The victim carried many existences — she came from a humble background, cracked stiff entrance exam to become a doctor, fought against hardships, and ended up being raped-murdered at her workplace. No wonder, people from all walks of life — artists, cine stars, authors, writers, poets, government employees, traders and shop owners are united against the outrage wrought against a doctor who had dreams in her eyes of making it big in the City Of Joy. The emotion and imagination of the collective demand for accountability has only grown.“These past weeks have overwhelmed our senses. We have realised things we earlier thought impossible,” says another junior doctor.Regardless of who has ruled Bengal, its substratum has been deeply sensitive and markedly rebellious. Maybe the Partition and the accompanying sense of separation transformed the common psyche into a contrarian.That churn recurs, shining brightly through the tears of victims of any mindless violence or humiliation of any section, especially women. When Nirbhaya happened, the entire country was shamed and stunned by the outrage. There were countless voices in Bengal expressing strong repugnance to the barbaric act. And, since the rape and murder of the trainee doctor on August 9, Bengal has seen almost a revolt. The defiance of junior doctors out on the streets is no longer simply a question of law and order. It is like a deeply hurt society desperately trying to wipe its tears.In ‘The Second Coming’, WB Yeats describes a world of chaos, confusion, and pain, with the speaker finally receiving a vision of the future. Will there be light at the end of the tunnel for the protestors? Only time will tell.
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