University Bans Women From Popular Festival
March 14, 2017
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as posted by the channelA university in India has locking female students in their dorms to protect them during the Holi Festival. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you why the students need protection. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“As India’s raucous spring festival of Holi approached this year, a memo circulated among two women’s dormitories at the University of Delhi.
Undergraduate women would be locked inside the student halls from 9pm on Sunday until 6pm on Monday, it read – well after most Indians had finished smearing each other in dye, dancing or drinking from cups of bhang lassi, a milky cannabis-based concoction.
The decision of the hostels highlights a darker side to one of India’s most joyous festivals: as inhibitions decrease, many women say the street harassment endemic to Delhi life also surges.
“It’s a very sexualised thing. You get touched or hit on your buttocks or your breasts,” said Devangana Kalita, an activist and researcher at Jawaharlal Nehru University.”
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