THE FEMINISM OF ATTIRE

The way a woman dresses somehow becomes a matter of supreme importance whenever a discussion on serious issues like sexual violences or culture take place.In case of a rape,there is always a question of provocation from the women who "dressed to kill".The same way a woman who dressed in Jeans is a biggest threat to Indian Culture(so it seems).It is funny to see women from Gujarath in Chennai always dress up in fabrics not suitable for the humid climate just to protect their identity;not to mention the purdah clad figures in hot sun.

Dress denotes personality and it is your nature of work , the geography and of course your figure and complexion which are the determining factor when you choose an attire.But the undue burden on women to become the flag bearer of culture,or a status symbol(the man in jeans and tshirt with his wife in silk and gold is nothing but a showcase to display his wealth)is nothing short of inequality.Women are not used or allowed to dress cool and are socialised to dress uncomfortable.The miniskirts and high heels are culprits too from the modern side of capitalism who want to project women as a sex symbol alone.

People rise their eyebrows when they see something which they are not used to.Thats why a fully covered body of a girl in jeans and shirt provoke many than the sari clad bare midriff.So in the era of globalisation, let the women folk be cool and stop scrutinising on personal choices of dressing(This plea is to those women also who are equally bad when it comes to criticism of the so called modern dressing).And what you wear has nothing to do whether you are modern or traditional which is an attitude.

LET THERE BE LIGHT

CORRUPTION

The omnipresent yet invisible to the innocent eye phenomenon corruption recently got into every mobile savvy Indian's vocabulary ;thanks to Anna hazare's hunger strike and the fiasco followed.The last of the surviving tribe of gandhian was as ferocious as a hijacker in insisting to bring the "public touch" to the Lokpal Bill.But one wonders:Does it in any way control corruption?

Are we not having enough laws already?How come all Politicians are branded bad and the so called civil society representitives qualify as men of cardinal virtues?Don't we need a system at every nook and corner of the country where the civil society becomes the real watchdog of administrative procedures to prevent wrongdoing rather than a few getting into the lawmaking body by putting unnecessary pressure?Whose interest is served ,anyway?One feels sympathy to Government who agreed to the demands may be because of the fear of the so called revolutions happening in the middle and far east.

Corruption is not only the abuse of a post;it includes any violation of trust and is certainly not a monopoly of Government.A vendor of fruit who sells you bad product in a high price also comes under the definition of corruption. In our society, it is often people who does not have a direct share in power talk loud about corruption and it is this power deprivation which seems to be the driving force of the new age crusaders against corruption.

No one is going to give a clean chit to Government regarding corruption.But to make things better,there are better ways which are highly demanding than forwarding the messages"support Anna".Its time to stop blaming but act constructively using the existing system itself.

LET THERE BE LIGHT