7. HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY!
It’s 8 th March again, and my phone was flooded with messages wishing all women a happy women’s day. Apart from Navratri, it’s the only day women are officially respected and praised for their accomplishments. But how far have the feminists gone in reaching out to the masses on raising awareness about equality on a man and woman? I was wondering about it during my philosophy lecture, and bored of so much theory, my mind shifted to popular Bollywood beats like Munni badnaam hui and Sheela ki Jawaani. They were such hit songs in India’s playlist, but only some would have realised how derogatory these words are for women. It is in its own subtle way that womenfolk are demeaned by describing them as badnaam, jawaan or even tandoori murgi!! And all we do is shake our butts and dance to these tunes! It’s such a shame that we talk about rights and equality in a world that treats woman as commodities! I think we should first ask them to consider us humans, and then think of demanding ...