Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Patriarchy
Time: 7.40 PM
Date: 03/10/06
Venue: Lonavla Railway Station.
Characters in the scene: A nuclear family, guess they belong to the local tribe, and a whole lot of passengers waiting for the Mumbai bound Indrayani Express.
Date: 03/10/06
Venue: Lonavla Railway Station.
Characters in the scene: A nuclear family, guess they belong to the local tribe, and a whole lot of passengers waiting for the Mumbai bound Indrayani Express.
The lady looked very tired, and the kid very hungry. Their clothes were totally in ragged condition. They were sitting on the floor of the railway station (Railway stations are much dirtier these sides, thanks to the masculine community who can't stop eating pans.Let them eat, but for God's sake, stop spitting them on the floor!). They were waiting for someone before they can start moving. Once can see a saree clad euneche, with a lot of powder on his/her face, her long hair was braided with Jasmine flower (Culture shock: In Chennai, all the females wear Jasmine ribbons/braids, where as in Maharashtra, normally people wearing Jasmine are looked to in a different angle!)
Suddenly, a man comes to the scene. He has a thick Veerappan like moustache, a cloth bag on his back, and a stick on his back. He comes behind the lady.
"Bang!" A huge blow with his powerful hands on her head.
The lady is startled, and looks back, to see her husband fuming at her.
Before she could figure out anything, comes a stream of swearings in the vernacular language, for something which she was to do/not do.
The kid, who is hardly 5 years old looks scared. The patriarch is still fuming. To give vent to his emotions, he starts beating the kid very badly. The kid runs and hides behind the lady.The lady kind of protect him from the father's anger. The lady is in tears!
After this assault, off he walks hurriedly, and the lady somehow gets up, takes the kid on her back and hurriedly follows her husband.
I felt like a useless, unable to do something against this outrageous treatment towards his wife.
But then what could I have possibly done at that time?
And the other people were not as moved as I was, guess for them it is something that is hackneyed.
Suddenly, a man comes to the scene. He has a thick Veerappan like moustache, a cloth bag on his back, and a stick on his back. He comes behind the lady.
"Bang!" A huge blow with his powerful hands on her head.
The lady is startled, and looks back, to see her husband fuming at her.
Before she could figure out anything, comes a stream of swearings in the vernacular language, for something which she was to do/not do.
The kid, who is hardly 5 years old looks scared. The patriarch is still fuming. To give vent to his emotions, he starts beating the kid very badly. The kid runs and hides behind the lady.The lady kind of protect him from the father's anger. The lady is in tears!
After this assault, off he walks hurriedly, and the lady somehow gets up, takes the kid on her back and hurriedly follows her husband.
I felt like a useless, unable to do something against this outrageous treatment towards his wife.
But then what could I have possibly done at that time?
And the other people were not as moved as I was, guess for them it is something that is hackneyed.
Ms. Shobha De: Isn't it yet time for you to get out of Page 3 and come to the villages, to help the needy?
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hmm. what can we do to this? if u went to talk to the guy, he would get more angry at his lady. while the lady would go more helpless. the better solution for the long term is educate people the right way, and hope they will all go good over time.
Its just a way of life for these guys here. I wouldn't be surprised if she supported her MAN had you intervened.
As for as Ms De, she is too busy these days selling "Indian Writing" in Germany.
As for as Ms De, she is too busy these days selling "Indian Writing" in Germany.
@ bhaand:i completely agree with u...
but then,educate them is more easily said than done.. how is a big question..
@vishal:De is interested in only high profile feminism. in fact, all feminists, i feel are of taht kind..
but then,educate them is more easily said than done.. how is a big question..
@vishal:De is interested in only high profile feminism. in fact, all feminists, i feel are of taht kind..
as vishal said, she'd probably have supported him if someone intervened.
but i dot think it had anythin to do with their lack of education. there are plently of educated,financially independant(at least technically) women, who did still let their husband get away with anything form adultry to abuse.if these women don't stand up for their self and give up the stupid sati, the perfect martyr wife tag, no one can do anything!
but i dot think it had anythin to do with their lack of education. there are plently of educated,financially independant(at least technically) women, who did still let their husband get away with anything form adultry to abuse.if these women don't stand up for their self and give up the stupid sati, the perfect martyr wife tag, no one can do anything!
ohh my gosh! that is such a terrible treatment to his own wif! I feel helplessness and anger just after reading this. May god teach him some lesson, that he would learn to respect his lady...
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