Sanjai Velayudhan's Blog - Posts Tagged "maria"
Women
There is a lot of attention to the state of women in India. It is perhaps the proliferation of media and its easy availability through social media that is making all the difference.
The question I ask is has the state of women improved in India? Maybe improving chances of employment and slow yet firm creep of modernity has made a difference. Yet, the fundamental power structure that defines the relationship between the sexes has endured.
What took centuries to calcify would take at least decades to soften isn't it?
The many women characters in 'Dance of the Spirits' are depicted as strong ones yet like Maria, they ultimately fall victim to the 'system'. Till its women aren't treated equally, can India claim to be a free country? That's an open question indeed!Dance of the Spirits: A Novel
The question I ask is has the state of women improved in India? Maybe improving chances of employment and slow yet firm creep of modernity has made a difference. Yet, the fundamental power structure that defines the relationship between the sexes has endured.
What took centuries to calcify would take at least decades to soften isn't it?
The many women characters in 'Dance of the Spirits' are depicted as strong ones yet like Maria, they ultimately fall victim to the 'system'. Till its women aren't treated equally, can India claim to be a free country? That's an open question indeed!Dance of the Spirits: A Novel
