Education of girl child- Very Important message

But whether Janak said or not said is a different question. But yesterday they did send out a remarkable message. Why the girl child has to be educated. And why she should be given the right education. There is always a question. A girl with good education will get a good groom. Will she get married as marriage is treated as the most important thing in a girl's life even today. It is very personal me to because the question was asked to my dad in 1999 when I got admission to B-Tech. Who will marry her. Because I belonged to a very patriatichial community and the only professional course the girls in my community went at that time was Medicine. Else the working was restricted to banks and teaching. Bank also only clerks and teaching mostly schools and not colleges. It was a business community and the guys will stop their education at 10th or 12th and will turn to business. But yes my dad allowed me to pursue B-Tech, allowed me to work in IT which was rare in those days and yes, a young man did come to marry this educated girl for what she is. He is from my community, well educated himself and I would say have a much broader vision than me on many things.

So my education actually helped me to get a husband who is more my equal, who is looking a partner who can support him, stand by him and has enough knowledge to walk with him in the ups and downs of his life. I was not restricted, instead allowed to spread my wings. My identity was not curbed, but it acquired some more beautiful layers. We need to understand if a woman wants a certain type of husband, man also wants a certain type of wife. So if you are not educated you might get a certain type of husband, if you are educated you might get a different type of husband. Both cases you will be married. But your education and individuality to a great extend decides what kind of husband you get.

So as Janak said let marriage be not a criteria to restrict your daughter's education. If she is educated, she will get a partner who is really her equal, because the education makes her stand apart from the rest, her self reliance can bring in a remarkable guy with real good qualities than an average young man. Allow your daughter to reach her potential. She will meet the guy who has her potential and together they will be able to transform or bring change. Because as Janak said a woman with right education is the transforming power and wherever she goes she will bring positive transformation.

When you restrict the potential of a woman, you are restricting society as a whole. And I am fine this message is coming through Ramayana because the epic is the most powerful medium to impart such things to general audience.

And Ramya it is not only in rural areas even today many aspirations of girls are cut down because of the question who will marry her. Maybe that time Sunaina told household tasks, today's mother will say a degree just enough to teach her kids. This is true even in urban areas. I myself know many cases were aspirations have been curbed in the name of marriage and beyond a point you cant even do tark-vithark with such parents.

I agree with each and every word of yours

Brilliant analysis :)

Do you know the polio campaign of India was done Amitabh Bachanan. And he being the brand ambassador of such a programme had a huge impact in the rural communities and it helped the health workers to get their message much easier. His popularity had such a reach and the success of polio eradication campaign does owe a lot to Mr Bachan along with the health workers.

Same is the case with epics. They have a profound impact and we need to use them for the progress of the country. Because if we truly believe they are learnings from God, then we need to understand that God treats everyone equal. And God's message can never give upper hand to one person, one culture, one community or one kingdom.