I woke up today with a pretty void thinking bucket, which got filled up in a minute or two. Katheryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win the Oscar award in the category of the Best Director. Celebrations! The entire world went abuzz as the lady director of the movie The Hurt Locker bagged the prestigious award on such an ‘auspicious’ day. The International Women’s Day. James Cameron, director of the much competitive Avatar, and Bigelow’s ex-husband failed to win the same award and was booed by the same big world. Cameron’s loss and Bigelow’s gain is being marked as a God sent omen. A mere yearly win at the Oscars has taken the sexist shape at the world front and as a consequence the gender difference again comes into being. The parasite that is.
Right from the Kodak Theatre in the Hollywood Boulevard, now let’s migrate to the Rajya Sabha, that is the Upper House of India in Delhi. The day was graduating in peace until the debate at the Rajya Sabha for the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill happened to start. Adjournment of the Rajya Sabha took place infinity times. The vice president looked lost and in trauma. There was massive turbulence in and outside the upper house. Lalu Prasad Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav both were at their barbaric best. Brinda Karat and Sushma Swaraj, trying to look like a Christmas tree on Women’s Day, were making ‘considerable efforts’ of showing their support to the bill passage. In short, hooliganism was at its’ peak. Nehru needs to redefine civilization, or else, start writing, “Letter from a man, who is now a Phantom, to the contemporary MPs.”
Now the bigger picture we are served, preaches about the empowerment of women, worldwide. What empowerment are we talking about? This quota is nothing but a discrimination amidst the already discriminated society, the much worshipped women reside in. The elite class and the wives of the jail serving goons will be the dominating majority in the sectioned quota of women in the Parliament. Amongst the already prevailing monkey fights, next we will see cat-fights of the merit-less fairer sex.
Are worth and skill gender biased? Is being a woman enough to “represent” women? Bigelow wins and the entire world screams Symbology. Women’s bill will come into shape and India will sing hail to the UPA government. Gender division counts so much? At the end of the day we are just a species named Homosapiens. Isn’t it?
Ipsita Shome 
nice work as always… It still hurts to see that even after living in the 21st century, the world’s still gender -biased…
Nicely written. Completely agree with you. Cat Fights. Ha!
You may read what IHM has written http://indianhomemaker.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/reservation-by-custom-and-tradition-is-acceptable/
Well written..
Hey,
Realy liked how you opened the blog with the “void thinking bucket”, witty!
On the whole you’ve done a good job.
To be honest I think women’s rights and and women’s day and all those superficial articles have become far too over rated. I am definitly for women’s rights. You all are as human as we are and desverve the same stature in society without doubt but the way it is being propagated is just too dramatic and chaotic. The last question you put forth “Is being a “woman” enough to represent women” is so very thought provoking.
Womanhood needs to be celebrated by individual accomplishments like Bigelow’s oscar, Kiran Desai’s ideals, Kiran Bedi’s policies, Indira Nooyi’s achievments etc and not hooliganisim from the likes of Mayawati and Sushma Swaraj and those loud mouthed women activists.
Anyway keep blogging, you have a fan!
Cheers,
HP
Jiyo! Wonderful Post!
I agree with this.. only females who are of elite class and wives of politicians like Laloo Yadav will be taking part in elections.. they will be puppets in hand of their husbands who will be controlling them and getting their interests approved in parliament.
One of the best blogs I have read for months….
Reservation promotes mediocrity and today India is a nation of mediocre people.
This bill will never empower women, rather it will serve to strengthen the already vice like grip which the political families and their cronies have on us…..
We are not made for self governance, the Brits ruled us and soon the Chinks will rule us….
Read this to know my views about reservation.
http://neerajbhatyalblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/sonia-trying-to-lure-women-on-womens.html
Nice…
very well written… brings out the right emotions through words.
But dont you think that this will encourage more women to participate in politics which is already bereft of them. We cannot control the anomalies that will rise up or the malpractices, but is not that upto the people to ensnare them.
Why is it that you are doubting the worth and value when there is excess talent and competent people than opportunities. Unlike other forms of reservations in our country dont you believe that this is different as it is providing a level playing field rather than unnecessary and unfair benefits.
Why the bill was passed now? Why did it take so much time? What are the facts on which this bill was passed? …..I think these questions need to be answered before we really try to address the moral and social issues.
I wish I had a remote control I could have deleted unsensitive mens from this world.
“insensitive”