Five years after a notorious rape and murder,100000 taxi drivers are being conscripted in the fight to change traditional male mindsetsIn the dim classroom, the low lights form a halo around Achyuta Dyansamantra as he strides back and forth before a whiteboard, and intoning into the microphone like a preacher.“whether you stare at a woman for more than 14 seconds,that can land you in jail,” he tells the audience. Singing to women in public or passing lewd remarks is also banned, and he says. “Whether you agree with it or not,the law is the law.”We tell them 70% of their passengers are women. So whether we won’t near out, how will the drivers earn?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com