Before anyone jumps in to object I am NOT defending Rajkumar.. But in India, there is a practice of keeping male servants (typically in their 30s), who are expected to round up in a servant's quarter with little exposition to consensual sex. The problem is compounded because all they see is Hindi movies with sleazy scenes and skimpy heroines. Of course they can visit brothels but that costs given the money these people get.. So what remains are the innocent girls like Aarushi to suffer. Unless we handle the root cause of such social malaise and become a socially progressive society, such things will continue to happen from socially repressed individuals.
Again, I am not defending Rajkumar.He should be given the utmost punishment.
RE:Just a thought!
by Loan Shark on Jun 19, 2008 12:56 AM Permalink
not just servants, this is the case with everyone in India - male of female. there is no sex until marriage.
On top of it, often in villages, the man has to go to "shahar" make a living, leaving his wife and kids home ... the guy comes home only once in 1 year or two or three
RE:Just a thought!
by Geo on Jun 19, 2008 01:04 AM Permalink
Good observation. In general the practise of keeping 'servants' isn't what it used to be in the old days. Then household help and labour used to fear their masters and had little exposure. Now they are semi-educated and have exposure to half-baked ideas. And added to it the masters want to keep them as 'servants'. And government is hardly doing anything to keep population in control or rapidly improving things for the servant classes. What else to expect in this situation?
