Sarah Sharma (IPS:2010:OR) Superintendent of Police of
Odisha's southern Gajapati district, has formed a special team to deal with the
rising nuisance of eve-teasing, as well as recorded a full-fledged song in her
voice that seeks to keep the police team motivated for its job and also asks
women and girls not to be afraid of eve-teasers. The Odia song, ‘Narira surakhya pain neichhu pana’ (we have
vowed to keep women protected), has been a rage on social media after it was formally
released by Gajapati police at the district headquarters town of Paralakhemundi
on Tuesday. The 35-year-old IPS officer, who is a trained vocalist of
Hindustani classical music from school, is seen singing in the recording studio
with gusto, accompanied by musicians and recording technicians. “I love singing, and I sing whenever I get the time and the
atmosphere. I decided to sing this song myself because this project of the
police helping women who face eve-teasing is close to my heart. I am glad the
song is being liked by many,†Sharma told a news channel. The special police team is called the ‘SHE team,’ SHE being
the acronym for ‘Safety-Health-Environment’. Under the project modeled after a
similar initiative of the Hyderabad Police, a team of police personnel led by a
woman sub-inspector and seven constables will patrol sites frequented by women
and take quick action against men who harass or eve-tease. In her last stint at the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy
(BPSPA) in Bhubaneswar, Sharma attended music classes in the morning to hone
her singing skills. “Music is a passion for me, apart from reading and
writing,†said Sharma, who went to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for her
MPhil in international relations before cracking the UPSC examinations.
IPS Sarah Sharma does her bit for women's safety
By IndianMandarins - 2019-06-28 13:42:51
Sarah Sharma (IPS:2010:OR) Superintendent of Police of
Odisha's southern Gajapati district, has formed a special team to deal with the
rising nuisance of eve-teasing, as well as recorded a full-fledged song in her
voice that seeks to keep the police team motivated for its job and also asks
women and girls not to be afraid of eve-teasers.
The Odia song, ‘Narira surakhya pain neichhu pana’ (we have vowed to keep women protected), has been a rage on social media after it was formally released by Gajapati police at the district headquarters town of Paralakhemundi on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old IPS officer, who is a trained vocalist of Hindustani classical music from school, is seen singing in the recording studio with gusto, accompanied by musicians and recording technicians.
“I love singing, and I sing whenever I get the time and the atmosphere. I decided to sing this song myself because this project of the police helping women who face eve-teasing is close to my heart. I am glad the song is being liked by many,†Sharma told a news channel.
The special police team is called the ‘SHE team,’ SHE being the acronym for ‘Safety-Health-Environment’. Under the project modeled after a similar initiative of the Hyderabad Police, a team of police personnel led by a woman sub-inspector and seven constables will patrol sites frequented by women and take quick action against men who harass or eve-tease.
In her last stint at the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy (BPSPA) in Bhubaneswar, Sharma attended music classes in the morning to hone her singing skills. “Music is a passion for me, apart from reading and writing,†said Sharma, who went to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for her MPhil in international relations before cracking the UPSC examinations.
