Genghis/007, what you have said so far is true. But I will give a bit of info and let's hope it solves the little gaps on what has been said so far.
Historically, India has been led by kings all across the country and as well as Pakistan/Bangladesh, which were together as one piece of land ealier. It is said that during the Mughal (Turks) invasion, most of the people in the North moved to the South and the current people are descendants of these invaders. Thats why you see a mix of different skin colors in the South but a lot of fair-skin in the North. The Northern people are really descendants of the Turks from a genetic sense while the original people in the North were a mix of people based on the caste system. However, the invasion really caused a lot of migration downwards to the South and thats why the original south people "Dravidians" were pushed downward, even into Sri Lanka.
Thats why you see the resistance towards Hindi being pushed into Tamil Nadu and other Southern states simply because they fear it dilutes the traditional heritage and resent Hindi imposed as a national language just like the US has a strong resistance to naming English as a national language (Thats a diff topic altogether). The people who moved to the South had a bigger population of Brahmins due to this mix and thats why the area witnessed a Hindu religious and intellectual resurgence in the form of religious books, temples and heritage in 15th/16th century.
The British rule really fucked up the country and it has been trying to find its footing ever since. When the economy opened up a bit in early 1990s, people here hailed it as the second coming of the Indian civilization. But given the disparate growth across the country (good growth in South while North and East are impoverished), you have the formation of two "Indias".
It has really go up in the last 10 years where growth in India has been pushed primarily by the South while the rest of the country is still waiting to develop literally and continues to do so. The rest of the country is developing quite fast but it wont beat the growth seen in the South originally.
Given this level of impoverishment, no wonder you see a lot of rapes in the North. Its simply a dog eat dog world out there and the men from the North really have nothing to lose by going for such an act. For them, the mindset is seeing others enjoying benefits but they dont have any due to a difficult environment growing up. And the powerlessness of the police makes it really hard to handle rapes. With the poverty in the North, these people move to the South seeking jobs and they try to do the same things here too. But it isnt as if people from South don't do rapes and only the illiterate North people do it. Everyone tries to do it but really cant report to police. So the number is also high in the South. It just goes unreported due to family shame and honor loss.
There is currently a new rape case on TV here. A prominent journalist has been accused of molesting a woman and he responded initially by taking a 6-month sabbatical from his head post. The outcry from women's activists has now resulted in police arresting him and investigating him. The media is having a field day with this everyday on TV. During this, some girl went on TV and claimed that this is a new India where rapes will be reported to defend the honor of the woman and her family. No idea where this is going to go but it looks as if rapes will continue to happen and will go unreported.
Historically, India has been led by kings all across the country and as well as Pakistan/Bangladesh, which were together as one piece of land ealier. It is said that during the Mughal (Turks) invasion, most of the people in the North moved to the South and the current people are descendants of these invaders. Thats why you see a mix of different skin colors in the South but a lot of fair-skin in the North. The Northern people are really descendants of the Turks from a genetic sense while the original people in the North were a mix of people based on the caste system. However, the invasion really caused a lot of migration downwards to the South and thats why the original south people "Dravidians" were pushed downward, even into Sri Lanka.
Thats why you see the resistance towards Hindi being pushed into Tamil Nadu and other Southern states simply because they fear it dilutes the traditional heritage and resent Hindi imposed as a national language just like the US has a strong resistance to naming English as a national language (Thats a diff topic altogether). The people who moved to the South had a bigger population of Brahmins due to this mix and thats why the area witnessed a Hindu religious and intellectual resurgence in the form of religious books, temples and heritage in 15th/16th century.
The British rule really fucked up the country and it has been trying to find its footing ever since. When the economy opened up a bit in early 1990s, people here hailed it as the second coming of the Indian civilization. But given the disparate growth across the country (good growth in South while North and East are impoverished), you have the formation of two "Indias".
It has really go up in the last 10 years where growth in India has been pushed primarily by the South while the rest of the country is still waiting to develop literally and continues to do so. The rest of the country is developing quite fast but it wont beat the growth seen in the South originally.
Given this level of impoverishment, no wonder you see a lot of rapes in the North. Its simply a dog eat dog world out there and the men from the North really have nothing to lose by going for such an act. For them, the mindset is seeing others enjoying benefits but they dont have any due to a difficult environment growing up. And the powerlessness of the police makes it really hard to handle rapes. With the poverty in the North, these people move to the South seeking jobs and they try to do the same things here too. But it isnt as if people from South don't do rapes and only the illiterate North people do it. Everyone tries to do it but really cant report to police. So the number is also high in the South. It just goes unreported due to family shame and honor loss.
There is currently a new rape case on TV here. A prominent journalist has been accused of molesting a woman and he responded initially by taking a 6-month sabbatical from his head post. The outcry from women's activists has now resulted in police arresting him and investigating him. The media is having a field day with this everyday on TV. During this, some girl went on TV and claimed that this is a new India where rapes will be reported to defend the honor of the woman and her family. No idea where this is going to go but it looks as if rapes will continue to happen and will go unreported.