I was dumb stuck when I came across the fact
about the present condition of Indian woman. I always knew that woman are
considered as a lower section of our society but it swept my feet out of the
land when I had an opportunity to talk to a woman, who strive hard to earn just
to complete the basic needs of their family. The sacrifice which she has done
toward the upliftment of her family is mind blowing. She has taught me a lesson
which I will treasure for my entire life. Miss Latha mother of two children whom
she considers as the most precious thing in her life lives with her mother in
law. Her husband who passed away three years back due to excessive consumption
of alcohol and left behind a loan which is still acting as a barrier for their
family to come out of misery.
She
dictates that she was married at the age of 16 and from thereon she has never
look back. Problem kept on coming but she was the IRON LADY of her family.
After her husband passed away she took a job in a nursery. She wakes up early
in the morning, sends her children to government school and turns up right on
time to the nursery. She has maintained a balance between her family and her
job.
Asking about her workplace I found out blatant
discrimination. Talking on the general terms, working women are sexually
harassed at the work place. Especially, women employees working in night shift
are more vulnerable to such incidents. Nurses, for example, face this problem
nearly every day. There is nothing that is done in hospitals to tackle and
address the danger they face. Such blatant disregard of current Indian laws is
one reason why sexual harassment at the workplace continues to increase.
Further, many of them are physically and psychologically abused, by their
in-laws and husband but they do not complain or let others know about it,
particularly if they have children. This activity not to let out the truth
leads the in-laws to keep on harassing the woman. I feel ashamed to point out
the fact that the majority of assaults happens in a family which is
well-educated. I just hope and wish that this type of unethical practice should
stop right now and strict action should be taken against the families which are
found guilty.
Current society is a male
dominant one and still there exist lots of woman like latha who fights daily to
make sure there family is taken care off. It’s amazing to see the dedication
which latha shows toward her work. It was indeed a nice learning curve for me
and my blog partner to see this part of India where still lots of things are to
be taken care off. Would like to share one fact about Miss latha that even
though she have never been to school she dreams that her elder son becomes an
Engineer. I do believe and hope that we so called the GEN – X will bring
changes in the society and one day will come where the society will be free
from all the evil elements.
We might have got independence in 1947 but are
woman are free from the shackles of the society? Last but not the least, would make an appeal
to all my readers to take their life in reverse mode and think about their
mother and sacrifice she has done to bring us up. Salute to all the mothers and
a special one to my mom from my side whose eyes will be filled with tears while
reading this blog. LOVE you Maa.....
