Friday, August 21, 2009

BATTLE OF THE SEXES


We have some very interesting conversations and discussion in our office. Knowing the fact that Capital Markets are not in an upbeat mode, so the topics generally range around the society and our magnanimous county, India. Today the topic of discussion was the man and woman and the treatment of both the sexes towards each other, the society and other related things we could squeeze in the limited time in office.

Before we start, I as a male, believe female is the fairer Sex and they are a superior sex over male and have definitely a superior status in the Society. A male is banished from all the luxuries of life, right from the time he is born. He is used as a cushion throughout his life, first by his mother, sister, then second stage of girlfriend to wife (all the women they meet in between), then comes the big thunder in-laws and his daughter. Why a man always finds himself being cornered is a simple question? A man cannot survive without a woman and he learns to live with her tears. So you know, a woman only dumps all her things on the next man she finds, father, brother, boyfriend, husband and son and at times on daughter-in-law also (albeit the mode may be different).

At the centre of the discussion are two women and two men. All aged between 25 to 30. Women were two fair looking females with their Corporate Suits and there files open on PC. Men are two typically Indian males with dark wheatish complexions standing with the screensaver dancing on their PCs.

The whole setup signifies women are more committed to the work than men. Men are laid-back but can be doubly productive than women, if required so. Women are always attentive. So why the hell are men privileged? Said the fairest of all, who has a sibling sister. I said you don’t understand that women are privileged. She has never stepped into a kitchen. There goes a small sample, both men are good cooks but from two women, only one knows how to cook.

I know there are too many issues dealing around women especially in a country like India. We need that get into it. Right now we are talking about mind-sets’ of sexes.

She said, “the society was sad to my family when I was born. No boy, you have second daughter to my mother. My parents said, so what beta ho ya beti, in today’s age it makes no difference.”

Believe me, whatsoever one may call it. But it does make a difference. Indian society is still backward, may be we have not moved much. As the economy and the status of an average Indian improves, it may not make a difference. But parents know that daughters accept name of somebody else and son shares their name. Bull shit, yeah somehow I also feel. But still it is one thing, which is slowly and slowly losing its value. Second is they can call their son anytime they wish or seek to, but not their daughter. This is again bull shit, she countered. Ask your parents and youngsters like me, think about yourself when you will be 55 – 60 years old.

Vansh kaun badhayega, said the other female. She is not that stereotypical types. Its just another bent of mind of Indians. There are set of Indians who feel so. Common man, your lineage is not that brilliant to be carried forward. Everybody will be equally happy even if even your filthy mind-set is not taken reproduced or taken forward.

I, somehow, can really relate to all such things. My father is the only educated person amongst his siblings. He has quite open views about women. He always made me wait for things but not my sister. Unlike my relatives who showered everything on their sons’. I never ever felt under-privileged rather enjoyed it. Men have to learn and live with this in future. Our unthought and unsound commands should always be debunked and scoffed at and woman should get those rights.

In Punjab, it is really important for a man and a woman to bear a SON. Come what may? Bhroon hatya (female foeticide), I don’t know if any of my uncles/aunt have done so. Many of them do possess the potential for the same. It is the way women look at women, which is deteriorating the society not because of men. Education is one thing which can really bring in the change. We need to really educate our women, that they should appreciate their existence. Without them, this world will be more peaceful but very dumb. Women make the world around us beautiful.

Somehow I always wonder, why I have seen so many versions of women while men have so less to reveal/conceal about themselves. May be God has created man and woman like this.

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