Let the real Durgas be born

India is known for it's festivities. Each festival has its own significance which all Indians can relate to. But are we changing our festivities and celebrations with time?

The whole nation was shaken with the rape incident at RG kar medical College. But after a couple of months everyone has forgotten about it. The whole nation is busy with the festivities. Is this the real Navratri we want to celebrate? A real Durga Mata who protects everyone from diseases, a lady doctor was brutally raped and murdered. What are we doing for justice? What all Indians are doing for preventing such incidents? Nothing...

Everybody is busy in celebrating the festivities.

It's 2024. The world is making progress on all fronts. But we are still way behind in our thought process. A woman is still considered weak and vulnerable. Anyone can take advantage of her vulnerability and weakness. Women are equally educated as men. They are at par with men in all fields. But are women safe in their own homes? The answer is big 'No'.

As a mother of a girl child, the thought of sending her to school by school bus still scares me like anything. Because women are not safe anywhere. 

Then a thought crosses my mind,  what can I do to help my daughter to protect herself? My daughter is not even 4 years old yet. But I've decided long back. I will enroll her for karate classes once she reaches 5 years of age. Teaching her self defence is important than teaching her anything else. But is this really enough to ensure her safety everywhere she goes? Unfortunately no.

The legal system of this country needs to be reformed to make strict laws for women safety. Unless men learn to respect women and ask for the consent, things are not going to change. We talk about giving sanskar to our new generation, but do all families in india teach their boys to respect girls and women? 

I've decided this navratri, to teach my daughter to protect herself from the evils on her own.

In the era of AI and other technological advancements, we still treat a menstruating woman like untouchable. Lot of families from India still don't allow menstruating women to go to the kitchen. We have made progress in terms of technology and industrialization. But our thoughts and beliefs are still too conservative for this progress. A woman doesn't have freedom in her own home because she is menstruating. So are we really going forward? 

 We can change these thoughts and beliefs, to give way to freedom of a woman. When a woman feels safe and free inside her own home, that time real Navratri will be celebrated.