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Ravan told so many dialogues today. He literally insulted Lord Shiva also claiming that without Shiva he can do everything. But the dialogue I want to take out today is the line he said today that he didnt come for Janaki but for Dhanush.
Why I am taking the line is because that line depicted the patriarchal society's attitude towards women. The key reason why female foeticide happens. The marriage doesnt happen with the woman, but with the wealth she brings or she is capable of bringing. On one hand we call woman Lakshmi, but alas at the time of marriage it is not her knowledge or gun that is looked into. The ornaments she wears, the materials that comes with her, the comfort her family can give to the groom's family.
And you take the material and then discard her. Burn her, treat her as a slave. It is as if a woman is born to be a slave to a man's family. It is a privilege to the girl's family a man is willing to marry her. The girl's family has to be grateful for that privilege that is bestowed upon them.
Have we still moved away from this attitude. Yes things are changing. But how much things have changed at the ground level. Today maybe direct foeticide doesnt happen. But I still hear people telling after a son, it is enough because they are afraid they might have a daughter. Even today the birth of a daugther doesnt bring smile to the faces in the family. It is still uff. A burden.
When will we as a society move away from this attitude. When will we learn to respect Prakriti or our daughters. When will we stop treating her a burden.
And most important of all when will woman stop seeing themselves as slaves. When will they stand up for themselves and their rights. Because large part of problem stems from the good women in the name of sanskaar suffering the atrociites by the men and supporting it is acceptable. We have to come out of that.
We have to learn to discriminate. Women themselves have to boot out men like Ravan. Yes a Shiv Dhanush did it for Sita. But each woman will have her personal Shiv Dhanush. Her personal strength with which she can boot out a man like Ravan. They need to identify it or their near and dear ones need to identify it so that Sita goes into the hands of Ram not in the hands of Ravan.
Because only then balance will happen. Only then we will get a cultured new generation who will be able to take their family as well as their country to greater heights in the right manner.
Ye Hai Mohabbatein
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