{"id":3637,"date":"2017-02-14T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T08:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/?p=3637"},"modified":"2017-02-14T13:52:27","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T08:22:27","slug":"dying-for-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/dying-for-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Dying for Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a whatsapp joke doing the rounds last week\u2014<\/p>\n

Valentine died for love, Romeo also died for love, Jack in Titanic died for love, Even Jesus Christ died for love. Where are the women ? Don\u2019t buy any woman a Valentine\u2019s day treat or gift till she gives you names of 5 women who died for love, because no woman would die for love. Wake up Guys !<\/em><\/p>\n

Seriously ?<\/p>\n

Ok, let\u2019s start counting\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n

The number of young girls who commit suicide after being jilted by boyfriends and lovers<\/p>\n

http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chennai\/Chennai-tops-the-list-of-failed-love-suicides\/articleshow\/7350621.cms<\/a><\/p>\n

The number of wives killed by men having affairs:<\/p>\n

The number of women who are burnt to death for dowry and because they don\u2019t leave violent marriages for the love of their children:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/Dowry-deaths-One-woman-dies-every-hour\/articleshow\/22201659.cms<\/a><\/p>\n

The number killed because they fell in love with someone from the wrong caste\/ class\/ religion,<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2016\/12\/india-sees-huge-spike-honour-killings-161207153333597.html<\/a><\/p>\n

India has registered an almost 800 percent rise in the number of killings in the name of “honour” reported last year, according to figures presented in parliament.<\/p>\n

\"honor<\/p>\n

The number of women dying while giving birth : love for their partner, family, society, the human race ?http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/5-women-die-every-hour-during-childbirth-in-India-WHO\/articleshow\/52781552.cms<\/a><\/p>\n

The number of women disfigured, blinded, scarred for life due to acid attacks by men:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/india-others\/309-acid-attack-cas
\nes-in-14-300-rise-in-3-yrs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Acid-Attack\"<\/p>\n

The number of women who carry on in the face of violence till they finally get beaten to death because they don\u2019t leave home for the love of their children:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/deathly-toll-domestic-violence-india-388125<\/a><\/p>\n

One woman dies every hour says this article from 2013.<\/p>\n

And besides this Last year, over three lakh women were kidnapped, raped, molested\u2014and in some extreme cases, killed\u2014by men across the country.<\/p>\n

There are 860 hours in one year. Do the math.<\/p>\n

And then bring on the presents for Valentine\u2019s Day and make it big !<\/p>\n

Of course, if you are a follower of the Asaram Bapu who raped a 15 year old girl and allegedly sexually assaulted many many more, you are probably celebrating today as Matru Pitru Samman diwas. Wah, kya bat hai !<\/p>\n

\"valentines-day3\"<\/p>\n

https:\/\/scroll.in\/article\/742580\/asaram-bapu-rape-case-as-witnesses-die-this-family-is-keeping-its-hopes-for-justice-alive<\/a><\/p>\n

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