I am a Woman and I want to live
I am a woman and I dare to dream, dream to shine, dream to get my share of joy, dream to match my steps with the men of this country, dream to bring joy to my parents. But why this sudden inhibition ? why my conscience tells me there is something wrong? why my birth did not bring as much joy as did my brothers out there? Why kill me even before I am born? Why consider me a burden, a liability? I cook, I clean, I work, I am there when you need me and the least I ask for in return is respect, is that too much to ask for ? I decided to surge ahead in life with my dreams, for my little share in life, is that too much to ask for ? All I want is life, a peaceful life like you all out there, I never ask for anything but just respect. Besides being a girl, I am a woman, a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, you kill one you kill all !! You behead one head you behead all !!
I give birth to life, I brought you to this world and you had the audacity to despise and disrespect me? I carried you for 9 months in my own fetus and you grow up disrespecting my own kind? My eyes bleed seeing you becoming a species of a different kind. A kind I could have never imagined. A kind which has brought sorrow and suffering to such a stature and magnitude that, sadly, it goes well beyond my bearing threshold. I brought you to this world so that you would be called a man of respect and dignity, a man who holds women to utmost gratitude, but never knew you would turn into this barbaric psychopath having lost all his moral human grounds.
I am a girl and I dare to dream and you are no one to stop me. It's my country, it's my life, it's my mind, it's my body and I will do as I please. Don't tell me what to do and what not to do. I want to be a doctor and I will be one, I want to get educated and I will get it. Why put restrictions on me? Why tell me what to wear and what not to wear? Why should I be grounded and not be allowed to get out at 12 midnight ? Why the biasness and favoritism to your sons and brothers? Why not put restrictions on them ? How come your sons and brothers can do whatever and whenever and still get away with ease? Just because he is a man? Why differentiate between me and him? He says he wants to go abroad and study you let him but why not me? He says he wants a bike, he gets a nod, I say I want a scooty and you say no ? He says he wants to party until late, you allow him, when I say I just want to go out for a walk at 9 you say no ? Why ?? Stop this nepotism, preferential treatment and gender biasness. Stop treating me like a puppet. Stop treating me like a commodity. Give orders to your sons and brothers and not me. Don't tell me how to behave but tell your sons and brothers how not to behave. Don't educate me but your owns sons and brothers. I am Oprah who makes billions with her talk show on TV, I am Sonia Gandhi who has the entire nation on her tips, I am the goddess who you worship and remember day and night, I am the mother earth who is nurturing you and last not the least I am a woman. So why this discrimination and double standards against my own kind?
Everyday I hear my own daughters are being tortured, harassed, subjected to such barbaric form of crime that its beyond expressing in words, that I bleed tears and my heart crunches with anger, despair and helplessness. To add to that my own people are questioning my character and credibility, blaming me for what I was not even aware of ? Denying me my own existing human rights? Is this the democracy I am living in ? Is this the ' Incredible India ' I am part of ? Should I still be proud? Enough!! I am not going to stand this anymore and watch you treat me like a substance of desirability and convenience. I am going to fight, fight for my own self, fight for my own daughters and sisters, I am not going to rely on this failed legal jurisdiction and politicians who time and again have failed to protect me and my own kind, who have failed to keep their promises, who begged for support when they needed and did nothing in return but questioned my rightfulness and denied me my own moral human rights, I am not going to depend on this spineless coward society who has done nothing but brought humiliation and disrespect to me and my own family, society that breeds a species who has blood in his hands and crime up his sleeves and is still walking around with no fear and shame, I am going to fight!! I am going to fight till my last breath, I am going to fight because it's my right to fight for my own peaceful living!
But even with so much despair, I foresee a revolution, ray of hope, hope that has brought much awaited awakening amongst the young blood of this generation, who are rising to fight against the norms, fighting to bring about change in law and people's mindset. I feel supported and spirited. But don't let this ignited light of spirit die down, it has been lit and now it's in our hands to carry it forward and accomplish our desired goals. Let the next generation know that our fight wasn't in vain. We are fighting for the right and respect of women in this country and we will keep it going as long as we can.
Jai Hind
A man who respects women
I am a woman and I dare to dream, dream to shine, dream to get my share of joy, dream to match my steps with the men of this country, dream to bring joy to my parents. But why this sudden inhibition ? why my conscience tells me there is something wrong? why my birth did not bring as much joy as did my brothers out there? Why kill me even before I am born? Why consider me a burden, a liability? I cook, I clean, I work, I am there when you need me and the least I ask for in return is respect, is that too much to ask for ? I decided to surge ahead in life with my dreams, for my little share in life, is that too much to ask for ? All I want is life, a peaceful life like you all out there, I never ask for anything but just respect. Besides being a girl, I am a woman, a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, you kill one you kill all !! You behead one head you behead all !!
I give birth to life, I brought you to this world and you had the audacity to despise and disrespect me? I carried you for 9 months in my own fetus and you grow up disrespecting my own kind? My eyes bleed seeing you becoming a species of a different kind. A kind I could have never imagined. A kind which has brought sorrow and suffering to such a stature and magnitude that, sadly, it goes well beyond my bearing threshold. I brought you to this world so that you would be called a man of respect and dignity, a man who holds women to utmost gratitude, but never knew you would turn into this barbaric psychopath having lost all his moral human grounds.
I am a girl and I dare to dream and you are no one to stop me. It's my country, it's my life, it's my mind, it's my body and I will do as I please. Don't tell me what to do and what not to do. I want to be a doctor and I will be one, I want to get educated and I will get it. Why put restrictions on me? Why tell me what to wear and what not to wear? Why should I be grounded and not be allowed to get out at 12 midnight ? Why the biasness and favoritism to your sons and brothers? Why not put restrictions on them ? How come your sons and brothers can do whatever and whenever and still get away with ease? Just because he is a man? Why differentiate between me and him? He says he wants to go abroad and study you let him but why not me? He says he wants a bike, he gets a nod, I say I want a scooty and you say no ? He says he wants to party until late, you allow him, when I say I just want to go out for a walk at 9 you say no ? Why ?? Stop this nepotism, preferential treatment and gender biasness. Stop treating me like a puppet. Stop treating me like a commodity. Give orders to your sons and brothers and not me. Don't tell me how to behave but tell your sons and brothers how not to behave. Don't educate me but your owns sons and brothers. I am Oprah who makes billions with her talk show on TV, I am Sonia Gandhi who has the entire nation on her tips, I am the goddess who you worship and remember day and night, I am the mother earth who is nurturing you and last not the least I am a woman. So why this discrimination and double standards against my own kind?
Everyday I hear my own daughters are being tortured, harassed, subjected to such barbaric form of crime that its beyond expressing in words, that I bleed tears and my heart crunches with anger, despair and helplessness. To add to that my own people are questioning my character and credibility, blaming me for what I was not even aware of ? Denying me my own existing human rights? Is this the democracy I am living in ? Is this the ' Incredible India ' I am part of ? Should I still be proud? Enough!! I am not going to stand this anymore and watch you treat me like a substance of desirability and convenience. I am going to fight, fight for my own self, fight for my own daughters and sisters, I am not going to rely on this failed legal jurisdiction and politicians who time and again have failed to protect me and my own kind, who have failed to keep their promises, who begged for support when they needed and did nothing in return but questioned my rightfulness and denied me my own moral human rights, I am not going to depend on this spineless coward society who has done nothing but brought humiliation and disrespect to me and my own family, society that breeds a species who has blood in his hands and crime up his sleeves and is still walking around with no fear and shame, I am going to fight!! I am going to fight till my last breath, I am going to fight because it's my right to fight for my own peaceful living!
But even with so much despair, I foresee a revolution, ray of hope, hope that has brought much awaited awakening amongst the young blood of this generation, who are rising to fight against the norms, fighting to bring about change in law and people's mindset. I feel supported and spirited. But don't let this ignited light of spirit die down, it has been lit and now it's in our hands to carry it forward and accomplish our desired goals. Let the next generation know that our fight wasn't in vain. We are fighting for the right and respect of women in this country and we will keep it going as long as we can.
Jai Hind
A man who respects women
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