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Am I a hero or a victim, struggling to fight in a men's world that gives women few rights over their own lives?
Living in a men's world
I was born,
Happiness aside,
The world only mourned
And all I thought was, I am falling.
It’s school time now,
Excitement aside,
My brother is allowed to grow
As I grow up a girl,
Insecurities aside
I am not allowed to unfurl
When my bleeding periods started,
Comfort aside,
No help or knowledge was imparted
No school, no college I can go to
Information aside,
I am taught just how to prepare dough
As a grown up girl, I am forced to marry
Choices aside,
Traditions, norms, rules and babies is all I carry
Work on the field, work in the home
Incomes aside,
Sitting beside the window, my hair I comb
I die in pain, still nobody cares
Humanity aside,
I am lonely amongst all these game-players
I am beaten black and blue, day and night
Sanity aside,
Through silence as I am asked to handle these fights
As I sleep beside a broken future
Hopes and faith aside,
Through the chaos I try to smile, to nurture
I am falling, I am crawling
This world decides my fate: wrong and right
Am I the hero or the victim who loses, struggling to fight?
The cycle continues I wonder as I die
The do’s and don’t’s are scripted before hand
Who will change the trajectory?
The story of this only Mens-land…
Pic credit: Rafa Puerta (Used under a Creative Commons license)
A Development Communication & Social Work professional working in the field of gender, health and technology for grassroots. A Doctorate in participatory communication for development. A Feminist to a Human Right Activist, stressing on convergence & read more...
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People say that women are the greatest enemies of women. I vehemently disagree. It is the patriarchal mindset that makes women believe in the wrong ideology.
The entire world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024. It should be a joyful day, but unfortunately, not all women are entitled to this privilege, as violence against women is at its peak. The experience of oppression pushes many women to choose freedom. As far as patriotism is concerned, feminism is not a cup of tea in this society.
What happens when a woman decides to stand up for herself? Does this world easily accept the decisions of women in this society? What inspires them to be free of the clutches of the oppression that women have faced for ages? Most of the time, women do not get the chance to decide for themselves. Their lives are always at the mercy of someone, which can be their parents, siblings, husband, or children.
In some cases, women do not feel the need to make any decisions. They are taught to obey the patriarchal system, which makes them believe that they are right. In my family, I was never taught to make decisions on my own. It was always my parents who bought dresses and all that I needed.
It is shameful that in today's world too, women are abused and even killed for giving birth to a girl, and the infant's life is also of no value.
Trigger Warning: This deals with domestic violence, suicide, and violence against women, and may be triggering to survivors.
I am so glad that the esteemed courts are now giving the much-required verdicts regarding certain ideologies that were not at all entertained earlier. I mean we all have studied this much biology at our school level and it is our duty (our generation) to educate our elders about it.
Why someone have to lose a life to bring such awareness to the society. Delhi High Court gave this judgement concerning a case that filed by the deceased daughter’s parents against her in-laws. She committed suicide as she was harassed and tortured for dowry and giving birth to two daughters.
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