@neetha it was not career or life for Meher. It was about whether she needs a life long commitment where the commitment is one sided. Instead of giving Agnipareeksha's to prove her commitment or trying to reform him by giving long lectures and doing slavery for his family she decided to call it quits. And then came back strongly in life. She is the representative of the modern's girl's aspiration of life who needs dignity and self respect in any relation.
No relation is over and above her life and self respect. Woman was never treated inferior in ancient India. If that was the case Ardhanareeshwara concept of Shiv-Sakthi wouldn't have existed. Our ancient culture respected the tradition of man without woman and woman without man is incomplete. They knew both were different, but equal. It is over the past 5000 years or so our system has degraded so much because of Patriarchy that woman were treated as burden and inferior.
To any woman I would always advise if you have time please go and read Indian mythology. Understand woman like Savitri, Sita, Damyanti, Panchali, Parvati, Durga etc and even woman like Mandodari and Tara. You will be better equipped to fight the systems that are throwing things at you in the name of Sanskaars and our culture.
I have fought the gender bias by understanding these woman and throwing back questions at the patriarchy which had tried to stop me at various points, especially Panchali and her famous question in the infamous hall of dice. I shouldn't be bringing MB here, but whenever strength of a woman is discussed I cant but bring this great lady, who in the most tiring circumstances, in the most vulnerable condition instead of cowing down demands justice and when her cry falls in deaf ears she doesn't stop , but calls Krishna as her last resort. Her call for help and Krishna's coming change MB forever. Without her call not even God that day would have been able to protect Dharma. Because when everyone accepts what is happening is right what God can do. He can also help if someone calls out telling this is not right. The great lady does that with the strong belief what was happening is not right.
@tejaswini even I watched DABH, but stopped watching it from last Dec when that inspiration factor was gone. And I am a feminist, but my brand of feminism don't mark all men as evil. More than men I have seen woman as the wall between the real progress of another woman. Many woman want to give their daughters the life they went through. Marriage and motherhood is still the most important thing for a woman. Not education, career, and self belief. Then let the girl take choice on marriage and motherhood. I strongly believe the woman should have a say in this area. In yesterday's epi that was what Meher highlighted. Marriage is not the most important thing in a girl's life. It is important, but then there are other things that matter to her as a person.
Edited by shruthiravi - 10 years ago
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