WOMEN are magical beings. When they are around, they spread this magic so very effortlessly. But the sad part is that most of us simply cannot see this and hence, cannot respect her worth. In 2019, the the gang rape and murder of a 26- year-old veterinary doctor in Shamshabad, near Hyderabad, had shocked the nation. The young woman was raped and burnt alive when she was on her way home at around 9.30 pm. The incident had sent shivers down the spine of the country. And now, in 2024, India once again struggles to come to terms with a barbaric assault on a female doctor. The Kolkata incident literally how badly we have failed as a country to stop such incidents. Whenever such incidents take place, people discuss it, vent out their anger for several days, but what after that? Until the next big incident takes place, we happily forget about that outrage. What is also appalling is that in cases of sexual assault how the girl or the woman is often blamed for wearing certain clothes, for having male friends or for going out in the night. Why should the onus of keeping herself safe should solely be on the girls and women? Why can’t we teach our boys and men to stop behaving like monsters? Not every man is a monster. Also, not every man gets the ‘opportunity’ to become one. So he suffices with little things like eve-teasing, ogling at women in public places, spreading dirty gossip about classmates or friends. That is harassment as well and needs to be nipped in the bud. As for urgent steps, stricter and quicker punishment is need of the hour. Justice delayed is certainly justice denied in this case .