Today 8 March is celebrated as International Women's Day through the world. On this special day I thought like writing something about women and their role in society in particular. Women, without whom man's existence is worthless in this planet ( Male Chauvenists please back off ). Women, the fairer sex in the society are considered the weaker sex too, but in today's world the above mentioned phrase holds little water. Today's generation, the GenY ( not sure of the latest term in vogue) is hungry for excitement,adventure and looks to break rules, of course to get things done in a different way and not follow the old fashioned way where things moved at a snail's pace. The present generation girls are much bolder, stronger and have the zest in them to do whatever a boy does. This is in fact true as can be seen in the myriad of roles handled by girls ( Women) in the society. They are fearless, zoom past in automatic scooters ( some bolder ones even in motor-cycles) and are not scared to do things alone. Unlike the girls of the previous generation where going out alone was taboo in most of the homes present generation girls have their own freedom and they really enjoy it.
Today the world is progressing at a very fast pace, the gender divide slowly fading away but still prelavent in many faces and that too some of them are really ugly. There is bias against women at workplace,they being paid less than their male counterparts for the same type of job. Women today are still subjected to domestic violence, rape and female foeticide . All this brings forth the dark side of the human race which just shows our weakness. History had given us powerful women like Jhansi ki Rani ( Lakshmi Bai) who fought with valour against the British during the first outbreak in 1857. We then have Cleopatra, the beautiful Egyptian Queen whose beauty would put the strongest of the men in a deep trance. Then we have Helen, the Princess of Troy because of whom a deadly war was was fought and Troy was brought down to rumbles. In the current generation we have some extremely powerful women to whom we must really look up. First of all Medha Patkar, the spearhead Queen in the Narmada Bachao Andolan without whose determination the dam project would have gone ahead, affecting millions of villages and the environment. Next we have Sonia Gandhi,Chairperson of the UPA. We must really salute this lady as she has taken her husband's vision to new levels and is constantly striving to build a stronger India. Last but not the least we must not forget our Mothers without whom we would not be what we are and we would not be where we are today. It was she who guided us right from the time when we were in her womb to our present state. It was she who gave us the courage during our troubled times, infusing us with new spirit day in and day out. Mom, Amma, Aaai, Mother; we give call her by different names but the meaning is the same- Salute to you Dear Mom.
One thing gets clearer day in & day out that unless women rise in the society, the society as a whole cannot get an uplift. We need to treat our fairer sex without any bias, joining hands with them and not secluding them away to build an Utopian society which we dream of. Women need to be given more power and responsibilities in all departments of the society. Imagine having more women in the combat troops than just posting them as nurses in the armed forces, world peace could then soon beocme a reality. Imagine having more women politicians, communal riots and dirty practices would definitely be on the decline. Imagine having more women handling finances, the current Economic crisis could have been prevented. Imagine having more women drivers on the road, there will definitely be less accidents happening. We hear of girls topping exams every year, securing higher percentages than boys but what happens to these bright flowers after that? they go into oblivion, some due to family pressures, some due to poverty and others suppressed by society. We ( both men and women) need to break these shackles and let the women power unleash so that we can strive for a better tommorow.
SALUTE TO ALL THE WOMEN - GO AND CONQUER THE WORLD
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