When asked to sit down and think of what we regard as the biggest issue in our city right now there was only one word that came to mind. RAPE.

Personally, I live a very sheltered life. I always have a maid in the car with me, I am never allowed to go anywhere alone, I’ve never used public transport, etc. but despite that, the fear i feel for the few seconds i am left alone is just insane.

The scary part is though that it is not irrational. This city is not a safe place for women and that is absolutely not fair.

Why cant I walk around at night? Wear what I want to wear? Be with who I want to be with? When is someone going to do something about this? And what can they do? These are all questions which are not easy to answer. But this is also not a situation which can just be left as it is.

We have to do something. We have to make a difference, and more than for anyone else we have to do this for us. The citizens of our county feel for this cause, we saw the uproar after the Nirbhaya incident, but why does everything always die down?

We realised its up to us to keep this going. Thats why my cousin Ananya, my friend Aditya and i have decided to start this NGO. To give the push that is needed and with the help of all the concerned people our city, to actually make a difference. Now all we need to do is recreate that energy, harness it and use to make the massive change that our society needs.

We want the make the dream of a safe Delhi a reality.

After being exposed to the tragic rape cases in India and the increasing frequency with which this inhumane act was taking place, I was shocked.

Having two sisters of my own, I felt very insecure and started making a conscious effort to make sure that they were well clad and properly dressed at all times. Later I realized something, why shouldn’t they have the freedom to wear what they want, just like I do?

And that was when I decided that it was my responsibility, as a brother, as a friend and as a citizen to help make my city secure for all the women, who like my sisters feel afraid of going out alone in the dark. It hurts me.

When I went to Germany on an exchange program last year, we were called on the radio to talk about rape in India. The students there, especially the girls were insecure about coming here because of all the horror stories they had heard.

This made me feel insulted, not just embarrassed, but insulted because I knew that there was so much that I could do about it but hadn’t. This insult was the final thrust I needed and I decided to join this initiative because I wanted to do something about this. I wanted to a part of this movement which is bigger than me.

Sure she’s against rape, but so is he