Kolkata: With a group of youngsters coming forward to hold a 'SlutWalk' rally on Thursday, Kolkata joined the global movement of protest marches against sexual harassment.
Led by a group of students and teachers from Jadavpur University and other institutes, the group of around 300 youngsters marched from the varsity campus to Triangular Park challenging the stereotype that 'women are abused sexually because they dress up like sluts'.
"We are told that the onus lies on us to prevent its occurrence. We are told to dress appropriately, to come back home on time, to not attract attention to ourselves. And the worst of all, we are expected to accept sexual harassment or forms of eve-teasing as a part and parcel of our societal culture," complained Calcutta University student Priyanka Dutta, one of the participants.
Young girls walked in all kinds of dresses right from sarees, salwar kameez to jeans and skirts to challenge the beliefs of those who accuse street sexual harassment victims of dressing immodestly in public....
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