“India has seen a rise in “cow-protection” laws over the last few years that carry lengthy sentences and harsh punishments for people who kill the animal that’s considered holy in Hinduism. Long familiar with debates over these laws, one 23-year-old artist is using cow masks to protest how increased violence against women is oftentimes ignored in favor of cow squabbles in India.
“Sujatro Ghosh, an artist from Kolkata, India, said that his project was inspired by his own questions about why the same feverish approach to codifying protections for cows wasn’t extended to women in the country.
“In India, harming a cow can yield a swift and harsh prison sentence of nearly ten years (or even inspire vigilante justice) but survivors/victims of rape can wait months before they see results from reporting their assaults.”
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