The demonstration organized in Delhi on December 27 turned into a gathering to mourn the death of the young woman who died after the brutal gang-rape of December 16. From the capital city of India, for òconnessioni precarie, Ishita Dey tells what is happening there. Her words for an «unknown citizens» resemble the scenery of a sexual war against women, but also of the silent and rentless determination which is pushing thousands women and men towards the center of the city, notwithstanding the government attempts to block the protests.
In retrospect. In memory of «unknown citizen»
by ISHITA DEY – Delhi, 29 December 2012
We woke up to the death of the 23 year old student who was gang-raped on a moving bus in Delhi. We are terribly angry, upset and it’s a mixed bag of emotions. It is extremely personal. I feel a terrible sense of loss, fear, and hurt. As my mother puts it, «Little did she know when she stepped out on 16th December that it would be her last movie?». As I gathered myself to pick up the emotional blocks, I decided to join the peace vigil in Jantar Mantar...read more.
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