Originally posted by: tanthya
what I am really disappointed is that probably you and most readers and commentators are female and most of you think that Pratigya is at fault for being tactless and fearless and reporting the crime .. I agree Pratigya has done stuff in past that was a bit selfish and impulsive and Pratigya gets more than her share of criticism in this forum ... but this time she is not wrong .. Why do we as woman think that it is Ok to not report a crime against a woman ..Why are we not horrified that a woman have been treated like cattle .. We can understand that kesar does not want to fight but finding fault with Pratigya for atleast giving some sort of voice to Kesar's plight ..
Maybe thats why we woman like all those regressive saas-bahu serails which show woman tolerating all sort of crap from their husbands and in-laws in garb of Indian culture ... that is not Indian culture ..Indian culture is what they show in Baa,Bahu,Baby not in those serials
I am finding fault at the haste of her action and also her interference in what is essentially Kesar's fight....
let us not forget that the victim here is Kesar ..it is about her..the desire for justice , for seeking freedom shud come from her and shud not be enforced on her .....and the case of Pratigya and Kesar are entirely different ..Pratigya can survive if thrown out of TN..she has education and parental support ...but on the other hand ,Kesar does not have anything ...the pathetic and helpless condition of Kesar is evident when she is brought back to the same house which smote her baby's life, the same house where her abuser lives, ...what will Kesar do if thrown out of TN ??
secondly..it has been said that Kesar has lost everything now..so she has not got anything to lose ..she must fight ..I beg to differ..Kesar still has her life , she still is surviving..she survived 4 deaths, she will survive this too ....[I just hate this boundaries employed on women..why is it considered that motherhood is the ultimate achievement of woman, if she does not have a motherhood, then she is incomplete ,or has lost everything..woman are human too, they too have a life beyond being a wife or a mother..Motherhood is not a be all and end all of woman ,woman have achieved a lot without being a mother, A woman's life is her own and cannot be judged on the parameters of being a good wife or a exemplary Mother ]and where will she live ?? At Sax house ....in some shelter or at her Husband's house ...and do you think , she will be looked on benevolently if she continues her case ....and if she chooses Shelter, will she be allowed to leave and live ??.....Kesar has to think of many things before she can take any action...and If she is ready to go ahead , then she must be ready to face the consequence ....I am still not sure whether she is ready for that ,,,,and pushing her now into a course when she is not ready will only destroy her..She has to fight ,the rage ,the will,the determination has to come from within her ..Pratigya has to be the motivator , the voice of conscience and not the warrior fighting on behalf of the victim..esp when the victim is uncaring about the outcome...
I will support PRatigya, when Kesar wants to fight and Pratigya stands by her ...