Swati Bhattacharjee's A Unique Crime, Understanding Rape in India, reviewed by Sutapa Bhattacharya

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A UNIQUE CRIME UNDERSTANDING RAPE IN INDIA, Edited by Swati Bhattacharjee, Gangchil, Kolkata, 2008, pp. 331, ISBN:81-89834-31-2

UkAHT  AaJ-Z ZU @ @@v
rU-r@S | ~T c@ o s o, 
O Z BFlm AaU, c  rK AaU
S @S | U  Drf-AT @S
AU AU @ w AaU ? @S cUAaU @
gUc g ~ BSf ^ ^ ?

T@ Acr @  Zc B 
U ASAaU w @T@T ~cf |
 @UAv aJ j c @SFgH
oe @A, j |

j@ oAK T T  j@L  wa jq @Ac @@, wgf ~AgTS @  jq r : j c @SFgH oe @A, j | fc w ~ Ok^ ~ co @ i ~ jTS r | j Acf @ Ac, TAH oAK jce AS TST T Ac, @Ac gK : ~AT ~ ~AT ~ ~AT ATU ~T @U / ~T rAH S ~B cB  @ |

oKH ST ~SSF ~oAv jq c q A@ - ~ ~ Ac | jq q A@R ~a ~B rZ-rZ | qc rZ-rZ AS ~SSF jq ~oAv@ cI Oa j@Av cq : 'A Unique Crime Understanding Rape in India' | cqAv S @aS mf gOs | mf gkAT@ a ~ KUAv c^ a cqAv, c^AU F sTS ~a,   ~a AcrKH | f ^ ~T BS AaU S jTS S, c j cq @ ATAUvA  AUr oK@ gkAT@  Ar i  | B c BdK QT a oK@ ~ j@Av @U AO ~a, sv ^AO  A@ , j@  ~@  oSA UiS    T T qB R Uv @, ~AoF @T S@f \U  | oK@ pf oH U ASa@ UvF, T rf AS kA @ U j Bf oK@ TS @ gA MdK ZS U | jq AS Bf oK@ jce oKH SS F AS j cq-j ~Ao@er c^ ~UOS |

oKH WvS s eZF@ BS s, @p eZF  @ ~ ~S@ cAr | ~Ao@er Qnq oAK c  ~Lf-mBS oKH-WvS ~U @S | @S S OO oK@ @S rAm  S, AcrK @  sA @ BdK @T | AcO cHf  ZS Sfc ASgp @Jcq | ~ sZS AcO , ZS ~of@ v S, sv B @  ~o Ar@@, B ST O OU oAK OAn SS | @SS oAK EOAn Uq SA@ oK@ ~o ~ ~o @ S | ~SFA@, oAK R UR  TAv TB @a Ac @a WpHq q s ! q sv c oAK  @ oKH-WvS wS Z | ~qS jq S AS, AcO@ ~EOs c TT ASR j@Ao@ UZ ~a j cq |

 c UZ @ cI A, oKH Qn AcO OU ~qS  S, TAB@ TkUFco  |  TB dKA^@ TB,  TkUFco dKA^@ TkUFco |  TkUFco Sf ASa@ sMSAcKTn, @ ~Ao@ @q dK MdK, ~ ~Ao@p Sf qB dKq qB | q ~Ao@p Sf Qn AcO@ oKH@f@ ~of gc AB R S, A@ s Sf @S dK ~Ao@ Sq,  A AcO@ Ac^Tn SgkA Z AB SS | q OU @  OAn T^-gU AS OS-, o oAK TAvq S,  Q @ cU sA @S Sf, c R | oKH AcO sA coFTkU@gc SfAcO@ jBU @ , c A@ ~SF@T   ? BAS S | @S S jq cq @ BSUT Bv eZFd  T TU l sAwa eZFUW Sf oKH@B !

oKH j@Av ArN cUl@ | jq rNAv cUw cFAv m | ^  cUl@f ASB ASB@ @ZS ~of cU gc S |  @S Acc@erS  S | @S S T T dK@R  c^f @ Za TB  AUgkAT@ | T BSF ASA @ a - UB, ST, cU, ~ dK BSF ASUB (q  m Wv sZS ZS ...), XoF, cUcUF | q oKH dK AUgkAT@@ BU @, sTS @ BFB | dKA^@ TB oK@@ ~M WpH @ S, WpH @ oAK@,   oAK@ | SAa A@mS qUT ~qS oAK  c gS@ ! jq ST dK^ !

oK@@ TB   q S, oAK@q  ! A@ ~qS   @  A | ~qAS AcO s cQnq AcO S,  @ cUAa ~w | @AOl @ZS ~qS  A O | @f c q  ? j@BS cZF BSfAAc cUAaUS oKH TpFq R AO | TpF s @S ~SAO, q AS j@Av ~UOS ~a j e@US | j@Av UZ j@BS AcO@ T^cF q oKH@f  R AO Ser@L | TS  s BZTf ~ ST j@Av AST @,  AST AcO O AcO S-R @@BS oAK A@ec  AS@v-~Lf ewAigc oK@ dK gAU AS j ~rS @ Ser@ @ AAhaU | ~AT cFAwgc j rAmcFcm cr a^ @AaUT | A@ cmc rAm aAcAv @f@T ? f ^ sZS oKH T Bw; sZS ~wAH Sf oAK , sTS @Ef, sTS -kcU, ZS  rAm rq Ri S, ~ofq, gQ@q ZS Q@ | A@ R Acv eZF oKH WvUR, oK@ w QT @ @   S | AcO sZS , @c   oK@, ZSR j@v ~Xg   T@c  s  |  Av U - oK@ oAK@ Ac @ S | oK@ c  Ac BS, s T qB OU wa, @  ~ @ Ac @c S | oAK Ac AB  s Ac, Ac Uq B T@c  s,  j@T TAv AcA  mTfwp @ ! jq e@US a jTS p^ | <> jq c@T AcO c AcO-S TkU ~a Ap^ AUASATA |  ASTH Sf@ sMSAcK scA @ | q AcKAv ~c v@BATBT T dK-TAU@S ~ofS, dK A@ec  Ac A@ec   qB | jq AUASTH Sf@ jvq ASAT @,  ASBR gU s  AcKA,  TS Z  sMSAcK, sMSq  qB, UB TkUFco q qBQ BSF j@^ BS | cI A TAH TST oKH jce F Ac TST T jce T @S S@q A @S, J AZ A OS ^ ~ dK^ @vq wUwAU, q J gC @SS dK^ AO SfASATA - UB c  s oS @H | s Sfrf ~c SfsMS dKoS  s cFc @ @, @ J ASB qha S @q J rAH Ac ZS | j WvS ~S@ ~w UZ w\ Tr cf Mf,  w\ Tg Mf - H Mf T @pG @a  UB cJOS S BSAS A TIS, ce wHoAK f  S@q A @a rA T@AcU | @Ac cf j@Av UZ s T^cF @AaUS : She refuses to accept the significance of the rape as symbolic defeat. She tears asunder the notion of the female body as an object through which domination is asserted. The first sylables of a new language : responses to sexual violence, Woman Heritage and Violence, ed. by Shefali Maitra, 1996, p63) AF BPSA@ oKH A@,  gK cFc PcArF AS j UZ ~UOS @aS @Ac | ~T ~UOF e@US jq UZAv wpf   | AF oKH mS AcK @S ~UOSq e@USAv wpf U S @S, Ai@ cI A AS |

oKH s QA @  rfA@ A@Av AAcoS  mmF jce AOA@l en^ AcAoAcoS A @ c, c  R TpH S | e@USAv j@Ao@ UZ ~a j AcK, AOA@l R ~c R SS@T TF ~UOS ~a | A@ TSA@ A@Av AAcoS @ Zcq @AiS ~T TB, s TB T dK ~Ao@p sMSAcK Ac Z ~gFm,  dKpA Ai@ @  T TkUFco -  qBoH,  UBco | @Ac cf s UZAv \UZ @Aa ~w, ZS AAS Mf w\  T^cF @AaUS : 'Dopdi ... tears her cloth away and walks defiantly wards Senanayak, and in doing so, rejects all social and moral definitions of shame associated with the rape of a woman.' oKH  BA UBco ~cTSS co@ jTS FZFS @ q co oAK TSA@ QA AAcoS c | @S T  AcKA @q j FZFS @  | ~UOF e@US Av UZ T q AcKA@ TS R a | AcrK @ KT ~wRU 'I am not a victim' UZAv ToF q SfASAT fc FZFS Z UT | j@Av oAK T ZSq cU  'I am not a victim', sZS  ASB AcKA AcK Bw, OS |  BS  qB  sMS fAT S |  BS rf s-@S ~ O ~W R s^H ~ sMS ~W c s^H ToF oTn ZSq @ Wv sZS dK^ ASAr SfASATA ZJO cXo @  ~ATL | ~UOF e@USAv gkAT@ @ mf gOsR  @ cUS : 'Rape is a unique crime, because the meaning described to the act is far more terrible than the act itself. Demolishing that construction is no less crucial than prevention of individual incident of rape.' cm, o oKH @S ? ~T cp @S @Bvq c 'prevention' -j  BAS ? ASBS mS dK A@ ~n^ ha S, cm^ ha S, A\Uf, Tcq A@ec @U@ T BMUKf r | cp ~a, @c, Sf-dK ASAcrK ~n^ ha, c | T Qn o oSMU   qBR Uv @c Uv | Sf-dK ASAcrK cp  Uc -rA sTS BS, TAS BS UAi U gC S  T TScU | q  @ c TB-TkUFco, TAB@ pA@H AcS WvS | 'Why did you go there' ArST UZAv rrf WKR T AcKA A@ @ r UaS - oKH g T sS-A @S e@AO @c ? dK^-ASA AUASATA gC BSf A@Av AcrKgc i ja J UZ |

A@ rrf cUaS cA-A @, J ArSTR q qA  | U A@ W O RU ToF T sS-TF Sq ? ~a s, e@USAv @S @S UZ  @ i ja | , m Wv mvrS TS T AS Sq -  AS R @ - j Ac ~T @ A @ ~a | A@ W O RU ASAEO AS ToF, kBSf ~Aggc@ LLcoS, Arc cAU@c s T oAK  OU -  A@ Oqc @ @a ? AroKH AS j@Av UZ ~a j e@US, s gcq ZS cU a AroKH TScAo@ US BWSFT p^ | ~ jq BWSFT p^ eZF A@ @ ~T ~oFAL@ g SA@ T c Ac ! Arr- s  QT ~a cm, ~a dBS@ TSF @ TAB@ ArQ, dBS  g @ AcA@ fQ, @ oKH @, AS  AS oKH @, g AZ ArAv TZ c^ Z - jc  dKAe BSF cq B jce AcoBS@ ! j A@ @S  ~a ? jZS s r cAU@Acc wTU OAU jce USf ,  r mTfrsF oKH A@ @S A@ ~a ? UrsF An, kH ~AAO j@BS dK o mTfL ~Ao@ mf@ oKH @ U TAv wU  s - jTS p^ ~AT rUR j@Ao@ SAa | jvq wb AJ ~^@ C !

jq ST gF | j gF@ TSAc@  U Sf@ sTS  TBASA SfASATA @ cA ~ c, dK@R TAS TBASA MdK oB gC c, TS Z c, dKL S, TSKFLq  ~A^ | oTn PBAc@ An@T @ R TSq AcKf R S | s dK AcKA ~Ao@f, AAS @ZS oK@  S S | sw sw o gF ArAZ ja MdK ~q ZUA : AB AS c gkAT / q B Z AT ... AB AS c Sf / AUq cA | A@ AU@ ~m @    A@ L scA  s S ? - oK@, AT gU S / rq T US | XopAAU s @Ac @ SR, ZS @Ac ~r AaU :  @ A Tc / Mf cHf cJoc | A@  ~r A@ UcS c ? ~^ j e@US TS @S ~r @ cU S |

~UOS Xop @Ac ~erAU ~UO@ A@S ST @Ac cq @ SR |

(c-43, BUq, 2009)

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?

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