Thursday, 1 September 2011

Out in the Open


Indian women more than the men, undertake the responsibility of preserving their honour. Through their dressing or gestures they signal the same to the opposite sex at most times.
One recent observation brought me into thinking mode. This phenomenon is more prevalent amongst unmarried women, while the tendency reduces after marriage. What I am hinting at is deliberate and forced coverage of their assets especially when they are not married. Does post marriage bring to them freedom of all sorts? Does physical openness – open them to general society? The skin which had been hidden with beautiful attire can now be exposed without any qualms. The curves which were sneaked via effort become objects of public display especially when they step into motherhood. Does it go off because they have become someone’s private property or is this because there is nothing else left to hide? Weird thought but can’t help thinking about it.