Lamba suggested women use weapons, which are easily available
at home to defend themselves. "There is a very good invention at home and that
is belan (rolling pin). You can use the belan for a purpose other than rolling
chapatis. The other item is the thing that women use at home to beat clothes while
washing clothes. These are the two weapons of destruction you have at your disposal.
Please use it very productively. These are actually disguised weapons, which is
actually used for something else but women have disguised these weapons very smartly
all these years and kept as weapons in their house," said Minisha. Neha Dhupia
replied that for a woman her voice is the best weapon and asked them to speak
about their problems. "There is always one thing which people keep complaining
about that we women scream and shout a lot. So when someone is beating you, scream
your lungs out of your windows and doors, so that people outside come to know
what is happening inside your house. There is nothing to hide and it takes a lot
of courage to come out and talk about your household problems, I think your weapon
has to be your voice," said Neha. Jyoti Narain, Director, Pearls Broadcasting
Corporation, and spearhead of the Pearls Wave Foundation, said it was a well-known
fact that domestic violence against women in urban and rural India is frequent,
but often goes unreported because of the social stigma attached to it. "If people
feel more connected to each other, they can create an improved society. Through
this candle march, we take a pledge to stop domestic violence," he added. A photo
exhibition was also held on the occasion by victims of domestic violence. The
organisation will hold a ground event in Mumbai on February 20 to mark the Celebration
of Women. During the function, ten women from different fields of society will
be felicitated. |
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