India, a country with beautiful values and ancient rich culture, proudly claims to honor guests with the phrase “Atithi Devo Bhava”. A country so rich in tradition hangs its head in shame when some people do things that go against our values of respecting guests. A recent incident is proof of this, where a foreign national was harassed by 2 people on the streets of Mumbai.
Incidentally, in a shameful act, a South Korean YouTuber was allegedly harassed by two men while she was live streaming on the streets of Mumbai. A video of the shameful incident went viral on social media, drawing sharp reactions from netizens. In one of those viral videos, a South Korean woman can be seen allegedly being followed and sexually assaulted by two men. Such horrific incidents make us think about the society we are living in. In today’s DNA, Zee News’ Rohit Ranjan analyzes the extent to which people embarrass India internationally.
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It is seen in the viral video that the Korean vlogger was doing live streaming. Then two men came and started teasing her in broken English. These boys are repeatedly trying to touch her in a wrong way. Even a young man grabbed the Korean girl’s hand and tried to kiss her. On this the woman strictly asked him to stay away. When she started moving forward to avoid those boys, both the youths started following her with a scooty. One even held his hand and forcibly made him sit on his scooty.
This shameful incident is enough to make Indians hang their heads in shame. However, even after experiencing a lifetime of trauma on the streets of Mumbai, the Korean woman has not changed her views towards India and said that she will not let the incident change her views towards the “beautiful country”. This shows how big and forgiving his heart is.
Meanwhile, this incident raises many questions. Why are foreign tourists being stalked, especially women tourists who are unfairly harassed and stared at? Why are comments made on them? It is a matter of shame for us Indians. Some people may mistake this incident as a matter of law and order, but such an incident forces us to introspect.
The bugle of our “Incredible India” rings across the world, making foreign tourists come to India and sometimes go back with bad memories.
We have put the slogan of Atithi Devo Bhava to shame. Many countries have placed India in the list of most unsafe countries for foreign tourists in their travel advisory. Why this is so is not difficult to understand. What happened to a South Korean woman in Mumbai is not the first time such a gruesome incident has happened. If we have no other option but to tolerate such conduct, then we have no right to claim the guest as a deity.
For more in-depth information and other details, watch tonight’s edition of DNA.