And the Hero lies in You
Today I was proud of how the Indian women have changed. Finally through the stories of child marriages, dowry deaths has come a ray of hope. I am talking about the Shanthi Mukund hospital case
Here we had a old Hindi movie replaying where suddenly the hero who was the villain for 2.55 hrs of 3 hrs movie, changes heart and marries the heroine whom he had raped. I used to keep wondering, why we put up with movies like that and even make them into hits. Well Kudos to the Real heroine in the above case, she told the court to give him the severest punishment .That my friends was a defining point!!!. We had an Indian women not desolately giving up hope because she has lost her eyesight, and was mentally and physically brutalized. What shocked me though, was the court actually reconsidering/staying their decision till the girl spoke out and of course the Rs.5000 fine that the rapist had to pay. I am not asking for a beheading but something, which will make another human wild animals shake in their shoes is in order. Living in Bangalore, the stories of the Cab drivers raping their passengers and 17 year olds getting mauled is getting common. What is scary is that people don’t even bother to act concerned. What angered me was one of my colleagues commenting, that girls dressing the way they do probably deserved it (the shiv sena attitude).
What is wrong with us nowadays? Values and cultural roadmaps which guarded women are getting torn down .Working late is a requirement nowadays, added to the tension of our anemic, sleepless lifestyles, we really don’t require the scare of a cab or an auto drivers turning psycho on us. The punishments meted out and the logic and reasoning which is tried to justify the crime, really is beyond me. I can’t even imagine the gal of the rapist, who on the day of his sentencing professed his noble intention of marrying the girl who no one else will marry now. I think he degraded the entire male population of the nation with that comment. Men have evolved with women and the equity of balance has been maintained but an attack like the above shakes that balance every day and that leads to an integral trust betweens humans shaken. What we need to reinforce in every human being is the value of another’s life .
Women are getting independence, but I wonder if society is making us pay a cost for it. I think independence is not about having lots of money and standing on your own feet. It’s about fighting for what’s right and I think only now women are starting to realize that. After the initial flush of women’s rights and movements, the hard reality is hitting us . When we venture into the world, there are certain factions which still prefer the dark ages where the source of power for a man came from his humiliations of fellow humans beings.To counter this power we need to draw from internal strength that each one of us has.
Coming back to the Indian women/Girl, Making me even prouder were the young tribal girls, who complained and signed petitions refusing to marry as they wanted to study . That is GIRL POWER, power puff girls must be replaced by these young uns who went against parents and society. For me rebellion consisted of leaving my hair open and long earrings for school. But to tell your parents , that come hell or high water, you will be the mistress of your destiny, is showing a maturity that I didn’t have at their age.We need this wave to sweep through the nation. Waiting for the knight in shining armor is a concept of long ago. Women need to protect themselves, and stop waiting for society to cast its benign eye their way. So to the lady who went through the attack and had courage to tell the court and the nation that she didn’t need her rapist as her security blanket , THANK YOU and BRAVO.
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Keep smilin
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Here we had a old Hindi movie replaying where suddenly the hero who was the villain for 2.55 hrs of 3 hrs movie, changes heart and marries the heroine whom he had raped. I used to keep wondering, why we put up with movies like that and even make them into hits. Well Kudos to the Real heroine in the above case, she told the court to give him the severest punishment .That my friends was a defining point!!!. We had an Indian women not desolately giving up hope because she has lost her eyesight, and was mentally and physically brutalized. What shocked me though, was the court actually reconsidering/staying their decision till the girl spoke out and of course the Rs.5000 fine that the rapist had to pay. I am not asking for a beheading but something, which will make another human wild animals shake in their shoes is in order. Living in Bangalore, the stories of the Cab drivers raping their passengers and 17 year olds getting mauled is getting common. What is scary is that people don’t even bother to act concerned. What angered me was one of my colleagues commenting, that girls dressing the way they do probably deserved it (the shiv sena attitude).
What is wrong with us nowadays? Values and cultural roadmaps which guarded women are getting torn down .Working late is a requirement nowadays, added to the tension of our anemic, sleepless lifestyles, we really don’t require the scare of a cab or an auto drivers turning psycho on us. The punishments meted out and the logic and reasoning which is tried to justify the crime, really is beyond me. I can’t even imagine the gal of the rapist, who on the day of his sentencing professed his noble intention of marrying the girl who no one else will marry now. I think he degraded the entire male population of the nation with that comment. Men have evolved with women and the equity of balance has been maintained but an attack like the above shakes that balance every day and that leads to an integral trust betweens humans shaken. What we need to reinforce in every human being is the value of another’s life .
Women are getting independence, but I wonder if society is making us pay a cost for it. I think independence is not about having lots of money and standing on your own feet. It’s about fighting for what’s right and I think only now women are starting to realize that. After the initial flush of women’s rights and movements, the hard reality is hitting us . When we venture into the world, there are certain factions which still prefer the dark ages where the source of power for a man came from his humiliations of fellow humans beings.To counter this power we need to draw from internal strength that each one of us has.
Coming back to the Indian women/Girl, Making me even prouder were the young tribal girls, who complained and signed petitions refusing to marry as they wanted to study . That is GIRL POWER, power puff girls must be replaced by these young uns who went against parents and society. For me rebellion consisted of leaving my hair open and long earrings for school. But to tell your parents , that come hell or high water, you will be the mistress of your destiny, is showing a maturity that I didn’t have at their age.We need this wave to sweep through the nation. Waiting for the knight in shining armor is a concept of long ago. Women need to protect themselves, and stop waiting for society to cast its benign eye their way. So to the lady who went through the attack and had courage to tell the court and the nation that she didn’t need her rapist as her security blanket , THANK YOU and BRAVO.
Wow , that was some post.. so to make it lighter.
Out of office replies - "the Best of Dilbert"
1: I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail
to get the position. Be prepared for my mood.
2: You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the
office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at
all.
3: Sorry to have missed you but I am at the doctors having my brain
removed so that I may be promoted to management
4: I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me
until I return from vacation on 4/18. Please be patient and your mail will
be deleted in the order it was received.
5: Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for
the first ten words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.
6: The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is
unable to delive! r this message. Please restart your computer and try
sending again.'(The beauty of this is that when you return, you can see how
many in-duh-viduals did this over and over).
7 Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queueing system.
You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in
approximately 19 weeks.
8: Hi. I'm thinking about what you've just sent me. Please wait by your
PC for my response.
9: Hi! I'm busy negotiating the salary for my new job. Don't bother to
leave me any messages.
10: I've run away to join a different circus.
AND, FINALLY, THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE :
11: I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical reasons.
When I return, please refer to me as 'Loretta' instead of 'Steve'.
Keep smilin
Anu :)
posted by Anu at 4:05 PM
5 Comments:
Hey....howdy!
here after looong time...lots to read... :)
I agree with you! its nice to see women fight for their rights!
He must have seen loads of Indian movies. It actually made him to put forward a marriage proposal once he was caught!
Hi Anu, somewhat I agree with u. I think girls should take some severe actions against that kinda guy. Rape is the worst crime. Rural areas girls r helpless. But in cities, if it is increasing, what might be the reason? Is it just the physical power that make a man rape any girl. No. May be its coz of a spoiled culture. May be coz of parties. May be.
Its really good that women now fight for their rights... And this was a wonderful decision
The jokes are getting better by the post!!!
As far as the matter is concerned, I surely think that things have been looking up and women today are far more assertive and in control of their destinies. Compare that to a century earlier when they actually thought that being meek was the better option, and now you have the spark of rebellion among them! Way to go!
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