They say Indians have a scant respect for their history. This inference is drawn from the hypothesis of deficient aptitude in proper documentation and over dependence on verbally transmitted affairs vulnerable to distortion of facts.
Despite all such allegations, it cannot be disputed that women in India, have always had to fight tough battles for things we today assume to be our obvious birthrights. In this context, we need to be thankful to our mothers and grandmothers who have propelled us into a brighter lives than what they could ever afford for themselves. The right to education, to learn, to decide one's dressing, to marry a person of choice, matters of procreation and higher up to the nature of employment and economic self-reliance never took the women's opinion into matters of decision making. Thus we are fortunate enough to have had predecessors who have led us to this day.
It is a sad truth that gender discrimination still prevails in the society yet we need to liberally acknowledge that the need for Gender parity is a growing idea, so much so that unlike the darker past, sexist remarks and opinions do not find the ease to run scot-free.
Thus the world is preparing for us, to see us in a better light, receive our voices and opinions more seriously and to count on our suggestions and critical thinking for better development of the society.
In such a ground, it becomes a moral obligation for each member of this "half-the-world" to grow and develop while helping others to realise this need.
As the fair-er gender (not in terms of skin complexion but in terms of our contribution to the world so far), the onus lies on us to use our potential better, because we raise the future, right from the wombs upto the battlefields if the need arises.
As a fair interpretation of changing society, we thus should be walking into a more equal and not necessarily a feminist society. As women, we ought not give ourselves that discount of under-performance or mediocrity in achieving our respective dreams. We need to prepare for and walk into a future that inspires hope, with an air where not necessarily our heels, but our heads are held high!
Into a brighter, happier world that we would work for and we belong to.
It is a sad truth that gender discrimination still prevails in the society yet we need to liberally acknowledge that the need for Gender parity is a growing idea, so much so that unlike the darker past, sexist remarks and opinions do not find the ease to run scot-free.
Thus the world is preparing for us, to see us in a better light, receive our voices and opinions more seriously and to count on our suggestions and critical thinking for better development of the society.
In such a ground, it becomes a moral obligation for each member of this "half-the-world" to grow and develop while helping others to realise this need.
As the fair-er gender (not in terms of skin complexion but in terms of our contribution to the world so far), the onus lies on us to use our potential better, because we raise the future, right from the wombs upto the battlefields if the need arises.
As a fair interpretation of changing society, we thus should be walking into a more equal and not necessarily a feminist society. As women, we ought not give ourselves that discount of under-performance or mediocrity in achieving our respective dreams. We need to prepare for and walk into a future that inspires hope, with an air where not necessarily our heels, but our heads are held high!
Into a brighter, happier world that we would work for and we belong to.
