Is Chennai Safe For Women At Night? | 2AM Stories | EP 8

Join us as we explore Chennai at 2AM, riding the local train and discovering the coolest places to visit in the city late at night. Our journalist friend will take us around her city as we ask her "Is Chennai actually the safest metro city for women especially at night?"

Location partner: Hilton Chennai

[DeenForeverr]

For the men who'll say she shouldn't wear this or wear that, bro I'm a niqabi and still men make me feel uncomfortable by thier gazes

[weirdinfo]

1:47 you were secretly recording them with your gopro. They were looking at your camera. The women was looking too. They were just curious. I am sure there are creeps out there and its not safe for women but don't tarnish some innocent people's image like this.

[manasi]

I am just 16... My father being in the defence... He was posted to Chennai... The thing I observed there was people there are very conservative... They don't like girls wearing jeans and tshirt or dresses... If a 2 yr old girl is wearing a dress the parents themselves make her wear leggings... I was quite taken aback abt the thought process of the people... I am not telling all people r like that in Chennai... To some extent yess they judge you when you jeans top... Skirt ka toh sawal hi paida nahin hota... I myself have an experience... I was wearing jeans and top and roaming... Not even a crop top it was oversized tshirt and jeans... Jj went with my father to buy something from the market... Some ladies... Were staring at me... More like judging me for wearing jeans and tshirt... I could understand what they were speaking abt me with each other... Which was quite shocking... The problem is Women don't support women... I mean I was just 12 yrs old that time... What dk u expect a 12 yr old to wear? Salwar kameez? Seriously... The child at thatcage would love to choose want he or she wants to wear rather than having alot of ristrictions... Its kind off odd... People should understand that there should be freedom to where whatever that particular person wants to... And stop judging for once... If women only stare and say stupid things then men will obv try to do something na... This is not only Chennai or Tamil Nadu... It for whole India... People need to be a lil more open minded when it comes to girls ka clothings...

[Mackv]

Except the blue guy most of the ppl (including women) were looking at you coz you were doing something odd over there by holding a camera towards them.And ppl who were sitting on the floor of the train were actually talking to their frnd who was sitting opposite to u. Btw report the blue guy to the police usually the police is Swift in their action against any form of abuse.

[dillisuresh]

Am not sure which sub urban train is running @2am.. Every train stopped @1am

[RythaMohan-yyoh]

I am a Chennai-ite, and I personally feel safe at night, in Chennai, rather than Delhi for sure!

[fakedmg]

The mistake was with girl ...she started Filming without reason.and then they stare at her..even if u do this to me i do the same...who gave permission to film us...and my sister daily goes safely in chennai...she never state like this a single problem..for us chennai is much more safer

[shinto.rex]

I am pretty sure that Most of the people were looking at the phone or camere even women were starring at u but that blue shirt guy needs to be hold accountable and should ne put behind bars

[abhisheksudhakar]

Bro if youre holding a camera around.. Even women seem to be staring at you

[anamikatripathi]

I feel dressing like this in local train especially in Chennai where the clothing is very traditional and modest and carrying a camera recording everyone ofcourse they will look at u, I have been to Chennai alot of time and even i was roaming their at night with my girl-friends, i never felt unsafe

[abhinav]

Yeah when you record entire people in a train, they will look at you. Except the blue guy everyone else is minding their business

[twttt]

each city is different. but mentality is the same...

[savantdude]

why tf is she recording random people on a train and then accusing them of staring at her?

[shubhigupta]

As a girl how do you heal from the real trauma and insecurities you get from these experiences?

[justhere]

Chennai is like 5000 times safe than most north Indian cities. Its a very traditional society. It they see you wear different clothes, men women both they will kinda give you judgemental look but won't ever come and say something uncomfortable to you....been living in Delhi NCR for 11 years now and lived in Chennai before this for 5 years. I have seen woman in Chennai work till 11:30 in night and go to work at 4 am when its dark. In delhi women are hardly present in public places, its just men and men everywhere and its very uncomfortable and unsafe. So yes, Chennai is safe for women.

[arjunraguram]

Hello Guys,
I have mixed opinion with this!
I have been in many night outs at chennai, even with my female friends. But, we haven’t encountered any of the scenarios as you mentioned.

I agree that people at the sub urban trains (not at chennai metro) used to stare, Even we guys had afraid of getting looted, especially during peak crowds and late nights as well.

I like to say my perspective, In this video we can also assume that the people may stare by looking at the camera she was holding.

Adding to that, Coming across a modern woman at chennai metro is very common. But not at the sub- urban trains. This may also attract a lot of on-lookers.

Hence, I conclude that it may take some time for people to totally ignore a woman who is out at late nights.
But for this sake I won’t term the chennai is not safe. It is safer than many and safest to a huge extent than many.

[pranaysinha]

Have been in Chennai for 14 long year and yes it’s the safest city for all the gender …….

[tanishqrai]

To all the people commenting on the videos of the 2 AM series; for instance, all the Chennai-ites are saying Chennai is safe, it might be safe for you since you haven't faced any problems yet or you are just supporting your city. I get that but don't underestimate what other people go through. And this video series doesn't aim to prove that any city is better than the others. In the end, safety is what matters. And to all of you who are blaming her way of dressing or saying that it's a traditional society, that's what we have to change. And the offenders don't look for what you are wearing, things happen no matter what women do, the Kolkata rape case is one of the biggest examples of it. No matter what we do or wear we women always have to compromise. It's sad but it's true.

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Bro if ur gonna go with that big ass GoPro people will ofcourse be curious other than that blue shirt guy everyone is just normal indians being curious cause u can see an old lady staring too

[flawdent]

Its not place, its the people that make that place safe or unsafe.