DOMESTIC VIOLENCE- A CHOICE?
Today one of my pal shot an intriguing question about domestic violence that why in india women body is still being treated as an domitable entity experiencing bruises on her soul mind and flesh of anger and frustation being emanated by her masculine counterpart or any other male entity? and even if she somehow manages to extricate herself from this incessant cycle of violence why her daughter shares the same fate after marriage and also why her son showers the same rage and frustation on her wife that exterminated her mother's life once?
The former questions placed my mind in an abysmal state of thinking . After pondering my thoughts for hours seeking for the answer I realised that the life cycle of every creature on this planet is compartmentalized into three vital sections -
1) BIRTH
2) GROWING STAGE
3)DEATH
And though any creature in this entire universe lacks the power to mould the section of birth and death , the cycle of growing up is something that falls within the ambit of that very creature , the only cycle where the divine entrust the creature and shoulders him with a certain sense of responsibility for its maintenance .
In this process of growing up willingly or unwillingly the creature acquires certain traits, habits, attitude or behaviour depending upon his environment , teachings/guidance being provided by his parents etc. One of the vital components that a creature acquires in his process of growing up is " attitude" of either being subdued or the attitude of being indormitable. A lion's cub from the very onset of his birth is fed with the habit of hunting and because of that he never thinks twice before attacking a zebra , simmilarly a zebra from the very starting of his birth is fed with an attitude of being subdued and because of that he perpetually fears the lion throughout his life without even retaliating once or without even knowing his strengths. Unfortunately the conditioning of zebra has been carried out in such a manner that he has to jump out of his skin on seeing a lion? Have you ever wondered why zebra refuses to fight a lion without a fight , maybe the zebra is potent enough to kick lion's ass but he avoids doing so , this is because he was never trained for it , zebra always saw his parents , comrades running for their lives on seeing a lion , he was always trained to make a run. No wonder had the zebra retaliated in the very first instance of his encounter with the lion , the wild cat would had expunged the very thought of attacking the zebra ever again.
The same principle of Retaliation and subjugation applies on human being. When a marriage takes place , the elements of respect of family and fear of society are induced in the mind of the bride. She is asked to zip her lips for the sake of family's respect even if that marriage meant a compromise with her own individuality, freedom ,liberty. Such shallow principles govern the feminine world thereby making their male better halves to act as Lucifer and introduce hell in their lives. When a wife refuse to answer back her husband or ignores the violent behaviour being depicted by her male counterpart because of some banter reasons, it adds to the courage of the husband. When the wife turns a blind eye rather than pinpointing her husband's mistake than rather than feeling remorse about committing such a revulsive sin , the husband starts viewing such aggressive behaviour as means of not only silencing her wife in all his wrong deeds but also feels it obligatory for maintaining patriarchal administration in the house and sooner or later such aggressive acts slowly and gradually becomes the part and parcel of women's life. It induces a sense of delusion within the husband regarding his menism which will only surface up by the means of violence on his better half. No wonder this false sense of superiority enraptures him to such an extent that he tends to raise his hand even on the slightest opportunity or suspicion grabbed by him.
When a daughter sees her mother being made to cater needs of her father on a leash it leaves a tormenting impression on her fragile mind. She somewhere deep in her accepts that she has to share the same fate as of her mother.The environment in which she has been raised conditions her to accept such atrocity and remain silenced about it, Simmilarly the aggressive and abusive behaviour of father , leaves a ever lasting impression on son's mind , induces a sense that committing violence on any female is hoity-doity thing and therefore in later part of his life drama when he plays the role of a husband , he starts imitating his father deluding violence as means of establishing supremacy in the relationship and debilitating his wife's swashbuckling spirit
No ngo or organisation can save a woman from this vicious cycle of torment until and unless that very woman learns the art of retaliation. Until and unless women start reverting back with the same magnitude and intensity in case of violence until then husband's will keep on portraying women body as some fragile entity upon which they can shower their rage to lighten up their moods.
"THAPPAD MARA TOH MARA KAISE" until and unless such attitude is taken up by our daughters, wifes , girl-friends till then no remedy in this world can assuage the bruises of violence on their soul and flesh. To all the families out there who believe that their daughter should remain in mum state to all the torments being thrown at her just for the sake of their respect, I am sorry to say this you all are a taint on the humanity and an eclipse on nation's development. To all the husband's out there who feel that their loud voices and violent actions can curb spirit of a women , a special place in hell is booked for your lot, all of you are perfect embodiments of filthy rodents in apparels.
Women is a sanctimonious creation of God , learn to treat her in the same manner. To all the husband out there, it's your duty to foster an environment for your wives where they are free to express their opinions, exercise their choices , participate in family matters and have the audacity to pinpoint all the males of the house in their wrong/immoral deeds. Try showing love and compassion for her and see how she turns the tables of your luck , how her roles and acts ensure a perpetual source of prosperity at your family's doorstep , disrespect her and be ready to witness her garnered wrath potent of cataclysmic extermination


Ohkay brother....you at your point is totally correct.....but instant of retaliating it violently, a woman can take 100's of illegal aactions against his companion for life...our government throught the post independence and till date ha been working hard for the upliftment of the status of women by amending certain laws and articles in our respected constitution of India...moreover by running certain campaigns like mission SHAKTI etc..
ReplyDeleteBut you are absolutely correct that our society is still patriarchal in nature and is male dominant society.....and this inequality has been witnessed since our ancient vedic era....so its already in our blood but we need to purify this blood from the male dominance and the new society formed must be neutral i.e. neither patriarchal nor matriarchal...
And yes adding one more thing.....you and generally everyone else only talks about male dominance in the society .....no one talk about the feminism shown by our judicial system....
Sorry to say i deeply respect our country's judicial system but yes its the truth that judiciary is somewhat biased for females over males....
So everything has its pros and cons...if male is dominant in part of the society then a woman is also dominant somewhere in the other part of the society....
You are absolutely correct bro but the thing is that legal help becomes a trivial thing especially in highly backward regions , not each and every women is equipped with the legal help knowledge for combating domestic violence. Therefore it becomes necessary that she realises the fact to fight her won battles, learns to take a stance. Retaliation here specifies taking stance , it does not imply that the women should go on a killing spree stabbing each and every men of the house but then it becomes imperative that she place a hault on such torturous acts . Addressing second part of your comment , there are certain parts where women dominate but that ambit is limited bro . No one is asking them to bring them to subdue their male comrades but then atleast give them that fair share of opportunities in order to bring them on the same page as men . Male dominance has been there bro for a prolonged period of time and yes there are certain cases where women might be playing a false victim card regarding violence but then that debate is reserved for some another day.
DeleteCool brother....if u r saying that debate is reserved for some other day then its good...
ReplyDeleteBrother you knoe there are certain laws in our judicial system according to which only a woman can case a file on her husband , while the male counterpart has no such privileges....for example , only a wife can ask for compensation after the divorce not husband and many such more laws.....
Yes its the truth that still our culture is patriarchal But now as education /literacy is going higher day by day in our country, women are also getting empowered, they are getting their equal rights, girls are also competing men equally outside the home campus in the fast moving world...but still there is much more to do for them...
#respectforwomen
#creatinggenderequality