A panel on ” Yes ! Shakti Loves Loring “was held at the Mangaluru Literature Festival 2019 held in TMA Pai Hall on 30th November. The panel was held by Nirmala Govindarajan , Manoshi Sinha , Sai Swaroopa moderated by Sahana Vijayakumar.
Sahana Vijayakumar ignited a spark to the idea of women empowerment by quoting that “BRAHMA” has no gender and Sanathana dharma does not follow a “HE” god.She believes that there is a certain void in the society though women are more intellectually powerful post independence.
Sai swaroopa pondered on how in the ancient era the wife was considered to be half as equal as the man, his best friend and also his source of attaining ” Dharma , Artha , Kama and Moksha ” . However, after industrialization and modernization, the advent of more ” clerical , desk job ” has changed it all.
Manoshi Sinha thinks that in schools we are not thought about the life of the intellectual ancestors. She shared her immense knowledge on history of women.
Nirmala Govindarajan recollects on how she visited rural areas of northern part of India and realized that there was no parity. She also described how the women there would recite folklores and stories about the village. She believes that reservations for the minority is important as it encourages the unprevileged women and children to become more independent.
The panel spoke about the glorious history of women in history and also how the women of today should be inspired by the warrior women of yesterday.
The panel was concluded by quoting: BELIEVING IN SHAKTI IS FEMINISM. RESPECT YOURSELF AND THE WORLD WILL RESPECT YOU.
Written by Nidhi Shenoy