DEVI MAA IS WORSHIPPED THROUGHOUT INDIA WHEREAS OUR POOR GIRLS CRY WHOLE LIFE In India, the traditional necessity of a male child leads to the branding of the daughter as unwanted or a second grade citizen since the day she is born. The birth of a son is celebrated and the birth of a daughter is lamented……….a beginning of her exploitation. A wrong notion is prevailing that the pyre is to be lit by male child so that the departed soul can get MOKSHA. If it is so then why children are born either blind or lamb or hole in heart etc. We are born to burn the karma and are reborn after plus and minus of karma that we had in last birth. In most societies, gender norms define women’s role as largely limited to the home as mother and caretaker, and men’s role as responsible for activities outside the home. In poor families throughout the country, poor people: 1. Do not pay any attention to educate the daughters. 2. No sooner they are 16-17 they marry them and mothers feel they had aholy bath in ganges. 3. Borrow large sums on heavy interest for the marriage expenses and dowry. 4. When the girls are not even mature they start breeding children. 5. Mother-in-laws and Sister-in-laws press the girl to produce a son irrespective of many girls that she has given births too. 6. The husbands indulge in extra marital affairs and alcoholic drinks, give nothing for running the house and the burden lies on the girl to earn to feed the family and run the house. 7. Nobody cares for her medical treatments and she suffers all along. 8. AND THUS WHOLE LIFE SHE CRIES, WEEPS AND CURSES. Can India Progress when 30% population (poor girls) suffer and curse. Suggestions: 1. The marriage age of girls be raised to 21 years. 2. Minimum education Sr Secondary (12th class) 3. Compulsory two years Vocational Training 4. NCC and Sports where they might shine. 5. No dowry. One gives their daughter brought up so lovingly by them. It is the boys’ side who should spend on the marriage and dowry. Land produces grain and is sold likewise girls produce children to run the Dynasty (vansh) 6. Educated couple may not have more than one or two children and thus there will be automatic control on growth of population. 7. Educated couple will give best education to their child(ern).
8. Girls be given good education so that they can progress in various fields, be it
sports, teaching, administration etc. 9. Let girls have their choice in selecting their mates, compatible with their
education and job. 10. An educated woman earns equal pay as the male, aids, elevates the family’s
financial needs and the standard of the family. Two incomes under the same roof improve the quality of living and ensure and demonstrate the importance of female education in the society. Educated couples can buy a flat on bank loans and change the course and status of their families and that of their children. 11. If Hindu, one may select a Hindu spouse, but irrespective of whether he/she belongs to Jat, Gujar, Nai, Mochi, Thakur, Brahman or Banya sub communities. Today is the age of international marriages, then why should we adhere to the old-fashioned consideration of community marriages? The capabilities and education of the spouse should be the main consideration and not the community Result: 1. Why carry the burden of loan taken for dowry? 2. Why not control the population by increasing the marriage age of girls to 21 and boys to 25. 3. Our daughters will not cry and curse the whole life. 4. Parents will be happy and the nation will progress. 5. See the heights our daughters have achieved by sheer will and determination, then why can’t others achieve the same. Necessity: We need to change the mindset of poor people and the result will be there in no time. Can you help to organize Nukar natak, prepare short films dub them in local languages and change the mindset of poor people. Organise Mass Marriages with no expenses to girls’ parents. Help set up nice schools, colleges and vocational training centres for poor girls in rural areas.
Let’s look at the success stories of a few girls who made proud of them. . Gita Gopinath Harvard economist Gita Gopinath became the first Indian woman to be appointed as the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF Chief Christine Lagarde describes her as an outstanding economist with great leadership qualities. She is the second Indian after Amartya Sen to get a permanent membership at Harvard’s Economics Department. Hima Das Hima was the first Indian athlete to win gold at the IAAF World under-20 Athletics Championship. She went on to win gold and silver medals at the Asian Games held
in Jakarta last year. This 18-year-old current national record holder is also called the ‘Dhing Express’. Mary Kom Mary Kom created world history after winning her sixth gold last year in the World Boxing Championships. It has put her on the coveted No.1 position in International Boxing Association’s the latest world rankings. This Indian boxer, who hails from a small town in Manipur, has become India’s favourite sportsperson after shining at several international platforms. Avani Chaturvedi This young flying officer became the first Indian woman fighter pilot to fly solo. Avani became an inspiration to many young women by flying the MiG-21 Bison, an aircraft known to have the highest take-off and landing speed in the world, at 340 kmph. Aruna Reddy Aruna became the first Indian gymnast to win a medal at the Gymnastics World Cup. This 22-year-old gymnast trained for 13 years before she won bronze in Melbourne last year. Dhivya Suryadevara Dhivya earned accolades last year when General Motors (GM) appointed her as the first female Chief Finance Officer (CFO). She also made it to Fortune Magazine’s ‘40 under 40’ list. She did her MBA from Harvard Business School. At GM, she displayed her leadership capabilities during several deals such as the Opel divestiture, the Cruise acquisition, and Lyft investment. Padmasree Warrior This former Cisco Chief Technical Officer made it to Forbes’ list of America’s Top 50 Women in Technology. Padmasree studied chemical engineering at IIT Delhi. In 1984, she moved to the US and started working at Motorola. Later she moved to CISCO and spearheaded several acquisitions. Her next stint was at a start-up, NIO, where she grew the company from scratch to a 700-strong team. Komal Mangtani Komal is hailed as one of the world’s most influential female software engineers and heads the Business Intelligence Team at Uber. Her team ensures safe rides to customers, smooth communication, and works on fraud prevention. Her meteoric rise at Uber scored her a spot in the Forbes’ list of America’s Top 50 Women in Technology.
Indu Malhotra In 2018, the Supreme Court saw a new woman judge in Indu Malhotra. She became the first woman to be raised directly from the Bar. She is only the second woman to hold the post of a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court. Sudha Balakrishnan Sudha became the first CFO of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last year. She was chosen after the central bank scanned the market for prospective candidates for almost a year. Sudha will oversee several functions, including government and bank accounts, corporate strategy, and budget. Debjani Ghosh Debjani is a proponent of women occupying leadership positions, and Nasscom fittingly saw its first woman head in her, last year. She has worked with Intel in the past and spent almost 20 years with the IT firm as Managing Director for South Asia. She is also an angel investor in several startups. Neha Narkhede At 32, Neha added a prominent feather in her cap when she made it to Forbes’ list of America’s Top 50 Women in Technology. She is the CTO at Confluent, a market leader in Apache Kafka technology. Some big names in its client roster include LinkedIn, Netflix and Uber. Kalpana Chawla She was an American astronaut, engineer and the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. Kamala Harris She is the vice president of the United States. She is the first Indo-African American, the first South-Asian American, and the first female occupant of the office which she assumed on January 20, 2021.
Sudha Singh Padamshree She is a veteran long-distance runner. The athlete, hailing from a village near Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, received national recognition for her years of service to the country in the field of athletics.
Indra Nooyi Indian-born American businesswoman, who has been instrumental in the lucrative restructuring and diversification of soft-drink manufacturer PepsiCo. Inc.’s brands. She served as the company's CEO (2006–18) and chairperson of the board (2007–19). Why not every daughter of India be a proud citizen, shine and raise the head of the country in the comity of Nations?