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If wishes came true what will you wish for? Here is what you have said in our #TuesdayTalkies segment.
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” — George Bernard Shaw
‘Do wishes come true?‘ — a question that has intrigued the human mind since time immemorial. Whether it’s wishing upon a shooting star; or making a wish at the stroke of 11:11; or even wishing on a full moon night, humans have always desired a little bit of magic in their lives. So, it won’t be surprising to say that sometimes, if not always, we all have wished to own a magical lamp with which we could do a little bit of rub-a-dub-dub and a big blue ‘Genie‘ would ‘swoosh’ out, nod his head off to our wish and make it come true. A definite algorithm for making all our wishes come true! Sounds great, isn’t it!
At Women’s Web, we invite readers to share their thoughts on one interesting question that is picked by the team and posted on our Facebook page every Tuesday, calling it #TuesdayTalkies. We try picking questions that would interest readers and put them in their thoughts.
Some of the best replies are posted in our next story and one of them also gets to win a Women’s Web mug. Why don’t you try your luck in the next week’s question?
The question for this week was, “You will be granted one wish, what will you wish for?” Here are 9 best responses from our readers.
Please give me the courage to change what I want and the wisdom to endure what I can’t. – Kanchana Banerjee
I wish for peace everywhere. A world free of racism & terrorism, food and shelter for poverty stricken people, better employment opportunities for the next generation, and a complete stop in gender discrimination and animal cruelty. – Preeta Sinha
Paint the world in a rainbow of love, peace, joy, tranquility, harmony, contentment & bliss. – Sakshi Kaul Mattoo
I want the ability to reduce my expectations because “expectations reduce the joy in life”. – Ankita Sinha
I wish a normal & respectful life for every special child. They should’t be excluded from groups only because they have special needs or have intellectual disablities. – Shveta Raina
May no child ever suffer discrimination or disease. – Pooja Sharma Rao
Women and humanity should be able to rise above oppression. Although I can’t expect a utopian world but atleast a better place than present to live in. – Rajashree D Purkayastha
All women should be treated equally and respectfully. – Deepa Saxena
I would ask for perfect health so that I can attend to my responsibilities in the best possible way. – Kavita T Panyam
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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.
14 years after her last feature film Dhobi Ghat, storyteller extraordinaire comes up with her new film, Laapataa Ladies, a must watch.
*Some spoilers alert*
Every religion around the world dictates terms to women. The onus is always on women to be ‘modest’ and cover their faces and bodies so men can’t be “tempted”, rather than on men to keep their eyes where they belong and behave like civilized beings. So much so that even rape has been excused on the grounds of women eating chowmein or ‘men will be men’. I think the best Hindi movie retort to this unwanted advice on ‘akeli ladki khuli tijori ki tarah hoti hai’ (an alone woman is like an open jewellery box) came from Geet in Jab We Met – Kya aap gyan dene ke paise lete hain kyonki chillar nahin hain mere paas.
The premise of Laapataa Ladies is beautifully simple – two brides clad in the ghunghat that covers their identity get mixed up on a train. Within this Russian Doll, you get a comedy of errors, a story of getting lost, a commentary on patriarchy’s attitude towards women, a mystery, and a tale of finding oneself, all in one. Done with a mostly light touch that has you laughing and nodding along.
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