Originally posted by: Manasi_16
I must say you come up with very interesting questions! I really love reading everyone's POV!
Coming to my opinion...I don't think parda system is very relevant now. The society in which it had started and was necessary was very different.
But some families or cultures still continue the tradition even today and that is ok, as long as it is not being imposed on anyone.
I am a great advocate of freedom of choice and while traditions and customs are important, they also have to stay current and relevant in today's times. On the other hand, if a girl wants to wear a ghunghat or a hijab, they should be allowed that freedom without being judged for it
Purdah pratha was never a part of our culture.It is nowhere mentioned in the H scriptures, manuscripts,etc.So,the que arises, what were the circumstances that led people to acquiesce to the custom?
Hinduism in essence is a matriarchal religion,the only religion that puts Goddesses on a higher pedestal than Gods.Our ancients honoured the female & never objectified the women bcoz they knew the karmic repurcussions it brings on a society & their generations if a female cursed them even subconsciously.
Purdah,Sati was introduced to save our sisters & daughters from the evil eye of foreign invaders like Mughals,Turks,Arabics,etc when these invasions reached its Apogee during the late medieval period.Thousands of Hindu women burnt themselves to ashes in the flame of Jauhar to protect their dignity.So,the purdah was the necessity of that time period.
But,the question of its relevance in today's times is a matter of debate.
@bold I completely agree with this.👍🏼
Well you mentioned hijab,so I had to say this😆
There can be no comparison of Burqa/hijab with Ghunghat.Ghunghat proclaims dignity & feminine grace of an Arya lady.
Burkha proclaims that a lady is just a sex object & hence needs to be covered or else her relations will look at her with lust. One is a mark of a civilization other isn’t!
Having said this,people use Purdah and Ghoonghat interchangeably,although they are two separate things.Purdah came much later.
Even in Preislamic times Ghunghat was the custom of North India . It's just a mark of respect in front of elders, sometimes protecting one's identity from stray elements and also to protect from paranormal entities and hence,I believe should be embraced.But,it was never a practice which was imposed on women like it is on some communities now. People's non-acceptance of these customs comes from the fact that they fail to understand the advanced science behind all our religious practices.
Freedom of choice, expression,etc should come with certain restrictions.Freedom does not mean that you can stray around like uncivilized creatures.
As a kid I was taught that Sati,Pardah, Ghunghat were bad but was never taught the reason why we opted for them.Never were we taught about the restrictions of the Catholic Church & Islam vis-a-vis women.No wonder we've an army of self hating youngsters.They are pushed to adopt flawed modernization, culture bashing and what not.😡Our teaching system is responsible for the rotten minds of the youth.🥺
At last, One also needs to simultaneously acknowledge the choice of a woman in her attire without imposing any norms.We can't force her to accept a custom until unless it comes straight from her heart.
I am in support of Ghunghat.🙋🤸🌚🤛
Edited by BossLady - 3 years ago