Chauvinism at its best

The whole idea behind this article is to make people realize what women empowerment and treating women equally ,really and truly means. There is a hell a lot of difference between suggesting a corrective measure and implementing it. As they say “Actions speak louder than words”, it is true when it comes to our male chauvinistic society.Infact the word ”chauvinism” has now started being associated with men.Such is the disparity in society we live. We say women are our eyes (“pengal num kangal “ in Tamil).But it’s just a mere phrase, when it comes to real picture we just turn blind. Nobody actually understands the real essence of it. There is no doubt that men are stronger than women in terms physical strength, but does that mean that we treat them differently? Just by asserting force :)

on them doesn’t make us a superior class of human being or them an inferior one. They could be no match to us in terms of brawniness , but when it comes to moral strength they are on par with us. This I support despite me being a man myself (rational though).

To be honest, I sometimes feel that I am lucky to have been born as a man rather than a woman. I really can’t imagine myself to be looked up on as a mere sex tool. Most of you reading this article might argue about this, but deep inside your heart if you can realize how we have treated our female counterparts over the years you would agree with me. A mistake is a mistake, be it small or big. There is disparity not just in terms caste,colour,creed but also in terms of sex as well. When do u think the term “reservation” springs? It happens only when there is a disparity in society. We have women fighting for 33%(approx.) reservation in parliament. This proves it all. If we think that we treat our women folks equally we wouldn’t be giving them 33% reservation but we would have given them 50% , not reservation but equality and also not just in parliament but in every walks of life.

To add to the statistics why do we have 50% seats reserved for women in public transport? By doing this we are indirectly telling them “you are a weaker sex”.Women not understanding the real idea behind it think it to be a blessing and enjoy the special right given to them. Why do we not have women walking down the street late night. The reason being simple-they feel it’s insecure to be hanging out late night for they could be a victim of harassment both mental and physical. Is this what equal treatment means? Don’t they have right to live securely?

In today’s world women earn on par with men but why is it that they have to do the houslehold work apart from the office work?(there are few exceptions) and men get to relish the beauty of existence and freak out as and when they wish. Shouldn’t we be sharing our burdens equally?shoudn’t they have equal entertainment as we do? Women are also to be equally censured here for they have learnt to live like slaves.

Lastly, Although there are women leaders in our society who are proving to be exceptions, the numbers are just too low to justify that we have a just society. People time to think and revamp our thoughts as to how we move forward not just in terms of development but in terms of existence as well.

India and Olympics

Cricket, cricket and cricket, guess this is all what buzzes in India day in and day out. People follow cricket like religion. It is pity to even describe the abject condition of other sports in the country ranging from soccer to athletics. India is a land of billion people yet we play no other sport barring cricket. When it comes to Olympics it’s a total disaster. Why is it that we fail to win medals when it comes to Olympics? It’s high time we introspect and find out a solution for this long lasting problem.

China is a nation which is as populated as we are, but they always finish top in the podium. Why is it so? Well, before 1986 Olympics China failed to win medals at the mega event.They took this as a great offense to their nation and decided to forgo the following olympics.They nation as a whole decided that they would only participate if they were assured of medals from their athletes. Each and every denizen of that country worked hard for they thought their reputation was at stake everytime they went in to the event. In 1986 Olympics China finished second. Such was the hard work and dedication from their athletes. With the same amount of population don’t you think we don’t have the same potential as they have? We produce a hell a lot of engineers and doctors than China, a fact which we must feel proud of. If same amount of dedication and commitment can be put in to sports, we could go sky high.

The reason for this lackluster performance can be blamed on poor training facilities, lack of awareness on importance of sports as a career, domination of one sport( cricket),lack of sense of pride, laziness etc. Over the years people have blamed the infrastructure and quality of trainers as the reason behind India’s dismal performance. There is no doubt that there is truth behind it but, this in not the only reason for our failure. The root to this problem is poor fitness inspite of the decent facilities provided. Indians are physically weak compared to their counterparts from countries like USA,USSR,U.K, but so are China. How come they are able to achieve?? Fitness does not mean being strong and brawny. It means staying healthy and fit. How many of us Jog, cycle everyday? With advancement in technology the need for fitness has become extinct. Americans are far more technologically advanced than us, yet you can find people jogging, trekking and cycling everyday. One must know how to balance life. There is not doubt that you must use the technology but it is also mandatory that we don’t forget our basics.

Next reason being education. There is no question of eradicating education out of our lives for sports. Instead, the inclusion of sports in to our curriculum would do us a world of good. Marks for sports would enable children work a lot harder and also give equal grandness for sports. This will also bump off the fear in the parent’s mind who see potential in their children to make a career out of it.

To conclude, If we can rectify our shortcomings and realize our potential we can achieve a lot things that we can never dream of. Hope is the key to future. Lets be optimistic that glory awaits our nation soon.