Post #513

BEYOND THE KITCHEN From the childhood, We are trained that we have to learn cooking, We will be going to someone else's house We need to cook, behave , not to stand up for ourselves and always compromise, While learning to cook is necessary for your own livelihood, Learning to cook for someone else is not something to brag about. Every woman has her own dreams to pursue, But parents pressurize their daughters to follow the traditional rules . These laws are not written in our constitution's page, It's just an assumption which is passed from generation to generation. If a daughter is educated and her marriage is arranged . She is informed by her in-laws that she must take care of the house and the children, She cannot continue working . There's no law that says women must do all the domestic work, So why must only women abide by the laws and regulations that are created ? Why does the woman always bring a glass of water from the kitchen ? Or why is the person in the kitchen always women ? Why don't boys? Tell me if I am mistaken , But neither the Bhagwat Geeta nor our constitution contain any mention of such a legislation. Partiality begins at home , The girl is instructed to help her mother in the kitchen and study later. But no one orders the boys? Society says that son’s are not meant for household chores , they should study and earn money but why not daughter's? The society doesn't mock the boys to help their mothers, rather they are allowed to study peacefully, play and go out for late night parties and not help in household chores, The reason for this is that , Son’s will always live with their parents and daughters will go away after sometime. People are brainwashed by society. If the civilization could actually alter people's thought processes, India would likewise be considered evolved rather than still in the process of evolving. There is still no freedom, I will defend my point by asking whether Indian women are safe anywhere? When a girl is involved in any case or experience, Society accuses her that she must have been at fault or she must work something that appeals to men. However , no one holds males accountable for their evil gaze . In India, women are typically found working in the kitchen. Why? Can't they split up the housework amongst them? Equality should exist once both of them are in the house. Society doesn't realise that women have lives outside of the kitchen. Women still don't always have the same opportunities as males. Women still have to consider what to wear before leaving the house. They're not safe at all. A girl is always held responsible by society for a boy's bad intentions. In America, women have equal opportunities, I've seen, Both men and women share household chores, Harassment cases are lean. Women are safe to go out at night, without fear of being judged, Their rights are respected, their dignity unscathed. ~Hitanshi Parekh~