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Category Archives: Pet rants
“Who Amongst Us Has Not Followed A Girl!”
I wasn’t surprised so much by this challenge that Sharad Yadav, MP, threw to his colleagues in the parliament–after all, he has never really seen the need to be even seen as politically correct on issues related to women. He … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-rape bill, marital rape, Members of Parliament, roadside Romeo, sexual harassment, Sharad Yadav, stalking
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The Very Chains That Bind Them
Sometime in the late nineties, when I was in college, there was this funny Bollywood song with a punchline that went,”It happens only in India!” A rather silly song really but it has stayed with me all these years. There … Continue reading
Role Model # 3 : Sita And The Idea Of Virtuosity
That Sita should be so widely held to be the embodiment of ideal Indian womanhood baffled me no end as a child. For the life of me I could not fathom what was so ennobling about ending up a destitute … Continue reading
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Tagged Hindu mythology, indian womanhood, Rama, Ramayana, Sita, women in the Indian tradition
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Role Model # 2–Savitri
One often finds Savitri mentioned in the same breath as Sati. Savitri apparently comes fairly close to Sati in terms of ideal-ness. She did not quite come to the point of sacrificing her life for her husband as did Sati … Continue reading
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Tagged adarsh bhartiya naari, Hindu mythology, ideal Indian woman, Savitri, women in Hindu mythology
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No Dowry For Our Daughters
There’s this TV program called ‘Your Money’ on CNBC 18 which I sometimes watch. It has viewers calling in to seek help regarding financial planning, tax problems, investment options etc. It is remarkable how similar the financial goals of most … Continue reading
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Tagged Dowry, girl-child, Hindu weddings, kanyadaan, rising wedding expenses, The Great Indian Culture, var-dakshina
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The Unkindness Of It All
We don’t just have the moral police in India. We have the culture police too. The moral and culture police work in tandem–each benefits greatly from the work of the other. For instance , the moral police ensure that women … Continue reading
The Making Of A Good Indian Son
A couple I know recently got their doctor son married to a good-looking, well-educated, ‘homely’, ‘traditional yet modern’ girl of their choice, and since then they have been pretty much on cloud nine–holding forth before all and sundry how, at … Continue reading
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Tagged arranged marriage, brainwashing, good Indian sons, good karma, good parenting, misogyny, The Great Indian Culture, women
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Should You Always Mind Your Own Business?
In a comment on this post on IHM’s blog, GV asked all readers whether they would inform a girl’s parents if they come to know that the guy that girl is set to ‘arranged-marry’ has been romantically involved with another … Continue reading
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Tagged arranged marriage, Indian boys, Indian culture, Indian girls, Indian parents, male-supremacy, patriarchy, the Vedas
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