No I didn't make this statement...
We, a group of 2 men and 2 women, were having a rather loud discussion in our office cafeteria on women, women in India, women making decisions in family...
The topic suddenly took a sharp turn to the recent tweet by Kavitha Krishnan on the #selfiewithdaughter campaign... and this was a statement made y my colleague - it seems women like her (sic) are the reason why NGOs/ peoples movements are viewed with distrust in India now...
Medha Patkar, Teesta Setalvad, Kavitha Krishnan ... the virulence against women creating awareness, working on civil liberties and social issues ... in particular, the virulence and hatred against women who have created strong identities for themselves sans' Industry/ government backing, is so strong that I am actually taken aback.
Whereas women to be emulated or who receive appaluse are Sudha Murthy (of Infosys Foundation fame), Nita Ambani (reliance Foundation fame) etc...
The former are abused as commies (and that is the mildest abuse), "nautanki", bitch etc... The others are championed as ideal women leaders.
A woman's dissent should be such that she is heard in the sweetest of voices, appear in softest/ fariest light and ofcourse be complimentary of men in general, men in her life... :)
We, a group of 2 men and 2 women, were having a rather loud discussion in our office cafeteria on women, women in India, women making decisions in family...
The topic suddenly took a sharp turn to the recent tweet by Kavitha Krishnan on the #selfiewithdaughter campaign... and this was a statement made y my colleague - it seems women like her (sic) are the reason why NGOs/ peoples movements are viewed with distrust in India now...
Medha Patkar, Teesta Setalvad, Kavitha Krishnan ... the virulence against women creating awareness, working on civil liberties and social issues ... in particular, the virulence and hatred against women who have created strong identities for themselves sans' Industry/ government backing, is so strong that I am actually taken aback.
Whereas women to be emulated or who receive appaluse are Sudha Murthy (of Infosys Foundation fame), Nita Ambani (reliance Foundation fame) etc...
The former are abused as commies (and that is the mildest abuse), "nautanki", bitch etc... The others are championed as ideal women leaders.
A woman's dissent should be such that she is heard in the sweetest of voices, appear in softest/ fariest light and ofcourse be complimentary of men in general, men in her life... :)
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