Its been a good 40 days since this blog was last updated, the delay partly due the summers process which required some level of confidentiality and partly due to the laziness which creeps in after such a long break.
31st of October reminds us of one lady; a lady so strong in her influence that she became the first woman prime minister of India, the first lady to become the elected head of a democracy, the lady behind the "Garibi hatao" slogan which spread across the country like wild fire; she also gave India its only "Emergency".
Love her or hate her, but you cannot be away from Indira Gandhi if you are discussing women and India.
Looking back at those days, I think India has progressed a lot. There is indeed more gender equality in the present era. How?? Woman have good representation be it in Politics or Business and they are in line with the needs of their job. They are equally aggressive, equally manipulative, and equally diplomatic. But by acquiring these traits, I feel that women have lost their identity and their USP i.e. compassion. The world is moving towards a uni-sex revolution trying to amalgamate everyone with the same set of values. But is this sustainable? We indeed have higher disposable incomes due to this model but has the stress in our lives grown faster than our incomes?
Time to take a break; think and reflect. Will be back with a continuation on the same topic.
Till then, a tribute to the Iron Lady of India - may her soul rest in peace.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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