Photo of an Indian woman wearing a cow mask, clams it is safer to be a cow than a woman in India.
Recall sometimes in 2017, 24-year-old self proclaimed feminist, artist and activist Sujatro Ghosh, who is from Calcutta and is currently based in New York, began working on his 'Cow Mask Project', a series of photographs that explore whether women are less safe than cows in India.
India is currently in the grip of an endemic of sexual violence directed towards women and young girls. In the last decade, crimes against women have surged more than 80 per cent. Incidents of rape has drastically increased lately, increasing by 12-15 per cent, according to National Crime Bureau Data.
Recall few months, the rape, torture and murder of an eight-year-old girl in the state of Jammu, an 11-year-old in Gujarat and the rape of 16-year-old in Uttar Pradesh have laid bare how India's women are treated.
In contrast, however, in India the cow is seen as a holy animal. It is worshiped by Hindus, although it is eaten by Muslims. Over the same period, there has been a huge surge in violence against religious minorities and low-caste Hindus in the name of protecting cows, reports The Guardian.
She said
"My art comes as a form of protest.
In my country Cows are more important than a woman's life with more security. (Reference: Majority of Hindus believe cow as their holy animal and they worship it though Majority of Muslims consume it as a part of their daily meal.)
The debate is never ending "Whether to consume or worship it" but gaining political benefits out of it is wrong. Why not let the people decide what they want to consume.
I will be photographing women from different parts of the society.
I would be more than happy if you reach out to me and want to get photographed or maybe join this form of protest".
Recall sometimes in 2017, 24-year-old self proclaimed feminist, artist and activist Sujatro Ghosh, who is from Calcutta and is currently based in New York, began working on his 'Cow Mask Project', a series of photographs that explore whether women are less safe than cows in India.
India is currently in the grip of an endemic of sexual violence directed towards women and young girls. In the last decade, crimes against women have surged more than 80 per cent. Incidents of rape has drastically increased lately, increasing by 12-15 per cent, according to National Crime Bureau Data.
Recall few months, the rape, torture and murder of an eight-year-old girl in the state of Jammu, an 11-year-old in Gujarat and the rape of 16-year-old in Uttar Pradesh have laid bare how India's women are treated.
In contrast, however, in India the cow is seen as a holy animal. It is worshiped by Hindus, although it is eaten by Muslims. Over the same period, there has been a huge surge in violence against religious minorities and low-caste Hindus in the name of protecting cows, reports The Guardian.
She said
"My art comes as a form of protest.
In my country Cows are more important than a woman's life with more security. (Reference: Majority of Hindus believe cow as their holy animal and they worship it though Majority of Muslims consume it as a part of their daily meal.)
The debate is never ending "Whether to consume or worship it" but gaining political benefits out of it is wrong. Why not let the people decide what they want to consume.
I will be photographing women from different parts of the society.
I would be more than happy if you reach out to me and want to get photographed or maybe join this form of protest".
