Why should the women of India be respected??

Why do the women of INDIA needs to be respected?

                                            When  our PM Narendra modi appealed for a

campaign of #selfiewithdaughter , it was noticed that there 

were several oppositions from influential people stating that

"When women are illiterate, abused and discriminated how 

can we celebrate them? " . Yes , ofcourse it is true . But , it is 

the mistake of the society which had failed to give equal 

rights to women, educate them and empower them !

 Our state has failed its responsibility to keep them 

safeguarded and make them par with men. But it doesnt 

mean that our women have failed. ofcourse, which is why 

the women of India need to be celebrated. 

                                                                                It is the famous 

policy of INDIA that , When a son is born in the family you 

need not worry about the retirement fund . But when a 

daughter is born , you'll have to worry about the dowry 

fund" . Such is the status of a Family of India no matter they 

are educated or not. India is a country filled with poverty , 

unemployment, casteism , corruption , religions, basic 

facilities , schools , shelter, and social disparities. But this is 

the same country where plenty of billionaires and 

millionaires evlove. This is the nation where so many great 

personalities evloved.  Usha Mehta Savitribhai Phule , 

Durga Bai Deshmukh , Aruna Asif Ali , Sucheta Kripalani , 

Vijaylakshmi Pandit were all great freedom fighters who 

were silent in their actions but brought a fruitful gift called 

FREEDOM which we continue to enjoy till today. The World 

remembers Gandhi and Nehru , but hardly a very few 

knows these silent souls who sacrificed their lives for the 

nation's freedom. 

                               In India , it is very unfortunate that 

women are always seen as a object of  pity , worth only of 

compassion , a robot to do all the household works without 

any complaining . Men consider them useful only when they 

become their object of satisfaction. The children of India 

study only the economic status of nation , the world wars 

and the civilizations that evloved a long back ago . Children 

of today , have to be teached moral values , character and 

attitude , self-development and finally respect to women , 

both inside and outside the home so that the youngsters of 

the next generations stop teasing and mocking women. 

From the moment a women gets conceived , she has to face 

problems from the male chauvinistic society. In her home , 

with her brother for equality. Outside, in the society she has 

to fight with the stupid eve-teasers. A society, where in A 

man, inspite of being a father , inspite of being a brother ,  

inspite of being a friend , teasing a girl when she passes by, 

mocking a woman when she drives a vehicle , comments on 

way she dresses up, is said to LACK MORAL VALUES , 

which is the exact situation at India right now.

                        Is that what the life of an Indian woman is all 

about? Who has made her illiterate? Who takes dowry? 

Who kills her for honour? Who is behind molestation, eve-

teasing or rape? Why is it that all the evils of society are 

associated with the victim? It’s a design. The biggest trick 

the rich play on the poor is that they never let us see the 

poor without their poverty. If one inverts the pyramid and 

looks at it from a woman’s point of view, men will come 

across as abductors, exploiters, molesters and rapists. But 

the pyramid can’t be inverted because the narrative is in in 

the hands of people who want to see a woman as an "abla 

nari" (hapless victim). The Indian woman is "abla" because 

the narrative has always been with men. 

                             In a society where a woman’s greatness is 

measured by her chastity, where her patience is measured 

by her capacity to tolerate great injustice, one can still find 

many Sitas who happily sacrifice all comforts in lieu of 

their duty and devotion for their family. This Sita is 

constantly fighting Ravanas with her sacrifice and 

penance, yet she doesn’t compromise on her dignity and 

righteousness, she instills values in her children and 

protects her family’s honour. There are Draupadis all 

around us with storms of anguish and anger. In every 

house there are Mandodaris, trying to create a balance 

between the injustice of society and the stability of her 

family with her wisdom. Whenever her family faces 

turbulence, she is the one who chooses the right path. We 

meet Ahalyas in colleges, at home, at work who are 

subjected to unforgivable wrongs, yet they forgive and 

spread their compassion. 

Despite restrictions, regressive mindsets and hurdles, 

women today are flying into space, treating patients, 

building bridges, winning beauty pageants, excelling in 

sports, making laws and leading the corporate world. 

Alongside, she plays the role of a house maker like a 

champion.  

A woman who can survive and thrive despite a constant 

struggle to assert her space in a misogynistic society, 

cannot be a Sati, but is predominantly and fundamentally 

a Shakti. 

I think it’s time to change the negative narrative and 

celebrate Shakti.

Which is why i feel the necessity that Indian women be 

respected in her soil !

HAIL MOTHER INDIA !!