“Humne tujhpe hazaaron sitam hai kiye,
Humne tujhpe jahaan bhar ke zulm hai kiye,
Humne socha nhi
Tu jo udd jaayegi, Yeh zameen tere bin sooni reh jaayegi,
Kiske dum pe sajega angna mera,
O re chiraiya
Nanhi si chidiya
Angna me fir se aaja re”
-Swanand Kirkire (Satyamev Jayate : Watch me )
So “woman”, Google just says it stands for an adult human female, but is it so?
Since aeons ago, women were treated maladroitly just as a piece of dirty cloth for wiping the dust of humanity. Despite of playing the roles of mother, sister and wife responsibly, she was considered as an object of sex, as a prize for competition, compensation for wars, and what not. She was tortured, tormented, subjugated and were also thrown to brothels in cases when they were born orphan or due to poverty conditions. No one was there to listen to the unheard screams of the flesh and blood. The curtains of male dominance were so thick that these voices never penetrated through the heart of people. In that outworn era, males were so manipulative because of the muscle power that the woman forcibly had to set their ideologies according to the man of the house even though she was also an adult, even though she had the mightiest brain that any man could ever have, she was ready to fight wars, she was ready to take all jobs that were tough for males too , she was ready to take all the responsibilities that were only taken by the male members of the society, but the dull-witted strength of male ego was reaching the unreached. Never to ask question, only allowed to follow the orders was so called the honour of the hour, and if they refused to, they were beaten mercilessly. Other atrocities that were faced by them was a countless list which include dowry and bride burning, domestic violence, disparity in education, child marriages, inadequate nutrition, sexual harassment selective abortion and female infanticide and many more. Sadly, they never had the life, they really wished to have. Circumstances were the root cause of the evil prevailing in those centuries. Then came the ‘purdah’ system and ‘sati’ system, which added fuel to the fire that were burning in the eyes of millions of women.
Why after marriage, wife moves to her husband’s house and not the vice-versa? Why at most places in India property are mostly passed from generations to generations to the sons and not to the daughter even though there is a provision in the law? In many rural areas, they still lack right to education. Why parents say,” ladki to kandho ka bojh hoti hai “? Even in religious books like Mahabharat and Ramayana , Draupadi and Sita faced some social issues. Even if someone tried to ask questions to a religion, the result was disastrous. According to Hindustan times, a PIL was filed against the famous actors Kamal Haasan for hurting the Hindu sentiments, in an interview for a private channel he remarked that, “In Mahabharata, Panchali was used as a pawn while the men gambled. She was used as a collateral. And India is a country that respects and honours a book that revolves around men using a woman to gamble away as if she were a mere object.”. Talking about Ramayana. Was it a right conduct by lord Ram to abandon his wife in exile even after
‘agnipariksha’ because of social restrictions? We all know the truth very well. Don’t you think they too deserve the right to lead a happy life, to choose their own life partners and to be more independent and break the chains of orthodoxical culture and one-sided views of the society they were living in? Why never male members kept themselves in her shoes and understand the morbidity of the situation? The reason was simple and stupid, if you are in India you might have heard a very common Hindi question in your day to day life,” Log kya kahenge?” (What will the society think of you?). This dumbass question inculcated in the mind of the people so strongly that it became their shadow of darkness which followed them all the way long. They accepted the fate without even raising a single question. We always tend to think that we are always right, but the question is where was our morality and so-called humanity then? The black hole of these customs, traditions and religions sucked out their marrow of their life. The only thing which brought them back on the track of mankind was the light of wisdom, which came from the sun of education. Time is the most powerful of all, it changes everything when it thinks it’s right and then the modern era, the society, the world in which we live today came into existence, which replaced the old and dark world full of prejudices.
Modern women have set the limits not only at par, they have reached the moon and back and tried to set a different record irrespective of the field they are working in. As Marilyn Monroe rightly said, “A wise girls knows her limits, a smart girl knows she has none.” What was missing in that prehistoric era was lack of education and fine sense of judging what was right and what not. Women now are more independent than ever, giving cut to edge competition to the opposite gender and are bringing laurels to their country. They are now setting the standards, which not only motivate teenage girls of rural areas to aspire high as possible, without peeping into the darkness of the pits they were fallen prey of. Their wings now show hope for a better tomorrow, their actions are now better speaking against the words of the cruel orthodoxy. There are many instances of women leading the world which include Eleanor Roosevelt, Anne Frank, a great writer, Wangaari Maathai (environmentalist and noble prize winner), Benazir Bhutto (ex-Prime minister of Pakistan), Oprah Winfrey (actor, producer, host and philanthropist), Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi etc. Gone were the days when they were caged inside the walls of their daily chores. They are now working for themselves as taxi drivers to scientist and astronauts, chefs to supreme court judges without any hesitation. Even in the film industry, there are several movies, which depicted the true potential of woman like ‘Bend it like Beckham’,’ The colour purple’,’ A league of their own’ ,’Chakde India’ etc. Maya Angelou, who herself was a victim of sexual assault and was raped by her mother’s boyfriend at the age of eight became a great poet rightly wrote,” Now you understand, just why my head’s not bowed, I don’t shout or jump about. Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing. It ought to make you proud. Its in the click of my heels, the bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, the need for my care...’ Cause I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal women, That’s me.”. There are still many social problems that are still prevalent in this day-to-day world, one of which is “triple talaq”. Many Muslim women thinks that it’s wrong on behalf of their husband to give them divorce whenever and where ever they want irrespective of whether the problem is small or large, and they are willing to go against their religion also. In news we hear many cases in which women were given divorces by their husband on WhatsApp. Is it a right conduct according to you? How we think is actually how we react. Its all because of our mentality and attitude towards them.
Time has come that we need to change certain terms and conditions in our inherited customs and traditions. Some questions are needed to be answered rationally. It is on us to change our way of looking towards them, never ever think that she is weak because she is a girl. You might never know that the girl standing next to you be one of the greatest person ever born on this planet. Their journey till now was tough, all we ask you is to be little supportive towards them. Be the stepping stones on their path towards glory and success. Providing them with education and
proper environment to grow is all they need. Take an initiative to help every girl child who is needy if possible. Because without them world would never become a better place to live in………
Oh! look she rises again!
From the pits enriched with hollowness of doctrinal customs, rituals and others mocking stings…
Wind of wisdom uplifting her torn out wings.
Aiming to touch the incandescent stars,
Deep were her grimacing scars, which she ever kept on hiding too far.
Look she rises again!
She will never be chained again,
Even in the darkest of her dreams.
Her proud flight is singing the songs of her misery, And her tears rolling down, paints the cloud resplendently. With the mixing colour of twilight and dawn. Her eyes never met the world outside her reformatory cage. But now she is freed and her head is high,
look she rises again!
She might be bewitching,
But also has the strength of the pillar
Holding the responsibility of the world and it’s up-surging transgressions,
Which no one could ever bear.
Reaching the unfathomable heights,
Once her desire burned in intellectual riots,
But still keeping up with the vicious fight,
with her rugged fist too tight,
look she rises again!
Humne tujhpe jahaan bhar ke zulm hai kiye,
Humne socha nhi
Tu jo udd jaayegi, Yeh zameen tere bin sooni reh jaayegi,
Kiske dum pe sajega angna mera,
O re chiraiya
Nanhi si chidiya
Angna me fir se aaja re”
-Swanand Kirkire (Satyamev Jayate : Watch me )
So “woman”, Google just says it stands for an adult human female, but is it so?
Why after marriage, wife moves to her husband’s house and not the vice-versa? Why at most places in India property are mostly passed from generations to generations to the sons and not to the daughter even though there is a provision in the law? In many rural areas, they still lack right to education. Why parents say,” ladki to kandho ka bojh hoti hai “? Even in religious books like Mahabharat and Ramayana , Draupadi and Sita faced some social issues. Even if someone tried to ask questions to a religion, the result was disastrous. According to Hindustan times, a PIL was filed against the famous actors Kamal Haasan for hurting the Hindu sentiments, in an interview for a private channel he remarked that, “In Mahabharata, Panchali was used as a pawn while the men gambled. She was used as a collateral. And India is a country that respects and honours a book that revolves around men using a woman to gamble away as if she were a mere object.”. Talking about Ramayana. Was it a right conduct by lord Ram to abandon his wife in exile even after
‘agnipariksha’ because of social restrictions? We all know the truth very well. Don’t you think they too deserve the right to lead a happy life, to choose their own life partners and to be more independent and break the chains of orthodoxical culture and one-sided views of the society they were living in? Why never male members kept themselves in her shoes and understand the morbidity of the situation? The reason was simple and stupid, if you are in India you might have heard a very common Hindi question in your day to day life,” Log kya kahenge?” (What will the society think of you?). This dumbass question inculcated in the mind of the people so strongly that it became their shadow of darkness which followed them all the way long. They accepted the fate without even raising a single question. We always tend to think that we are always right, but the question is where was our morality and so-called humanity then? The black hole of these customs, traditions and religions sucked out their marrow of their life. The only thing which brought them back on the track of mankind was the light of wisdom, which came from the sun of education. Time is the most powerful of all, it changes everything when it thinks it’s right and then the modern era, the society, the world in which we live today came into existence, which replaced the old and dark world full of prejudices.
Modern women have set the limits not only at par, they have reached the moon and back and tried to set a different record irrespective of the field they are working in. As Marilyn Monroe rightly said, “A wise girls knows her limits, a smart girl knows she has none.” What was missing in that prehistoric era was lack of education and fine sense of judging what was right and what not. Women now are more independent than ever, giving cut to edge competition to the opposite gender and are bringing laurels to their country. They are now setting the standards, which not only motivate teenage girls of rural areas to aspire high as possible, without peeping into the darkness of the pits they were fallen prey of. Their wings now show hope for a better tomorrow, their actions are now better speaking against the words of the cruel orthodoxy. There are many instances of women leading the world which include Eleanor Roosevelt, Anne Frank, a great writer, Wangaari Maathai (environmentalist and noble prize winner), Benazir Bhutto (ex-Prime minister of Pakistan), Oprah Winfrey (actor, producer, host and philanthropist), Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi etc. Gone were the days when they were caged inside the walls of their daily chores. They are now working for themselves as taxi drivers to scientist and astronauts, chefs to supreme court judges without any hesitation. Even in the film industry, there are several movies, which depicted the true potential of woman like ‘Bend it like Beckham’,’ The colour purple’,’ A league of their own’ ,’Chakde India’ etc. Maya Angelou, who herself was a victim of sexual assault and was raped by her mother’s boyfriend at the age of eight became a great poet rightly wrote,” Now you understand, just why my head’s not bowed, I don’t shout or jump about. Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing. It ought to make you proud. Its in the click of my heels, the bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, the need for my care...’ Cause I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal women, That’s me.”. There are still many social problems that are still prevalent in this day-to-day world, one of which is “triple talaq”. Many Muslim women thinks that it’s wrong on behalf of their husband to give them divorce whenever and where ever they want irrespective of whether the problem is small or large, and they are willing to go against their religion also. In news we hear many cases in which women were given divorces by their husband on WhatsApp. Is it a right conduct according to you? How we think is actually how we react. Its all because of our mentality and attitude towards them.
Time has come that we need to change certain terms and conditions in our inherited customs and traditions. Some questions are needed to be answered rationally. It is on us to change our way of looking towards them, never ever think that she is weak because she is a girl. You might never know that the girl standing next to you be one of the greatest person ever born on this planet. Their journey till now was tough, all we ask you is to be little supportive towards them. Be the stepping stones on their path towards glory and success. Providing them with education and
proper environment to grow is all they need. Take an initiative to help every girl child who is needy if possible. Because without them world would never become a better place to live in………
Oh! look she rises again!
From the pits enriched with hollowness of doctrinal customs, rituals and others mocking stings…
Wind of wisdom uplifting her torn out wings.
Aiming to touch the incandescent stars,
Deep were her grimacing scars, which she ever kept on hiding too far.
Look she rises again!
She will never be chained again,
Even in the darkest of her dreams.
Her proud flight is singing the songs of her misery, And her tears rolling down, paints the cloud resplendently. With the mixing colour of twilight and dawn. Her eyes never met the world outside her reformatory cage. But now she is freed and her head is high,
look she rises again!
She might be bewitching,
But also has the strength of the pillar
Holding the responsibility of the world and it’s up-surging transgressions,
Which no one could ever bear.
Reaching the unfathomable heights,
Once her desire burned in intellectual riots,
But still keeping up with the vicious fight,
with her rugged fist too tight,
look she rises again!
