Gender Bias

Somethings just don't change!!!
Today we talk about liberation of the girl child. But are we ready to flush the gender bias out of their minds first??? Even if we are, will the people around allow us to do so? My father gets annoyed when he sees Barkha Dutt on television. He says he does not like her. He would prefer Rajdeep Sardesai to her any day. I really dont understand why. She is equally capable. My Mother once quoted about Kiran Bedi, 'She could reach so far because her husband was supportive.' It makes me wonder, why ,in the 21st century too, we still have to depend on males for taking important decisions. 'Girls are not supposed to be ambitious' If she is ambitious, she is tagged to be dominating. I don't understand the connection here. Why aren't we applauded for striking the right balance between family and work? How many husbands help their wives at home? They say doing the household work is degrading, yet they want to know and more importantly they want to criticise whatever is cooked for dinner! When these guys want to marry they would not accept anything less than a girl who has a clean record; irrespective of what they have done in their past lives. Hypocrites!!! In an arrange marriage the girl has no say. She has to do many 'tray holding drills' till she gets 'selected'. As if it is a reality show called 'The Best Possible Girl for The Best Groom on The Earth. Some say getting a girl married is easy, you leave her to her destiny. But getting a boy married is the most difficult task on the earth. What if the 'wrong girl' comes into the family? Yeah yeah... get your girl married and the burden is off your shoulders! One of the reasons why female foeticide and infanticide does not stop. How much ever we talk about doing away with gender bias, we cant. The reason being it is in the Indian mentality. More than the mentality it is deeply rooted in the Indian Patriarchal Society. However I m blessed that my parents have not given me anything less than they have given to my brother. But when I see the society as a whole, the difference still persists.

Dilemma... to do or not to do...

I am actually clueless now... I have to choose between doing something and not doing something. My heart says do it. My brain says don't. I want to listen to my heart, but cant ignore my brain too. What to do???

Forgive and Forget

After we lost the Sydney test horribly, India will always be remembered for the right reasons. Today our cricket team took back all the charges against Brad Hogg which obviously gave us an upper hand and the Aussies could do nothing but just watch and acknowledge our gesture. Not that I m a huge follower of Gandhism, but somewhere down the line we Indians know the importance of 'forgive and forget.' When Kumble at the end of the test match said , there was only one team who played the game in a true spirit, he was right... Not only that... That team played the gentleman's game in a true gentleman's style.

Back on Track!

Sorry my dear blog for not blogging for days... but here I m blogging again. The dreaded 2007 is gone and 2008 has brought in a new ray of hope. I really like the way 2008 has shaped up and I hope this momentum continues. I still remember what mom and my Friends told me... Just hang in there... Don't lose hope and more than that don't lose yourself. Apni toh band baj gayi hai mamu. Pata hai jo bhi hua woh bahut galat hua. Isse bura kya ho sakta hai? Abhi jo hoga acha hoga. So I m back saying... Main apni favourite hoon!!! Ye Jab we Met hangover jara jyaada ho gaya nahi? But wats the problem if it is doing me good?