While this Mumbai incident is an aberration, generally, one finds more of these cases of eve teasing & molestation in the north. The key reason is the intense segregation of boys and girls in schools and misplaced religious beliefs, that looks down upon a boy talking to a girl with intense suspicion. The net result is when these boys grow up they just do not know how to interact with girls and ladies and the baser style takes over, when there is an oppor- tunity to interact socially. The long term solu- tion is greater education and co-education in schools. Some of the illiterates behave as if there is no tomorrow when they interact with girls and ladies.
RE:The psychological gap b/w the sexes
by amit on Jan 06, 2008 11:04 AM Permalink
Check BlackNoise project in Bangalore, Its not North South when it comes to India, Its North, South, East and West, pls use it whenever you think of india, if its a lot of division then forget all four directions just be an Indian whenever you reference
RE:The psychological gap b/w the sexes
by deep dar on Jan 06, 2008 09:26 AM Permalink
Really! I thought the South was more conservative in this regard!
RE:The psychological gap b/w the sexes
by SS Kumar on Jan 06, 2008 11:12 AM Permalink
But the level of literacy in south is much higher compared to any other region. In Kerala, it is almost 100%. Raise the level of education and allow co-education in schools, you will see a gradual drop. I have lived sufficiently long enough in Delhi, Ranchi, Bombay, Hyderabad and Bangalore to form this opinion based on a close analysis.
RE:The psychological gap b/w the sexes
by ABC XYZ on Jan 06, 2008 02:39 PM Permalink
Kumar,
You mean no case of molestation is reported in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore ? Pl. give me a break. It's nothing to do with North, South, East, West. It's the common mindset across India.
