28/07/2026
Where are our children safe?
India is passing through a difficult moment - one where students, young people, and children increasingly find themselves asking whether the institutions meant to protect them can truly be trusted.
When allegations emerge of a Dalit girl being sexually assaulted by a police constable...
When a Dalit student is allegedly brutalised inside a government residential hostel...
These are not just criminal cases. They raise deeper questions about institutional accountability, the safety of children, and whether justice reaches those who need it most.
A school should nurture. A hostel should shelter. A police station should protect.
When these spaces themselves become associated with fear, every parent worries, every student feels less secure, and public trust is shaken.
The question is no longer where the crime happened. The question is: Where are our children safe?
A society is judged not by the promises it makes, but by whether its children can study, sleep, and dream without fear.
India's students and youth deserve institutions that protect them - not fail them. They deserve accountability, constitutional values in action, and a system where every child, regardless of caste, gender, or background, is treated with dignity and equal protection under the law.
Until every child feels safe, our work remains unfinished.
