Women in the 21st Century! - J.Abinaya Infanta

Women in the 21st Century!

                                                                       - J.Abinaya Infanta

                                   ‘She’ is a paradigm of Patience

                                         ‘She’ is a paragon of Peace

                                               'She' is an exemplar of Excellence

                                                    ‘She’ is an epithet of Wisdom

When God created the world He created  Man. He saw that it was good. But He wanted to create something better,strong, iron-willed, but at the same time tender, compassionate and beautiful. So He created ‘HER’.

But, Women from time immemorial, had not been given the due respect, which she rightfully deserved. In this society, men tend to dominate women. Some even forget the fact that she, an equal, was created from his ribs, to walk hand in hand with him as a friend, companion and helper, and that without her the Society by itself would be lifeless.

Even women never knew that they were the heartbeat and  the soul of the society. They were never given the time to think for themselves, as they were always burdened with domestic household work. For the Society has often feared her potential, and chose to keep her dormant. Restrictions imposed by the society and few even by herself never allowed her to unleash her fullest potential. Her skills were unused, and if at all it was, it was only for the betterment of her husband and children.

A few women, even at that time challenged the unreasonable norms imposed by this male chauvinistic society. These Women were the pioneers,that we Women of the 21st century have to be thankful to. As they took the lead, the society termed them adamant and arrogant when in reality  they were the otherway. It tagged them ‘headstrong’ for the sin of seeking knowledge, wisdom and understanding. But the society's efforts to curb her from achieving  were in vain. It fell on deaf ears as these women chose to ignore the endless criticisms and scrutiny of the society, for they were strong in their iron resolve. Ayn Rand, Margret thatcher, Indra Gandhi, Marie curie,Eleanor Roosevelt,Dorothy Hodgkin, Sarojini Naidu,Sucheta Kripalani,Dr. Muthu Lakshmi Reddi are the few, to whom we, the women of the 21st century are indebted to, for in their footsteps we traverse.

Now, in  the 21st century,the transformation from a domestic status to an empowered one is almost complete. She has completely broken free the fetters which the society once bound her with, willing to venture into the unknown,diving deep into the ocean of knowledge, striding confidently to challenge the society, which, once deemed her fit only to be a housewife! Name any field, she is there, contributing to the Change which the society earnestly longed for. Be it Indra Nooyi or Kiran Bedi,P.T Usha or  Saina Newal, Sudha moorthy or Sunitha Williams, Anita Desai or Sashi Deshpandi, Arundathi Roy or Medha Patkar, Her Contribution to the society is so immense that She will never ever be taken for granted.In her pursuit of Excellence she stands today, respected,admired and  loved, inspiring a million. Society has recogonized her worth and given her the due respect which she has always deserved. At least now the Society has woken up to the fact that ,

                             '  In His creation She is not just a part, but a class apart!'

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