New submission from Nikita

Street harassment is as old a phenomenon as mankind itself. Street harassment in general is understood only to be eve teasing by people. But in true sense it also includes passing unnecessary comments on elderly, needy and poor, and disabled people, unnecessary honking on the streets, stalking, troubling the pedestrians with rash driving and much more.
Street harassment is experienced in day to day life by many people, young girls generally being the main target. I too became a witness to one such incident while travelling in my car. It had just stopped raining. Enjoying the pleasant weather I was staring out of the window at the world that surrounded me and was experiencing a sense of joy within when suddenly I saw two young boys going on a bike and troubling the young girls walking on the street by splashing the water collected on the streets on them with the high speed and their rash driving. But this was not it! They were passing comments and gesturing them by flicking their bags. In a situation like this the girls didn’t have much of an option but to stare in anger at them while they drove past laughing.
This was just one of the many incidents that happen at every corner of the world. People who cause street harassment probably don’t know the effect their actions have on others. We can just hope that they realize it and improve. Let’s get the better of them!

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