women or we-men!

While studying my AO- Women and Development, my mind pondered over a few questions, answers to which I'm yet to find. Will i come across gender discrimination in my future life? If i do, then what am I going to do? Will I exercise my legal rights that have enough loop holes to disadvantage me rather than act in my favour? Why does the word women have men in it? Will men ever fight for women's rights?

There is absolutely no society in the world that can boast about it's perfect equity among the sexes. Gender discrimination is considered as the oldest form of discrimination that has diseased the societal framework across class, caste, religion and region. We are so used to it now, that many women don't even realise that they are being discriminated or ill-treated! Domestic violence is, appallingly, seen as an expression of love and a genuine attempt to make the other person a better person. It's puzzling that India has presented both the worst and best results of women upliftment. India was one of the first countries to bring women out of the four walls. The British Medical Journal predicates that India aborted at least a million girl foetuses in past two decades. (contradictory?????)
Renuka Chowdary revealed that when she interacted with a group of rural women, a lady came up to her and said,"My husband beats me, that's ok. But can my mother-in-law and sister-in-law also beat me?"
Well glorified planners of the country, i can't see results of your implications! Do the plans made by the government actually reach the ones who need them the most? Are these plans effective in these times? Will the roots of discrimination- patriarchy and sexism ever be eliminated?
In the hope that the w(omen)orld will become a better and equitable place with the conjoined efforts of all, I retire to contribute my bit.

To R and V, with love

Since this blog is a result of being inspired by R and V, I wish to dedicate this post to them. R and V have been my mentors for the past six months and now hold a very special corner in my heart. They changed my life from M (Meera) to D (Dragon). Dragon, which proved to be another feather on the cap of Stella's Annual Productions, was brought into my life by these two.
What was best about this year's annual production (notice the absence of the commonly mistaken phrase of "College Play") was that it was an amalgamation of the efforts of all those involved in it. Not a single was singled out! [what a sentence, i say :) ]
Well evidently R and V being the Production Managers had to do much more than any of us, but what was heartening was them complimenting us on all our little feats while most of their's went unnoticed.
I can clearly recollect the expression of their faces after the first day's show- that sense of accomplishment cannot be put into words.
R and V created a new family for me that comprised of A, B, C, D, G, J, M, N, P, R, S, T, V and Y [I have a purpose behind mentioning the alphabets alone]. Evidently, all this changed me from D to A (i.e the next year's Annual Production!!). Well, as i really don't know which alphabet i am at present, i conclude (with a great sense of pride) that R and V changed my life from A to Z and it honestly couldn't have been better! [Sniff- emotional overload ;) ]

Hail my post!

Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O sea!
And I would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.

- Lord Tennyson

I thought this would be the most appropriate way to start, well obviously the revised version would be- And I would that my hand could jot
The thoughts that arise in me. ;)