THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Though
poet B Sugathakumari
is a follower of Gandhiji and Swami Vivekananda, she shed the concept of ahimsa during the launch of
Women Point
, a ‘
digital public space for women
’ on Tuesday. “I want women to fight back in case their children are sexually abused. You may ask why I speak the language of violence. But even if it is a poor deer, it will fight back against a lion to protect its kids,” she said.
Sugathakumari said that all she is left with is concern, guilt and deep sorrow after serving more than 40 years in the public sphere. “We used to ask girls to learn karate and fight back the attackers. But what will one do when the attackers are from within the family. Relations as pure as that of a grandfather and a child have been corrupted,” she said.
The website www.womenpoint.in was launched by
Sugathakumari
at a function held at YMCA hall. Writer
Chandramati
launched facebook page of Women Point. Women Point is conceived as an exclusive website for women to discuss various women issues, books written by women, women of historical importance etc. There will also be helpline services to provide necessary aid to women.
Malayalam Mission director Suja Susan George, activist R Parvathy Devi and writer Suneetha Balakrishnan are behind the website.
A discussion on ‘Women in Media’ was held following the inauguration. Media person M S Sreekala said that women like her have no role in the decision making process in media organizations. “We wonder why the word ‘manabhangam’ is used for rape. Nothing will happen to the honour of a woman. And why is it a loss of honour for a woman instead of the man who molested her?” she asked. tnn
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