The Present Face of Our Society

Our country,India is considered a developing nation.But do you really believe it holds true? If you ask me,in my opinion I don't think so! The scenario of our present 'so called developing' India is same as it was before.

I am not a critic,but a simple girl and out of the million Indians my judgement for sure would hardly matter,yet I'm here trying to make a point on something that is equally crucial as our country's social,political,economic and cultural realm.

When India has tremendously raised its standards in other aspects it still lacks the progress in educating a girl child.A girl is still considered inferior to a boy even if the girl is way more competent.Survey shows that more than 10 million girls are illiterate and up to 12 million girl fetuses are aborted in 30 years.

Girls are forbidden from receiving education in many backward areas and prevalence of early marriage is continuously practiced.The irony,is our society grand fully celebrates worshiping of Goddess Durga,Kali,Laxmi and even the deity of education Goddess Saraswati,yet when it comes to a girl child they forget to provide them whats rightfully theirs.

Gandhiji said,“If you educate a man,you educate an individual,but if you educate a woman,you educate an entire family”.But has his saying being actually followed?

Even if some upper-class families do provide the privilege but with a fixed mindset that their education is not considered important,because at the end of it a girl is supposed to be married and expected to limit herself to her household chores and family.

Recent reports shows consistent problems like female infanticide,dowry,female suicides,domestic battering,malnutrition of women,etc.And our constitution does have laws and acts enacted for each one of them,even the media plays a huge role making tall claims about women empowerment through television commercials,shows or newspapers.But has anything 'drastically' changed?

NGOs have opened schools for free education but are there enough infrastructure? Does all of them fulfill the basic standards? Are they properly equipped? Are all children actually sent to schools?

A bulk load questions without any proper answer!

Education is everyone's right irrespective of gender.Is it too much to give a child? We provide food and clothing then why not education?

The root cause to crimes like rape,molestation,exploitation and eve-teasing is gender inequality.Where boys are taught they are superior and girls are mere nothings,what do you expect to come out of it? Enactment of law isn't enough,the only way to eradicate most of the problems is proper education of girls and women,teaching them to be equals.

Its high time to bring in a positive change and widen our perspective towards actual attainment of urbanization and modernization.

My question,specially to all those parents who consider a girl to be nothing but a burden,"if a girl can reach the stars,then why must she settle for bare pebbles?"