Troubles of Women

India, is one of the largest democracies in the world today. We have made lot of economic and social progress. Today we have a woman president, a woman speaker and one of the largest political party is being led by a woman. Good to hear all that aint it. Even after all this progress, are women free? Still we are seeing many atrocities against women. Still we have female infanticide very much prevalent. Our parliament is shouting against an Indian Teleserial ‘ Balika Vadhu’ but do these same people know how many balika vadus are still there in the society around them. The first thing that surprised was to see Sharad Yadav talk against balika vadhu. If my memory is not shadowed up, I think this was the same person who said once upon a time that he would consume poison if the women’s bill is passed. Why don’t our politicians step out of the four walls of pariliament to see on the streets of urban and rural India to see how woman are being treated. If I am not wrong everyday our daily newspapers carry atleast one news article about rape. Everyday girls go missing. Yesterday on TV I saw a news report about how a woman was burnt to death by her husband and mother-in-law. There are so many surveys showing that the crime against women is on the high. Gender disparities, I guess it’s a huge topic on its own. Every profession shows many examples of gender disparities. From the profession of movie directors to the army officers, everywhere the number of women is low. Why because we have a general statement – “women are weak and they cannot be subjected to harsh conditions”.

Have we forgotten the quote of Mahatma here –

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
--Mahatma Gandhi

I think the women of my country have tons of indomitable will.
In Ancient India woman were treated with great honor. She was potrayed as a goddess. But during the medieval time she was pushed down to the level of a slave. She was merely just like a thing. And in modern times, inspite of so much education and advancement in thinking, she is still fighting to be relieved from the clutches. How strange is the journey of woman. But she is undettered in fighting for her rightfull status. Every man should realize that whatever he is today, started with the first teachings of his mother, who is a woman. Hopefully the women’s bill gets passed. And the good things come to us.

My fellow women of India, lets stand by this quote

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
--Mahatma Gandhi