[1]Several social organisations, employees, activists, lawyers and teachers continue to hold prayer meetings and tributes for the 23-year-old gangrape victim on the weekend.
A city-based NGO, Empowerment painted a 10 metre canvas in her memory on Sunday. The canvas will soon be displayed at various public places across the city. “Historically and spiritually, India is known to respect all life forms. We must pledge to give our due respect to the women,” says artist Sonika Agarwal from Empowerment.
“My appeal to the society is stop objectifying women. The mindset of the people needs to change,” said artist Kanchan Chander, who participated in the initiative.
Expressing their support for the cause over the weekend, were the child rights activists Amod Kanth of NGO Prayas and Bharti Ali of HAQ Centre for Child Rights among others.
“Inside every culprit there is a victim crying for help. Crime is a product of stress, intoxicants and hormonal imbalance that can be curbed easily,” says spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of the Art of Living, which recently organised a prayer meeting at Jantar Mantar. The group also launched a helpline to help people with violent tendencies. Also hundreds of teachers, staff and students of Indira Gandhi National Open University held a silent march over the weekend.
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