Women as ‘Shakti’ or ‘Sati’: hypocrisy of the Indian society!

Remember last year, on 16^th of December, an innocent soul got raped in the streets of Delhi but nobody cared? So much of protests, strikes and disputes erupted like volcanoes in every single corner of the world. But do you think that fire is still inside us? Or did it just fade away with time?

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India gained independence 65 years back but the question still remains that are women really independent and safe in our motherland? Almost every single day, upon tuning on our television or peeking through the daily newspaper in the morning, a rape case in any of the cities of India is inevitable. Women, who are often defined as the most beautiful and wonderful creation of the Almighty, is not safe anymore in our country. People say and also believe that India is an independent and democratic country, where we have the right to equality, really? Well, for me, India could never actually gain independence and one of the biggest proofs for this is the sickening situation of women in our country in this 21^st century. Rapes, molestations, harassments are some of the words which can now be used as adjectives for the women in India. Almost every day a girl is being raped and murdered, or raped and left wounded in any of the streets and we as Indians can actually do nothing about it but see the news and brood over the fate of Indian women. Even if we want to do something for these deprived souls, what can we do? We will seldom get any support from our so-called people loving political parties and to be very frank we do not have the courage to go against the law.

Since ages, women are facing atrocious condition in our country. Draupadi went through the cheer-haran, and in this 21^st century as well, this treatment is being carried out by several men with much fluency and confidence, just that the term is being changed from “cheer-haran” to rape and molestation! India has always been a Mans’ nation and men are believed to be the ones who actually run each and everything in our country. Is that so? Is this phrase really makes sense? Well, for me, it’s a big no! Whatever women can do, with her excellence and strong emotional poise, men can never even think about doing anything like that. From Sarojini Naidu to Indira Gandhi, Pratibha Patil to Sonia Gandhi, there are many other female leaders who have very efficiently managed our country and tried to make it a better place to live in. There is no denying of the fact that men as well did a lot for this nation but this comparison comes only when we hear that men are superior to women. If we really think that our country is independent, we should first try and believe in the semblance of both the genders. We should try and carry forward the system of right to equality and should do everything to bring similitude between a man and a woman. First of all, we all should stop thinking that India is a male-dominated country and then only women will gain the required respect and equality as men in this nation.

We have our own historical facts and myths where we have seen women going through many ridiculous and hard times. The Sati Pratha, child marriages, and the Purdah system, all of these show the stand of a woman in India. They were always been deprived of a healthy and equal livelihood with their male counterparts, and even if some of these rituals are not carried out in India anymore, still there are now many other horrifying acts to humiliate women and make them believe that they are the weaker sex. Killing of brides for dowry, female foeticides, rapes, and what not! In India, you will find it all! Women are so unwanted that they are being killed in the womb only. Disgusting, isn’t it? But we as the onlookers can never actually make a stand against any such things. With time, we have seen advancements in technology and we have high standards of living but the situation of women has never really advanced or changed. We still face subjugation, alienation, deprivation, insecurity and defeat in almost every single sphere.

According to Hinduism, women are considered to be the “ardhangani” of men, which shows the equality between men and women. She has also been regarded as the “Shakti” or the power, but today this is not true anymore. If women are the power than how come they are constantly been suppressed by men? We, as women, have a limitless tendency to tolerate and this is often misused by men. However, they will never really know when our tolerating power will reach its zenith and we will just burst out! This hypocrisy of the Indian society to carry us forward as the mannequins and also, on the other hand, distancing us from the main crowd should stop soon or else the end of this nation is very much near. It is high time that the Indian society understand the value of a woman. Without a woman, a nation would not yet have born, without a woman, there would be no definition of love and beauty, without a woman, people wouldn’t have known what sacrifice actually means, without a woman, we will soon reach to the closing stage of life. We, the women, should know our own values and importance and thus, to make others realise our worth, we will have to stand for our own esteem, for our own respect. We will have to educate the women of our country and make them realise their significance. A nation can never flourish without the assistance of a woman and this is the time when we should stand out for our own selves and show the men that we are not the “weaker sex” but we are their equals and perhaps the superiors, and also the true “Shakti” of this whole world.

What's in store for us?

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I was getting late for office that day and was literally running to fetch an auto! After waiting for sometime in the long queue, I finally got a seat! I took out my mobile phone from my handbag, plugged in the ear phones and started listening to music! As I was still a bit late, I was not really concentrating on the songs which were playing on my mobile, rather I was staring constantly at my watch. As the first song got over, the next one started and I was surprised by the number as I didnt know that the song even exists on my phone. I suddenly realised that the song is indeed nice! At least it was something different from the songs which I listen to everyday while going to office. But every time I start playing music on my phone, after one song ends, I shuffle the playlist myself and play another one of my likeness. This way, I could never listen to a lot of other songs, which were there on my phone for so long, and which were indeed nice! So, the day when I didnt bother much about what's coming next, my mobile phone played the song which I really fell in love with! 

Sitting at office, a thought occurred to me. What if we take the mobile phone as our life and the songs in it as a box full of plans and ideas the God has for us. When we play the songs on it of our choice, we regulate our life our way. At times we like the songs and at times we get bored of them, but still we don't try to explore the rest. And the song which played on its own as I was not really paying attention to what I was listening to for I was getting late, is a surprise gift for us from the Almighty! 

God always have plans for us but we just need to wait and see what's there in store for us. We shouldn't think much about our future. Life is indeed uncertain but who knows, God might have a plan which will work the best for us! We should always keep calm, worry less and gradually find out what's in store for us! It might just surprise us in a pleasant way! Isn't it?