My Dearest world Pulse Readers,

“Women shouldn’t come outside after evening.”

These words were spoken by a woman Chief Minister of an Indian state — Ms. Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal.

West Bengal — a land with a glorious legacy.Once the backbone of India’s intellect, culture, and resistance.

A land that worships Maa Kali, the fierce protector, the destroyer of evil, the mother who roams the night to safeguard her children.

So if the night belongs to Maa Kali…

why are women told to stay inside?

India worships women as goddesses.

For ten days, we celebrate Shakti.

We bow our heads.

We light lamps.

We chant prayers.

But once the lights go off —women are warned, restricted, blamed.

Why would a Chief Minister make such a statement?

Why must the burden of safety fall on women, and not on the system meant to protect them?

Because this is the same land where a case shook the conscience of the nation.

A case where doctors — once revered as gods for saving lives — resigned in protest against government actions.

A case where an innocent woman who dared to seek justice was gang-raped, while power tried to shield the perpetrators instead of the victim.

This is the story of Moumita Debnath.

But it is not only her story.

It is the story of every woman who has suffered in silence.

It is the story of little girls — even infants — raped and murdered.

It is the story of a world that is cruel, unforgiving, and unjust.

And yet, women are told:

“Don’t go out after evening.”

But who owns the night?

The night belongs to Maa Kali —the goddess who wears darkness as her crown,who dances on fear,

who protects without asking permission.

In a country where Maa Kali is worshipped,where Dussehra celebrates the victory of feminine power,

women are still raped, silenced, dominated, and confined.

They are forced to live under a man’s roof, under a man’s rules —

forgetting one truth:

Every woman carries the same Shakti that flows through Maa Kali.

If you wish to know the full truth about the case of Moumita Debnath,

I will reveal it in Part 2.

Because silence protects the guilty —and speaking is the first form of resistance.

with power and resistance

Yours

Vineela Devi