the girl in me..!!
Its quite ironic to
realise I belong to this country where Barkha
Dutt could handle the most toughest
crowd of debaters, sagarika gosh could timely update us about the crowd pulling
events for a day, mamtha banerji alone
could decide the future of India’s largest public sector, Sonia Gandhi could be
ranked above the prime minister for her leadership,mayavadhi could make U.P
flooded with her own statues , jayalalitha could run a T.V channel exclusively
for self-promotion ( a kind of flattering), Matha amruthanantha mai could establish an
empire in the name of philanthropy, kiran bedi could join anna hasare to
protest, Sania mirza could marry a Pakistani, kanimozhi could prove herself a
better corrupt than poet, jaya bachan
could cry in parliament, meera kumar could handle the noisy parliamenterians
[with a smile], a 23 year old girl could get raped in the capital city,
government could sponser her a costly death bed in Singapore , another crowd
could gather and gather in the politically sacred landmarks and protest
endlessly [this time atleast fearlessly] and I could sit and blog all this.
Its again astonishing to make me belive I live in this world
where Hillary clinton could administrate
the supreme power U.S.A , queen Elizabeth could still be the spotlight, Liu
Yandong could find her place in PB of
China , Malala Yousafzai could win her
battle for life against taliban, benezer
bhutto could still remain the heroine of a mysterious assassination ,Kate
Williams could steer the fashion world, Michelle Bachelet could become UN
leader from Chile’s first female PM, Angela Merkel could continue as the
Chancellor of Germany and I could talk
about them
Its either senseless or senseful to imbibe I am part of a universe where Sunitha
Williams could spend days and months alone in outer space and tweet and I could
tweet my dream of becoming an astronaut .Talking , blogging, dreaming I may sound no better than an
usual girl of this age but the astonishment I share about the ironic time I
live atleast reverberates ample sense. I don’t mean myself to be courageous but
I m forced to. I don’t mean to be annoyed but I m made to. I don’t mean to be fearfull but I m asked to. I
don’t mean to be powerful but I m taught to. I don’t mean to be cautious but I
m none to choose . While quoting all this sensible sensitivities I still don’t
dare to travel in the general compartment of kanyakumari – Banglore island
express, I will not be spared from the endless stares if I stand alone on a
platform, all I still have to think about is the security that enclose my dreams,
my thoughts, and finally modulate my ideas.
Platitudes is not I ask for rather the opportune right that
I m born to enjoy is what I stand for. I don’t let this realisation to an
acceptance and hide the shortfall of the society. I can neither be rebellious
nor be rebuff the truth. I dream a country where I can dream, think, talk with no fear of
security. I want to be a part of
the change that make me in the world of Mahathma Gandhi
and no other Gandhi. Perhaps then I can
not just talk but live a world where I am neither above you nor below you but
the same as you are.
note: when i made this post hours before i gt lil feedbck n lot f page views.."i can vs can i' was the title then..as always ma lil confidence in the title made this posttitled 'the girl in me'.. and the title courtsy to my friend as well as thefollower with immediate response..thnx!!
..gud piece of work
ReplyDeletethank you!! before u say welcme read it again..i added smthng mre..:)
DeleteThis by far, Sree!!!!....I rate it as ur master peice!!1....Brilliant stuff...Fact oriented and spot on In many cases!
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, there is a bone of contention i got 2 make regarding a widely popular tv journalist whom you stated here!
Did she have any answer to her critics when her professional ethics were questioned during the kargil war or the 2g scam in which her role was exposed through tapes???
The other point i would like to add ,is that
of course it's your wonderful blog were you can share ur thoughts and ideas....But the underlined fact is that there are plethora of readers out in the sea who might follow some of the above mentioned personalities giving them the cult status or that there are also few who don't even give a damn upon such personalities irrespective of gender. So don't you think that it's good enough not to reveal the identity of the such persons??....or to be precise don't u think that the politically upright statements are required so that u balance the readers??....
Anyway as stated above...I really liked your deals with the facts.Also I am sure u did bring about the core issue 2 the lime light, the soul of ur writing, that is """raising voice for the empowerment of women and expressing concerns over the present scenario ,the ladies got to face"""". and I am sure with such style of writing ,u can go miles with this blog.....cheers...keep posting!:)
now this is too much a coment..!! omg thankyou so much!! abt the points..well i didnt mean anything in detail about the persons juz made a general explanation..taking abt the t.v jounalist u n me follw her in twitter despite off all thz .. its apt if i described her greatly..which i guz i didnt..n the political aspct..ma mom asked the same..bt i dont care if for this i need to face something worse..thanx 1nz again!!
DeleteBrilliant work pal. Sorry for the late reply.
ReplyDeleteAll your posts have this ability to go right inside the heart and leave an impression there. This is a wonderful tribute to womenhood and also puts the spot light on issues that desperately need attention.
While all the women mentioned are wonderful personalities it's the average woman that has always reaped a lot of respect from my side. How they manage everything in a family is something a CERN scientist would never find an answer to. ( do check out this humble poem when thou art free : http://nev-unplugged.blogspot.in/2012/08/the-average-indian-woman.html)
Good going fellow blogger. Expecting more updates this year..
..thnx bro:) yeah..i do respct them..all i did here was to quote few famous persons who do something more than the usual...
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