YOU DISCRIMINATE
seva cafe- time 7:30 pm
New faces were introducing there talent on stage when the atmosphere changed. . .
Fun was replaced with Fear
Fear... for me
I got a tight resounding slap from my fiance. . .
in front of everyone
The suffocating silence was broken by some theatre artist calling for attention to enact their play on gender discrimination.
"Tum ladki ho, tumhe kyu padna hai?" (poem)
Moments before the play, my fiance was shouting at me like a loudspeaker because I earned more than him & he slapped me.
I discriminate.
The play displayed a girl getting suffocated in her home by her strict and orthodox parents treating their brother like a king, and daughter, like a convict.
"Tu khud ko badal, tu khud ko badal tab hi to zamana badlega" - song sung by the performers between the scenes
They paused the play at critical points and replaced the girl with a member of the audience resulting in heated discussions. The play ended with the girl sitting in the temple like a devi and everybody worshipping her while the mediator recited a poem by Kamla Bhasin,
"Tum ladki ho, tumhe kyu padna hai?" (poem)
I was watching the play. I was watching the paradox.
Moments before the play, my fiance was shouting at me like a loudspeaker because I earned more than him & he slapped me.
Nobody reacted. They just watched.
The same people were discussing on the issue they just ignored. WHY?
I discriminate.
I am a part of it.
0 comments:
Post a Comment