Bring about the change
   Date :26-Aug-2024

Manu Bhakar Vinesh Phogat
 
Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is reached
 
Swami Vivekananda
 
I n the recently concluded Olympic Games, Manu Bhakar, Vinesh Phogat and other female sporstwomen from the country brought pride to India with their spirited performance. But just weeks after celebrating the success of these glorious daughters of India, we had to endure the details of a horrific crime at R G Kar Hospital in Kolkata. Of how brutally a young woman was raped and then murdered, very much at her workplace. Hence the question. What progress has India really made? One came across many reels on social media wherein people are demanding justice for the victim and harshest punishment for the guilty. But what about immediate action to secure oneself and those near us. As medical students, me and my friends would also work as interns and residents. I have promised myself to always look out for my colleagues, wherever I may be posted. I feel committed to making my peers uncomfortable in any situation, whether dealing with patients or working with seniors. The onus is also on male colleagues now to make their female peers feel safe and secure. Social media campaigns may not help as much but our own actions would. We can take responsibility and making our working environments better.
 
By Shubhada Pakade
NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences