International women's day was celebrated all over world on 8th March 2014. It is a legacy given by Western World for recognition of the role women plays in the day to day lives of the world. However we Indian respect women every day in our life as mother, sister and wife.
It is very strange that India follows western world without looking at importance given to women in the Indian society. It is a reflection of our slavish mentality. It is not that only Western people realized the role of women in the society but Indian scriptures and religion had recognized the roles of women since thousand of years. Besides that many western countries gave women right to vote in the end of last centuries only. While Manu Smruti said thousands of year ago that "You will find God wherever women are respected." Even the most respected Gods i.e. Krishna and Rama in Hindu religion also respected women in form of Gurupatni, Wife, Sister, Mother and Devotees. Radha and Meera are the glaring examples where even Lord Krishna surrendered to their devotions. Lord Rama even tasted fruits offered by Sabri who was his devotee and that too was from very lower cast then. Hence women played very important roles in the history of India. Draupadi incited the war of Mahabharata against the evil of kaurava. Kunti inspired Pandavas to fight against injustice. Kaikai changed the whole political scenario in Ramayana. Rani Laxmibai of Jansi showed how to fight for freedom. Rajputanis of Rajasthan showed how to sacrifice their lives in honor of their Families,and States.
In the freedom struggle of India several women took part and sacrificed their lives and careers. Sarojini Naudu, Aruna Asafali, Vijyalaxmi Pandit, Kasturba Gandhi, Sucheta Krupalani are the glaring examples of women contributions in the freedom Struggle. There are sevaral women who are playing very important roles in the modern India i.e. Mamata Bannerji, Jay Lalita, Mayavati, Susmaa Swaraj, There are women who are also playing very important roles as CEO of so many industrial and financial Houses. Women are always at the foundation of Family, Society, and Country as they are playing very important roles as Mothers, Sisters, Wives.
It is also fact that women were in very bad conditions in India during the rule of foreign rule as they had to protect their honor. The wasted interest introduced then bad systems in Indian society i.e. keeping them in the Houses, Adopting the system of hiding their Faces, and not to send them out for Education. Besides that some of the women use to die along with their husband voluntarily in order to protect their honor under insecurity. It was conveniently and forcibly converted into compulsory (Sati) system by wasted interest then. That was one of the worst time for women in India for which states and society then was responsible.
The time is now changed. Women are given due share in the Indian Society and they are occupying very important positions in Politics, Business and Industries.
However it is also unfortunate that women conditions in Backward, and Rural Areas of India have not much improved. Therefore lots are required to be done for them. We can not say that we have empowered women fully until we enslave those Uneducated, Poor, and Rural women. Besides that basically men have to change their attitudes towards women instead of superfluous about it. The figures given below shows how much men are sharing responsibilities in running Families/ Houses in the world. The survey all over world shows that German men are spending 105 minutes per day for helping women in their Homes. Accordingly American men spends 92 minutes per day in their homes task. While British men spends 98 minutes per day in helping their wives. In Turkey men spends 21 minutes per day in the house work. In China men spends 48 minutes, while in Japan men spends 24 minutes per day in the House Work. However Indian men spends only 16 minutes per day for sharing the House Work along with women. Therefore it is very much necessary to change the attitude of Indian men towards women otherwise what is meaning of talking about Empowering Women on the" International Women's Day"? It also requires the changes in the brought of men vise verse with women in Indian Society.
We can say apparently that women are fifty percent and they are the reason for another fifty percent. However it has no meaning if we do not act as we talk. It is a historical facts that women goes on playing their roles forever whether men folk support them or not! Therefore they deserve salutes from society on 'International Women's Day'.
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