Happy Women’s Day, everyone!
I know I am delayed by a couple of days to publish this content. Sorry about that. But hey, why would you mind if I post it on a different day. The causes of women’s equality are open items even today as well, right? Additionally, I have little more than a few cliched social media status to share. It’s not a “forward as received” kind of content. 🙂
One. Can we agree on Women’s journey towards equality has been painstakingly slow? It is like watching paint dry. Agreed that we are currently living in a more gender-equal society than at any point in the recorded history of human civilization. However, it’s sad to see we have outsourced the progress of equality to the wrong set of torchbearers. We should’ve never trusted the Left to achieve anything good in this regard. In fact, off late, we’ve seen regression on what was accomplished over the last few decades.!
Let me give one example. Recently, there were some decisions taken by the elected government entities which can potentially kill women sports. I am not kidding. This is true. There is no point in guessing who lobbied it. Potentially, the women may not be able to even qualify to forget winning in their own “women’s sports”. If this momentum continues, this might impact the Olympics as well. Please read through Joe Biden’s First Day Began the End of Girls’ Sports
Second. There is a regression in the way storied are being narrated. The moment an imagined lie is introduced in the story, the credibility goes for a toss. I have written about it in one of my previous posts on a movie review – Gunjan Saxena. Here, a director built an entire movie around a woman officer’s plight in the armed forces, where 100% of the misogynistic treatments was pure work of fiction. The lady officer eventually took the legal route, but the damage was already done. Let’s achieve equality, but not at the cost of truth.
I will leave you with a video. Please consider it a greeting card for women’s day. Its a song called Aigiri Nandini written in Sanskrit by Adi Shankaracharya. If that information were accurate, in all its likelihood, this lyric is 1400 year old!!! The song is a set of praises to the Goddess, the mother of the Trinity of Gods – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. She takes various forms to visit earth whenever there is the regression of collective values of earthlings. The song sings about this and the qualities attributed to her in a very clever use of language.
Evidently, the same song can be used to appreciate women in more of a philosophical sense. That is why its a great greeting card for women’s day.
Another thought. This song is probably the first rap song, with its full version, has more than 800 words, which are to be sung within a few mins.
Again. Happy Women’s Day, everyone!
I know every verse of this sthotram by heart , even today when I feel low or negative , this gives me immense strength from calling on divine mother , also the tone in which its sung originally has a energising effect
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Thanks Gayathri… May be you can post it on your blog ?
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I dont know if i can post about it , I dont know sanskrit , I just know to listen and sing it , for translation I refer the net.But I am thankful you shared this post and sthotram.
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You are welcome Gayatri.
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As a woman who has lived all of her life in America I can tell you the right does far more to hold women down in their place. At least the misogynist has been ousted and we can move forward to accepting all. 🙂
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Okay… I wish you the best with new regime.
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Nice post 😊
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Shristy, You have a fantastic name and have a blog to go with. You are a creator 🙂
Regarding awards, while thanking, can I refuse? I do not participate in awards
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Thank you so much for your kind words and no worries 😊if you don’t want to participate in awards.🙂
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Excellent post. Loved it.
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Thanks KK.
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