Children’s smiles are our identity
I am your friend, Disha Darshan Shah Patwa. You have read many of my stories and articles, through which I have sometimes tried to entertain you, and at other times attempted to raise awareness about society.
But today, I don’t want to talk about a story. Instead, I want to discuss a subject that everyone thinks about, feels sad about, but often avoids speaking openly on. That subject is—the safety of girls and children.
First of all, I would like to say that the government has made many important laws for the safety of women and children, and continues to take new steps from time to time. But one question still stands before us—does simply making laws mean that our daughters are completely safe?
Looking at today’s environment, the heart trembles. Crimes happened earlier too, but now whenever I open social media or the news, almost every day there is a report of some brutality against a daughter.
A school-going child assaulted, a six-year-old subjected to inhuman crime, or a thirteen-year-old girl facing such cruelty that just reading about it shakes the soul.
These reports are not just news… they are stories of a mother’s world being shattered. They are the voice of a father’s broken dreams. They are the cries of an innocent childhood, which perhaps will never be forgotten for a lifetime.
We do a lot to protect our children. We give them good values, teach them to be cautious, drop them at school, call them often, and worry about them every moment. Yet, if such incidents keep happening in society, the question is not only on families but on the entire society.
We must understand that teaching daughters to be cautious is not enough. Sons must also be taught to respect women.
Change begins at home. When a boy learns from childhood that every girl deserves respect, only then will society truly change.
If you see something wrong happening to a girl or child, don’t stay silent. Your one voice, one step, one complaint can save someone’s life. The biggest weapon of criminals is people’s silence.
Today, what we need is not just laws, but awareness, sensitivity, and humanity. We must build a society where no girl feels fear while returning home in the evening, where no mother worries every moment when her daughter goes out, and where every child can live a safe childhood.
Let us all take a pledge that the safety of women and children is not only the responsibility of the government or police, but of all of us.
Because a society where daughters are not safe can never truly be called developed.
Raise your voice… because silence can never protect an innocent. We must now protect our children ourselves.
I am a mother, and that is why I am writing this article—to make you all aware.
About the Author — Disha Darshan Shah Patwa
Disha Darshan Shah Patwa is an accomplished and sensitive writer, with a deep passion for storytelling and a remarkable ability to capture emotional details. Her literary journey prominently features stories, poems, and imaginative works centered on love, relationships, and the many facets of life.
Throughout her writing journey, Disha’s strongest pillars of support have been her parents (especially her father, Argesh Patwa), her in-laws, and her husband, Darshan Shah — whose encouragement and inspiration have helped her strengthen and enrich her creative identity.
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