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Teach Your Sons to Respect Women

Women as Object - "Bhand" The heroic struggle of "Nirbhaya" the gang rape victim from Delhi is finally over. The brave girl wanted to live  .. she said this to her mother but alas ... this was not to be and we lost this brave daughter of India today. As we all ponder over her sad struggle, its time to think that she could have been our sister, daughter, or mother. A woman brought you in this world and you do not have the right to disrespect one or treat her like an object. This was the teaching of Guru Nanak, one of the greatest spiritual teacher form India and the founder of Sikhism. Asa di Var  is a collection of hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib which are sung early in the morning. The word  bhand  means woman as object, and is the theme of one of the  Asa di Var  hymns written by Guru Nanak. The great teacher tells the men of his time to not treat the women like a "Bhand" or object because we are all born from the same object. Guru Nan

History of Crime in Delhi

Understanding Crime in Delhi In recent years, Delhi has emerged as the crime and rape capital of India. My relations have lived in Delhi since 1928 and  I would like make an attempt to explain the reasons for high crime rate in Delhi. This information is based on what I have learned from my grandparents over time. Let's look at the evolution of Delhi as a cosmopolitan city over last three centuries. Figure 1: Old Mughal Delhi in 18th Century * The Mughal Delhi was a smaller city with rural villages scattered in outskirts. These were mostly populated by criminal tribes who would rob caravans and travelers at night. These tribes took advantage of anarchy after 1857 and joined the infamous "Pindari" gangs also known as "Thugs". The highway robbery became such a problem that the British had to use army to make the highways safe for public. Figure 2: Thugs executed publicly by British  * New Delhi was created by British to establish a modern city with