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Why sindoor khela MUST be inclusive & NOT Exclusive?
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No matter how exotic and photogenic it looks, sindoor khela is not as beautiful as it appears to be. It is remains of unjust ritualistic laws of a society once dominated by strong patriarchal values.
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No matter how exotic and photogenic it looks, sindoor khela is not as beautiful as it appears to be. It is remains of unjust ritualistic laws of a society once dominated by strong patriarchal values.
@Go_Movie_Mango @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 I'm not a feminist but certain experiences have made me stop and think in the last few years.
Stop and think for a moment of those ladies who have suffered a marriage separation or have been recently widowed.
Stop and think for a moment of those ladies who have suffered a marriage separation or have been recently widowed.
@Go_Movie_Mango @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 Not only they are deprived of the joy of participating in this festival, but they are also reminded of their social position. Imagine this happening to your own mother or sister. Every year on dashami, this celebration of marital bliss brings as much tears as it brings joy.
@Go_Movie_Mango @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 Sindoor khela , boron , kanakanjali etc are all folk rituals . They are 'stri-achaar' --- rituals of women which is passed down through generation without any scriptural recommendation.
@Go_Movie_Mango @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 People of West bengal held sindoor to be too precious to be wasted in playing . While people from East Bengal thought that this playing symbolises the abundance of marital bliss and prosperity .
@Go_Movie_Mango @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 Tradition , especially folk traditions are continuously in a state of flux. They are continuously evolving. We have done away with sati, human sacrifice and introduced widow remarriage. Many women today don't care to wear sindoor.
@Go_Movie_Mango @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 And yet, ironically, every Durgotsav, the entire nation wakes up to celebrate sindoor khela and formulate strict laws of participation.
@Go_Movie_Mango @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 Why can't sindur khela be more inclusive? Why can't sindur expand itself & become an ornament for all irrespective of her marital status on that one particular day?
It is a war that remains to be fought ...& to be won.
Only then we can wish each other by saying #subhobijoya.
It is a war that remains to be fought ...& to be won.
Only then we can wish each other by saying #subhobijoya.
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