Women's Day

Well then, I've posted a day early, so that you guys, especially women can read my blog, on this auspicious day! Women's Day, 8th March, and its the 365th Women's Day, all day a women's day in a year, he-he, just a joke. By the way, women power has become quite active in India, since several issues of physical and mental violence and discrimination have come up, women want to change their situation in these cases, and a fire of justice and righteousness towards them has ignited their souls

Campaigns, rallies, protests and dharnas to arise issues on women's right issues are frequent nowadays, their awareness has been spread through songs, plays and meetings!

But one more case is dowry, which the groom takes during weddings, this is a punishable crime, yet, is practiced in rural and remote areas. Also, sometimes, the groom is greedy of dowry and if the bride's family is unable to pay the amount, the bride is murdered by her husband or in-laws! Isn't that disturbing!

I made this poem in Hindi with a translation over this issue

"बनाओ जीवन साथी हमें तुम्हारा , अच्छा लगेगा हमको
हमसफ़र, मत तोलो इस शादी को"

(Make me your wife, o'dear, I'll be pleased,
But don't weigh this marriage on the scales of dowry!)