“No Woman No Cry”, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, when we are celebrating womanhood in all its forms, why this allusion to Bob Marley’s very popular chartbuster ? Well, he obviously meant it ….if there were no women, there would be no tears! Most married men recall their bachelor days with that nostalgic sigh, which conveys all that they can’t express in words. Men at least the men we knew, not the metrosexual clones, don’t cry, if they could they would shed copious tears every time someone posed this question. Incidentally this anthem was sung by BoneyM also with Bobby Farell the only male member of the group grooving but on closer scrutiny he seems to be brooding surrounded by three damsels, while the lead singer Liz Mitchell was all smiles while crooning. I wonder whether the lyricist in this case Bob Marley himself, had put himself in the shoes of Adam, (but for Eve’s temptation we would all be in Eden!! ), when he composed this iconic song. To be fair, Bob Marley only asked the women “Not to Cry!”
Someone rightly posed a question as to what about the Men’s Day and was promptly told that 1st May the International Labour Day was dedicated to the Male species of Homo Sapiens. There was also one where the woman promptly counters if 8th March was the only one dedicated to the fairer sex what about the rest 364 days, which too belonged to them only.
Before I get lynched and trolled I better make amends, so here goes…
Well actually Woman is definitely more than a Man, as she has the “Man” within her, the Female has Male within, in other words those of us who are not Mathematically challenged would sum up that Man is actually a sub-set of Woman. So when women’s lib types demand freedom, I am actually at a loss, it is we men who should be demanding this men’s lib …..it is we who are caged even literally. She is all encompassing, “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world”, as penned by William Ross Wallace payback in 1865.
We in India always knew that, just that some of our ancestors took this liberty business a too seriously, in the bargain, ended up as a lost cause themselves. Yes like all the other societies we have had our share of misogynists, and still have them amidst us, but we live on hope….
Despite having a very strong Mrs Indira Gandhi as the Prime Minister for more than a decade or for that matter Sonia Gandhi,Mayawati and Mamta Didi ruling the roost in their respective domains, the women have not been able to break out of the shackles. Tokenism is what we resort to, let the women into the combat arms of the Armed Forces, let them get into NDA, but not in the ranks. Why is there no demand for that? Women’s reservations for the parliamentary seats is always buried by all the political parties. Though to be honest even that would be more of tokenism only, as the institution of “Pradhan Pati” has taken roots. Pradhan Pati is the husband of the Lady Sarpanch of the Village Panchayat and it is he who calls the shots. Deja vu, you would recall the Rabri Devi Lalloo Yadav days.
Women’s Days will come and go, unless the mindset changes, and there is healthy respect for women in general, within our families and our work places, we will continue with sloganeering. We should not need to Save the daughter, just educate her, empower her, ensure she is financially independent and she will save herself….She is the Mother, the creator…Maa tujhe Salaam!!!
24 comments:
Loved the Last Para which is a great thought very succinctly put across. Way to go!
Totally agree, this is just pure tokenism. Each individual (girl boy woman man) have to self empower assisted by their family and friends. Till the time dependencies remain there can be no empowerment. Each of us have to be able to grow out of them
So True! Very rightly brought out Suyash!!!
Sir,
Excellent.....crafted well....
Very well brought out Suyash. Thank you
Well said sir. Definitely, inherently a woman is mentally much stronger (in true sense physically too - the labour pain, the way only she can endure... ), she is the progenitor, has inherent multitasking capabilities.
Ofcourse, she needs to be given a level playing field in Corporate world too. We should not be comparing strictly gender based roles... Comparing apples to oranges is always a no go.
Salute to the women.
Tokenism needs to end.
Very well summed up in the end.
Very well penned.. actually a very small number is blessed to have people around us ..whom we do not need to explain our actions and are not questioned ...but a very large percentage still is being treated as second wrung citizen...still the wheel has started rolling in the right direction and soon this debate of gender equality will be irrelevant.. keeping fingers crossed..
The feminine energy is slowly but surely changing both the inner n outer terracotta. As she outshines the male energy the world will resent course correct the madness unleashed by the male principle.
I see more and more daughters replacing the age-old virtues, practices n beliefs.
It's time to discover the female energy n the feminine principle within. The journey will then be worth travelling....
Cheers to the shakti namanto the Shiva in us
Great Buddy. Really look forward to your writing. Keep them coming.
Happy Women's Day today and on all the days of the year.
Good one ๐
The day we as a nation take steps to realign our education system, the value system- that is when we shall see the women not having to fight stereotypes, outdated social mores and more. Hopefully, mothers will as a rule start treating the son and daughters equally too. More power .
Very well crafted bhaisab. Totally agree. I believe that it is not about men empowering women rather women should have more faith and trust in themselves. They should empower themselves.
Fully agree brother..We still live in a society where gender discrimination is practiced with impunity..We can build up our positive vibes with a hope to see the change of such mindset in near future..Hats off to all the women,the wonderful creation of the Almighty..
Nicely crafted Suyash..God bless
Everything's gonna be alright.........
Nice one, เคธुเคฏเคถ, my take on women is,
Sunday, August 18, 2013
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เคเคฐเคค เคเคฐ เคฆเคฐเค्เคค เคฎें เค्เคฏा เคซ़เคฐ्เค เคนै?
เคฎुเคे เคจเค़เคฐ เคจเคนीं เคเคคा,
เค्เคฏा เคฎेเคฐी เคฌाเคค เคชे
เคเคชเคो เคฏเคीं เคจเคนीं เคเคคा!
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เคเค ’เค्เคฒोเคฐोเคซ़िเคฒ’ เคธे,
เคเคฐ เคฆूเคธเคฐी
เคเคฐ เคुเค เคชเคाเคจे เคो เคจ เคนो,
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เคชेเคก เคी เคนी เคคเคฐเคน ,
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เคนเคฐ เคเคเคน,
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เคเคฐ เคฎें, เคฆเคฒाเคจ เคฎें,
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เคเคฐ เคคो เคเคฐ เคตเคนाँ เคญी,
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Very true
That a Rastafarian set the leitmotif for your text is a salute to both, Bob and you for the right aim. Women's Day begets profits for the flower industry, aka valentine's. The miasma is further obscured by archtypes of male Alfa and female Alfa. Truth lies buried midway in practicality of birth, sharing work, allocation of responsibility and resource optimization. Power brokers rule as usual.
Dear Suyash,
The thoughts which you put across always makes one think . Again on this Womens day you have made us think, why mere tokenism? Let's do something unique and purposeful.
Education is one and building values at home is the first step, starting with both our daughter and son's.
Let the celebrations begin with every new dawn !
A universal & obvious thaught men must ponder over regularly. เค เคนिंเคธเคเคคा เคจाเคชुंเคธिเคเคคा เคी เคจिเคถाเคจी เคนोเคคी เคนै เคเคฐ เคฏเคน เคฌीเคฎाเคฐी เคธिเคฐ्เคซ เคฎเคฐ्เคฆों เคฎें เคนोเคคी เคนै
Nicely written.... A very apt topic specially for our country. The semi urban and villages are still in the yesteryears wrt women treatment. Urban areas have evolved to a great extent.
Quite the point...we have a long way to go as a society!
Very well written on a contemporary and important subject
Dear Suyash. Excellent. Very well written buddy.
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