Are women in India happy?

Woman and equality

“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high…into that heaven of freedom my father let my country awake”.

This is what Rabindra Nath Tagore dreamt of. This is exactly what he wanted India to be like .We read have this in our textbooks. We’ve quoted the lines in our essays and articles, but have never thought of fulfilling the great soul’s dream.

India, the land of hermits and sages, Gandhi and Nehru, seems to have forgotten what these great people taught-EQUALITY AMONG PEOPLE-irrespective of caste, creed and sex. Yes, irrespective of sex!

In India, the fairer sex is still given more importance. Female feticide is still practiced in our country. we still find people saying, “You are a girl. Why do you need to work? Get married, have children and settle down!”

The Indian society, with such a conservative and old-fashioned mindset, makes the life of its daughters miserable.

Women, exploitation and safety.

Every girl in India has experienced some form of exploitation.

Schools, colleges ,movie halls ,malls ,bus stands-Nowhere! Nowhere in India, is a woman safe. It might sound absurd ,but a girl isn’t safe even at home

R.I.P Damini.

The Delhi gang rape case shook the nation. Thousands of people created pages on facebook for protesting against the government and tweeted provoking quotes on other social networking sites. Almost 80% of the population involved itself in ranting. The newspapers and news channels yelled to highlight the need for stricter rules and a safer atmosphere for women. Social activists moved heaven and earth to bring a change in the society.

But  ‘demons’ continue to harass the “goddesses”. Even five year olds are not spared! Hoping for justice and safety is like crying for the moon for such victims.

CAN THE SCENARIO CHANGE?

It is difficult, but not impossible. Every cloud has a silver lining. If every Indian citizen pays heed to it ,the situation will certainly become better.

Instead of teaching things like self defense to daughters, why can't we teach some moral science to our sons? Why can’t  we stop  treating women as non-entities in the society?

Friends,its time to gird up the loins!

                                    Thank you!