Happiness Matters

During the early days of civilization the population was less, hence there was less division among the mass. Neither there was caste system on the basis of profession nor there was division on the basis of religious gurus; that time the only division was on the basis of visible and evident difference - gender. There were two groups - male and female. While females were physically weak, they had the power to reproduce; males lacked this power but they were physically strong, much stronger than a female.  One day one of the males overheard the conversation between two females, one of them were saying - " You know what we are more powerful as we can produce, without us human race cannot exist." The other female said "But you would agree with me that without a male's contribution this is not possible!" The first woman said - "Yes of course my dear, but dont forget that we are the ones who carry the baby for several months inside us. Without this t...

Sacrifice is a very popular concept in India specially if it is done by a woman. Wife sacrificying her career for husband - wife becomes an idol, husband sacrifying his career for wife - husband is considered not a man enough; as if sacrifice is women's proprietary right. Saree is considered to be the purest form of dress even though it is not enough to cover the entire body. Saree is traditional and an expression of elegancy. Hence in most communities saree is worn during marriage, also newly weds are expected to wear saree at least few days post marriage. Strangly dhoti for men couldnt reach the Saree level. Dhotis are not normally worn by men post marriage, though sometimes dhotis are worn during pujas but mostly by the priest who wears it as part of his profession. Dhotis are not compulsion for men post marriage because of the simple reason that dhotis are neither convenient nor comfortable for daily use. Saree system on the other hand has been popularized by women wh...

"MARRIAGE" a girl hears it in very early days of her life when she is a kid, she gets to know the meaning of the same. The meaning changes and evolves though as she grows up. MARRIAGE- Its a scary word for a teenager girl who is told every time she scores badly in exam that she might have to end up in early marriage if she fails in her career. MARRIAGE- It's even more scary for an adult woman who has just completed 25years of her life and she is under constant pressure of different sorts from different types of people who surround her- be it her parents/ relatives or any elderly people whom she meets. She has to answer that question "When will you get married?" MARRIAGE - How is it for a married woman? For this please read below: Caution: The journey penned down here is very personal. Drawing general opinion based on this wont be right. As I grew up when I used to spend time in playing, I had heard people telling my parents "Start teaching h...