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1.What are the traits of an average indian woman today?
2.What are the traits an Indian woman ought to possess in contemporary India?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's like asking, what are the traits of the average human being. There are too many different, conflicting characteristics to get any idea. And Ought To Possess is prescriptive.
Maybe a better question would be
What are the traits useful for Indian women to have, both for themselves and society as a whole?
I'll be talking of Hindu/Jain/... women to give my own opinion. India has a vast pool of intelligence that, with proper education, can do a lot for the country. The same applies to men, of course.
What I would <i>wish</i> to see in Indian women is a living continuation of who they have always been. Thankfully, this is still there to a large extent, though the murky and non-viable ideologies are trying to erode it. Indian women have been brave and fearless, intelligent and active, with a strong sense of India's historic identity. I would like these traits to be passed on to the next generations. A noble woman is an inspiration to everyone, not just young children, but men as well. And vice versa.
If schooling fails to educate children to engender the good qualities adults of the past had, parents should certainly take up the challenge. This moulding of children has traditionally been done by all members of the family consisting of grandparents, uncles and aunts, etc. So to be sure, they are still most important in forming future generations too.
I think the Freedom-Responsiblity mentioned is excellent and most true. The intelligent people, anywhere in the world, tend to live responsibly because they know what they want in life. And what they don't want. People who are easily influenced (this is especially common among some teenagers) tend to overlook responsibility. And then they turn out not to be useful contributors. This is gender independent, too.
I find that I can't coherently speak of women independent of men. When I try to speak of women, I invariably move towards discussing society as a whole. Asking general questions directed particularly at women which could also be asked of men, is going to lead to answers that apply to men as well.
1.What are the traits of an average indian woman today?
2.What are the traits an Indian woman ought to possess in contemporary India?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's like asking, what are the traits of the average human being. There are too many different, conflicting characteristics to get any idea. And Ought To Possess is prescriptive.
Maybe a better question would be
What are the traits useful for Indian women to have, both for themselves and society as a whole?
I'll be talking of Hindu/Jain/... women to give my own opinion. India has a vast pool of intelligence that, with proper education, can do a lot for the country. The same applies to men, of course.
What I would <i>wish</i> to see in Indian women is a living continuation of who they have always been. Thankfully, this is still there to a large extent, though the murky and non-viable ideologies are trying to erode it. Indian women have been brave and fearless, intelligent and active, with a strong sense of India's historic identity. I would like these traits to be passed on to the next generations. A noble woman is an inspiration to everyone, not just young children, but men as well. And vice versa.
If schooling fails to educate children to engender the good qualities adults of the past had, parents should certainly take up the challenge. This moulding of children has traditionally been done by all members of the family consisting of grandparents, uncles and aunts, etc. So to be sure, they are still most important in forming future generations too.
I think the Freedom-Responsiblity mentioned is excellent and most true. The intelligent people, anywhere in the world, tend to live responsibly because they know what they want in life. And what they don't want. People who are easily influenced (this is especially common among some teenagers) tend to overlook responsibility. And then they turn out not to be useful contributors. This is gender independent, too.
I find that I can't coherently speak of women independent of men. When I try to speak of women, I invariably move towards discussing society as a whole. Asking general questions directed particularly at women which could also be asked of men, is going to lead to answers that apply to men as well.