Dia
Mirza
was
recently
speaking
at
an
event
hosted
by
the
NGO
Save
The
Children,
when
she
opened
up
about
her
experience
of
being
stalked
when
she
was
younger.
Dia
said
that
she
confronted
the
stalker
about
what
he
was
doing,
for
which
he
didn't
have
an
answer.
"When
I
was
younger,
back
home
in
Hyderabad
even
I
faced
a
stalker.
I
confronted
him
and
asked
him
his
name.
That
moment,
the
boy
didn't
have
an
answer.
One
should
never
ignore
or
be
afraid
of
reporting
or
calling
out
a
harasser.
There
is
no
shame
in
doing
so.
It
empowers
us
with
the
ability
to
address
the
problem
and
more
often
than
not
data
indicates
that
it
makes
a
big
difference.
The
harassment
does
stop,"
said
Dia.
She
added
that
women's
safety
is
not
just
a
law
and
order
issue
but
much
more
as
its
roots
are
in
patriarchal
mind-sets.
"The
manifestations
of
violence
can
take
as
horrific
a
turn
as
rape.
It
renders
me
speechless
to
hear
how
young
children
also
fall
prey
to
most
heinous
of
violence
and
violations," she
said.
Dia
also
shared
pictures
from
the
event,
with
a
long
note
on
why
human
rights
issues
cannot
be
tackled
if
gender
justice
and
equality
aren't
addressed.
Dia
is
the
Artist
Ambassador
of
Save
The
Children
India.