KOLKATA: The younger women and men, who staged a singular protest in opposition to the alleged attack on a tender couple via aged passengers at Dum Dum station via hugging buddies and strangers outside Tollygunge Metro on Wednesday — a type of protest by no means seen before within the town — have been back to paintings on Thursday however vowed to proceed the fight in opposition to moral policing across different forums and, if needed, hit the streets once more.
“It’s now not an everyday thing for us to come back on the road and protest in opposition to each factor that bothers us. But the idea at the back of celebrating hug day on Wednesday was to begin something and I think we have been successful in our attempt. We did not bother any person at the station and did not violate any norm whilst spreading the message of love. I will proceed to spread this message using art and tune, the sector I focus on,” said Rahul Chakraborty, a painter via occupation.
Chakraborty was some of the 100 peculiar protestors who turned outside the Tolllygunge Metro station on Wednesday singing songs, strumming guitar and hugging everyone — from strangers, buddies, passersby or even policemen. The staff even travelled in Metro trains, with several others becoming a member of in from different stations, and stored roaming in trains holding placards and shouting “free hugs”. While some passengers answered, there were even those that shied away and others, who concept it was in a foul taste.
“We do not belong to any political celebration or organised staff that we'd arrange a similar movement everyday. But it's about spreading a message of love and an attempt to trade the mentality of a few other folks. It may be very tough to change them at one pass. But a minimum of the method has begun and we would have liked to be part of it,” said Sreetama Dutta, a junior college teacher.
Second-year faculty scholar Sayantani Boral, who was additionally at the protest meet on Wednesday however was back to her research on Thursday, said being part of the protest has additionally introduced out the actual courageous self in her.
“When I go back and forth in public delivery, it has turn out to be a regular feature of being groped and molested via strangers and ceaselessly being scorned for the kind of clothes we put on. Till date, I by no means had the courage to step up and protest and even stand via someone who was being burdened. The protest has given me the courage to protest and likewise to face via any person, be it a pal or a stranger on every occasion he/ she is burdened or being confronted via the ethical police,” said Sayantani, a Salt Lake resident and a scholar of Bidhannagar College.
Actor Aditya Sengupta, who was additionally part of the protest on Thursday was back at paintings capturing for a brand new project on Thursday however said he will carry forward the attempt to be the trade at his home in addition to place of job.
“There is an outdated pronouncing – Charity begins at home. I firmly consider in it. What the aged passengers had accomplished is something our parents, grandparents and neighbourhood uncles and auntys have been doing and commenting from lengthy. I don’t know about others, however I will attempt to make them perceive first that the society is converting and that they will have to adapt to the adjustments,” said Sengupta of ‘Prajapati Biskut’ reputation.
“It’s now not an everyday thing for us to come back on the road and protest in opposition to each factor that bothers us. But the idea at the back of celebrating hug day on Wednesday was to begin something and I think we have been successful in our attempt. We did not bother any person at the station and did not violate any norm whilst spreading the message of love. I will proceed to spread this message using art and tune, the sector I focus on,” said Rahul Chakraborty, a painter via occupation.
Chakraborty was some of the 100 peculiar protestors who turned outside the Tolllygunge Metro station on Wednesday singing songs, strumming guitar and hugging everyone — from strangers, buddies, passersby or even policemen. The staff even travelled in Metro trains, with several others becoming a member of in from different stations, and stored roaming in trains holding placards and shouting “free hugs”. While some passengers answered, there were even those that shied away and others, who concept it was in a foul taste.
“We do not belong to any political celebration or organised staff that we'd arrange a similar movement everyday. But it's about spreading a message of love and an attempt to trade the mentality of a few other folks. It may be very tough to change them at one pass. But a minimum of the method has begun and we would have liked to be part of it,” said Sreetama Dutta, a junior college teacher.
Second-year faculty scholar Sayantani Boral, who was additionally at the protest meet on Wednesday however was back to her research on Thursday, said being part of the protest has additionally introduced out the actual courageous self in her.
“When I go back and forth in public delivery, it has turn out to be a regular feature of being groped and molested via strangers and ceaselessly being scorned for the kind of clothes we put on. Till date, I by no means had the courage to step up and protest and even stand via someone who was being burdened. The protest has given me the courage to protest and likewise to face via any person, be it a pal or a stranger on every occasion he/ she is burdened or being confronted via the ethical police,” said Sayantani, a Salt Lake resident and a scholar of Bidhannagar College.
Actor Aditya Sengupta, who was additionally part of the protest on Thursday was back at paintings capturing for a brand new project on Thursday however said he will carry forward the attempt to be the trade at his home in addition to place of job.
“There is an outdated pronouncing – Charity begins at home. I firmly consider in it. What the aged passengers had accomplished is something our parents, grandparents and neighbourhood uncles and auntys have been doing and commenting from lengthy. I don’t know about others, however I will attempt to make them perceive first that the society is converting and that they will have to adapt to the adjustments,” said Sengupta of ‘Prajapati Biskut’ reputation.
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