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You who claim to love the mother and the motherland, how dare you seek to chain her?
Let it be clear I am the motherland And you shall not Convert me to the fatherland.
Let it be clear That a mother loves All her children equally.
Let it be clear That when a neighbour’s child falls And bleeds, I shall feed him And comfort him, for this Is a Mother’s creed.
Let it be clear That my sons have sinned Let there not be a Sita Or a Draupadi born again.
Let it be clear That no son of man Shall control a mother, Drape her in shame, Gift her anklets of propriety, Or draw her a Lakshman Rekha.
Let it be clear I shall pray at many altars. Or none.
Let it be clear, I am your motherland, so behave, my sons.
Image is a still from the Hindi movie Lajja
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The issue arose with the last name of the child. Mihal insisted her husband’s second name should be added as he had passed away when Sonu was in college.
Sonu and Roopa were all excited to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. It was even more special as they had just welcomed their bundle of joy in their lives. It is been just a week. Sonu’s mother Mihal wanted to have the naming ceremony as well on the same day.
While the preparations went on with inviting guests, booking the best event management team, and the buffet menu for the night, Mihal concentrated on the little one’s name. According to their family astrologer, they agreed on the name Sonia. Sonu was from Kolkata while Roopa was from South India. They followed all the religious rituals from both sides of the family and hence because of that their marriage took place without much hassle.
One of my friends told me that her husband criticized her for locking her phone, whereas the husband never allows her to touch his phone and locks it in the cupboard.
Early in the morning of May 23, 2023, around 6 a.m., I got a call from my cousin from abroad.
While speaking, he told me how he took care of me as a child. He might be two years older than me, but we studied together. So, calling him by name was not at all a problem for me. I was too sleepy as I went to sleep late the previous night.
While talking, he said, “We gave you freedom.” My eyes were sleepy, but the mini-me in me awakened me to reply to him, saying, “Freedom is not to be granted by others. It is to be lived by everyone. Men always think that they are the owners of freedom, and they control their mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters!”
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