Indo-Canadian Punjabi singer AP Dhillon is feeling outraged and disappointed after reading about the Kolkata rape-murder case, which has prompted him to express his anguish through music. He has penned a song to express his anguish, in which he questions why marches are necessary to demand safety and peace for women. Also read : Kareena Kapoor remembers Nirbhaya after recent Kolkata rape-murder: Still waiting for change AP Dhillon disturbed by the reality The singer is heartbroken to read about the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
He took to his Instagram Stories on Friday to express his feelings. He wrote “woke up today wanting to let my thoughts out the only way I know how..
.” with a broken heart emoji. It was followed by a video of him singing his song on the incident, in which he wonders whether it is a curse to be a girl.
He also referred to 2012's Nirbhaya rape case while demanding corrective actions. While he sang in Punjabi, the video came with lyrics in English, which read, “She has saved many lives and souls. God, how could her fate end so tragically? She was not safe even in a place where everyone knew her.
Today, we all ask you, is it a curse to be born a girl in this world? “For the women who have transformed the world, society has refused to change around them, though they have swum oceans worth of progress, society has barely moved an inch. What happened 12 years ago continues to happen today. Why do we still have to march for women to li.