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Your Voice Is Our Inspiration ` 50 January 2013 EVE’S TIMESYour Voice is our Inspiration INDIA OUTRAGED EVE’S TIMES January 2013 edit-o-real EVE’S TIMES www.evestimesonline.com CEO (Global Operations) : Nischinta The Candle of Hope Editor-in-Chief : Swati Amar Deputy Editor : Namrata Amarnath Associate Editor : Valsala Menon The nation came together to fight and pray for the 23- year old gang rape Head, Graphics & Design : Ashwini Raje .Bhonsle victim of Delhi, a cause that had united the thinking minds among the youth. Editor Art & Culture: Malini Shankar Despite everything, the young girl’s battered body could not fight anymore. Production Executive : B.Sabitha While the spirit yearned to live, the body just gave up. December 29 was a Marketing Coordination: Sivakumar Black Day for India that exposed all that is wrong with the country. Associate Editor, TeenMag: Alexandreena Sneha Radhish I cried. For the nation. As a mother of two daughters, I could understand Social Media Exe: Alexandreena Sneha Radhish the shock, the benumbing fact that one’s little doll for which the Indian Advertising & Mktg: mother gives her everything, is now no more. And for the manner in R.Ravichandran which she was butchered by lecherous barbarians on the prowl in a public Prashant transport. And the fact that she had to go through untold agony and pain, Kirthivasan which finally came to nothing. And the even more shocking reality that Circulation: Jaganathan, James politicians were trying to gain mileage out of this or were trying to ensure Expert Panel: that they remained unscathed by the sorrowful incident. I cried because of Karti Chidambaram all that is wrong about our democracy. The fact that men and women of Padmashri Dr.V.Mohan such depraved character find their way into our houses of representatives Mallika Badrinath just because they are able to buy a packet of biriyani and liquor for the Brinda Jayaraman masses. Dr. Priya Selvaraj Vijaya Chamundeeswari One innocuous winter evening of entertainment ended on such a heinous Usha Subramaniam note for an innocent girl who had to face a brutality unbeknown to the Chitra Mahesh human race. Just because a few discredited mortals decided to have fun not Writer’s Panel: only outraging her modesty, but also brutally attacking her, leaving her to Nischinta (New York) undergo the worst suffering any girl her age can bear. Namrata (Jodhpur) Gayatri T.Rao (Mumbai) The 23-year old stands testimony to the dire straits in which the Indian Chandrika Radhakrishnan (Bengaluru) woman is placed today. As I keep repeating often, the Indian woman is Priyanka Sakhamuru ( Hyderabad) the most exploited today than ever in the history of India. And it has Prof. N.Natarajan been proven true. This brave little girl is just one example as many more Padmini Natarajan skeletons keep tumbling out of the cupboards everyday now. Today even Kanchana Rao a girl child is not spared from the suspiciously universal sexual depravities Kirthi Gita Jayakumar lurking in almost every man. Jinal Patel (Pune) Niranjana Hariharanandan (Pune) To what greater depths can the human character plummet? As the entire Geeta Canpadee (China) world keeps watching, the so called political leaders are leaving their Radha Chandrasekar (Singapore) gender prejudices unmasked before a shocked world. This has always been Kshitij ( London) the root cause of all that is wrong with India. A country that does not Aarti Kamat (Kolkata) respect half its population can never forge ahead in any sphere. How long Anuradha Ganeshan (Bengaluru) can men continue to thrust their warped thinking and distorted behavior G V Ashok Murthy (Bengaluru) on half the population? Rishi Wadhwa, Mumbai Bhagya L. Ayyavoo, Chennai Amidst the solemn gravity around us, even as hundreds of youngsters Jayalakshmi Saroj, New Delhi march silently with candles in their hands, the light from the candles seems to symbolize hope. Somehow, somewhere, there is hope that the youth will Eve’s Times Group realize the need for another struggle for freedom. A struggle for developing Volume 8 Issue 192 for the month of national character…. a struggle for electing responsible leaders…. a need January 2013. Price Rs. 50/- Reg Off : # 18/1 2nd Cross Street to realize all the values that our Constitution stands for. And to emerge Dr.RadhakrishnanNagar, Tiruvanmiyur,Ch 41 out of this darkness of mind to an enlightened world where respect, dignity E Mail: [email protected] and equality are ensured to all citizens. 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I request you to Times was simply continue to carry out such interviews EVE’S TIMESYour Voice is our Inspiration amazing- very colourful and features about sportspersons from and beautifully designed. time to time. It will also enable many The articles on art gave parents who insist on studies to have a Da comprehensive coverage of the entire change of heart. Ambika performing scenario. What impressed Kameshwar & Ramesh Annadurai, Chennai RASA me most was the message we got – Padma Shri Gayatri Shankaran’s musical journey that art is not out of the reach of the The New Sound of Music- Pathbreaking Agam differently-abled. In fact, they are more Genie at your Service- New Year dedicated and are able to give their Fantasies by celebs best. Without eliciting sympathy, they I Dance Breaking Barriers- Despite Everything… Amar Jyoti Delhi are able to bring out the true beauty Therefore I The Undefeatable Trio- How three brave citizens In spite of telling myself that I should Am – Shiamak Davar turned around darkness of performing arts. Articles on RASA as well as Gayatri Shankaran were very not cry, I could not help but shed positive and impactful. The innovative tears as I read the article on ‘The December 2012 and all-encompassing approach to such Undefeatable Trio.’ The stories about useful features is much welcome. the three visually challenged individuals were indeed much inspiring. While Raveendran, Chennai we are still floundering how to handle differently-abled individuals, thanks to our non-inclusive society, they are going about accomplishing a lot in their lives A Gourmet’s Review despite everything.
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