03-11-2010, 08:34 AM
Parliament Ka Zenana ââ¬â Guest Post by M Balaji
11 March 2010 32 views No Comment
Based upon the euphoric outpourings of the Indian media, all Indian women are supposedly thrilled about the Womenââ¬â¢s Reservation Bill. It provides a historic opportunity to the women of India etc etc.
I am truly puzzled as to where the Delhi media has drawn these conclusions from. My female friends circle does not reflect these views and neither do the rural/poor women we have interacted with.
By way of background, I am of the female gender. I went to some of the elite educational institutions in India ââ¬Ånot on quotaââ¬Â and have done pretty well in the corporate world. I used to take a bus to college and my parents had to take a loan to pay for my highly subsidized college and post graduate education. All in all, a middle class person and hence entitled to speak about this quota drama since it is supposed to help the non-elite, right!
For this write-up Iââ¬â¢ll stick to just the female point of view of this ââ¬Åquota businessââ¬Â leaving aside other loopholes the depth of the Marina trench, such as rotation of seats which singlehandedly skewer our democracy like a shish kebab.
http://satyameva-jayate.org/2010/03/11/p...ka-zenana/
11 March 2010 32 views No Comment
Based upon the euphoric outpourings of the Indian media, all Indian women are supposedly thrilled about the Womenââ¬â¢s Reservation Bill. It provides a historic opportunity to the women of India etc etc.
I am truly puzzled as to where the Delhi media has drawn these conclusions from. My female friends circle does not reflect these views and neither do the rural/poor women we have interacted with.
By way of background, I am of the female gender. I went to some of the elite educational institutions in India ââ¬Ånot on quotaââ¬Â and have done pretty well in the corporate world. I used to take a bus to college and my parents had to take a loan to pay for my highly subsidized college and post graduate education. All in all, a middle class person and hence entitled to speak about this quota drama since it is supposed to help the non-elite, right!
For this write-up Iââ¬â¢ll stick to just the female point of view of this ââ¬Åquota businessââ¬Â leaving aside other loopholes the depth of the Marina trench, such as rotation of seats which singlehandedly skewer our democracy like a shish kebab.
http://satyameva-jayate.org/2010/03/11/p...ka-zenana/