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In Pics: Delhi’s “Hunkar” Against Rape Echoes on Parliament Street

Citizens in Delhi gathered on Friday to not just protest rape, but to initiate a conversation around its root cause.

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People from different walks of life gathered on Friday, 4 May, afternoon on Delhi’s Parliament Street to register their protest against the growing incidents of rape.

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A series of rape incidents involving minors have come to light recently, the latest being the case of a 16-year-old Jharkhand girl who was allegedly raped and burnt alive inside her home.

Free from any political affiliations, Friday’s ‘Hunkar’ protest was an attempt to initiate conversation around the mindset that is the root cause of rapes.

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The protest’s organiser, Nupur Rastogi, feels that it takes a gorily described rape to rake up the conscience of the people and this motivated her to come up with Hunkar — a citizens protest against rape culture.

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The communalisation and politicisation of rape, Rastogi feels, takes away from the fact that these incidents need to be seen in a larger context; that of the acts of violence against women.

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The protest witnessed varied performances on the issue — from rap songs to dance pieces and street plays.

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Hunkar, which literally means a piercing cry, comes amid various anti-rape protests being organised across the country.

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