Yesterday I read this news in HT, over a recent witchhunt incident in jharkhand, india. where a tribal woman from jharkand was locked with the dead child in a dark and dingy room and ordered her to bring the baby back to life.

the report said that there has been steps taken against this cruel practise and rescuing and protecting the poor women who have been branded as witches.

I feel , that The reasons for branding poor women as witches are many, one may be inheritance of family property by any widow puts her life in danger. or it may be grief stricken mother who has lost her child can put the blame on any village female who unfortunately does not child of her own.

But the basic reasons are two, selfish motives and illiteracy. The first cannot be removed while the other can be eradicated.in the past news, the tribal belt of India, a spate of witch-hunts has created headlines. In villages around the region, women suspected of witchcraft are being hunted down and attacked. Some are forced to eat human excreta…others are beaten and stripped naked…many are brutally tortured and killed by enraged mobs.

witch hunting is a form of superstition,, although black magic hasbecome a matter of the past. still people stick their faith to it,...even in america, Voodoo is still practised,

Is this the real India? .

Although there has been great technological development in India but only a small section of people has got its benefits. The vast majority of illiterate and poverty ridden people is still living in 15th century.

Has these people gone back to stone age? what is the govt doing? Legislation alone will not stop the practice. Change must come from within the community...