On 8th.. Women’s Day cards were getting distributed, written “happy women’s day” on them, I too got one!. Not sure what was so happy about it, perhaps the font and the colour (obviously stereotypical pink!). Women were in Saree (which I feel, itself is a symbol of oppression) and happy talk was all around, mostly about shopping. On TV Burkha Dutta was talking something like “should we have, have it at all, or No?”, Vidya Balan was also there, to promote her new filllem.. obviously. Not a single soul spent a day stressing the plight of subjugated women!
This is what happens in India, every cause gets converted into a festival with celebration, not much about the cause itself. ( Going forward, you can expect Ordering Pizza on world malnourishment day, and visiting temple on International AIDS awareness day – cause they are special days.)
Anyhow, there is some seriousness in other parts of world (where again, women are subjugated!). Bit Bizarre, but had to be done. Here this :
ON 8 MARCh 2 012, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, ThE NUDE PhOTO REvOLUTIONARIES CALENDAR was launched in homage to Egyptian atheist, student and blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy who posted a nude photo of herself, announcing the post on Twitter under the hashtag, #NudePhotoRevolutionary. She described her statement as ‘screams against a society of violence, racism, sexism, sexual harassment and hypocrisy’:
For More information, actual calender, video and fan pages visit Maryam namazie
The Bach 
Hey nice post indeed, though I don’t agree much with saree been a symbol of oppression.
You did raise a valid point of making causes a day of celebration or a festival here in India.
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Let me write a whole post on it,(on saree) 🙂
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I would love to read and share my views over that.
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How is Saree a symbol of opression?????
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I know it is not a popular opinion,,, let me come up with my case
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Looking forward to read.
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And I Think Mediocrity Was Gone 😂😂😂😂😂
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My God .. you dug out a very old post 😦
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You Deserve Deep Read and Understanding. Your Views are In Some Way Life Altering. Thank You Very Much For Liking All of My Old Posts Also. Really greatful For That 🤗🤗🙏
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Sharmaji the feeling is mutual. Thank you. One thing I learned from years of blogging should read more than write.
Your blog gave me few ideas , let me see if I can re blog some of your posts with my own views
Have a nice long weekend.
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I’ll be Waiting For Your Take On My Ideas. Thank You Very Much For All The Lovely Support 🙏🤗
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