When someone who claims to have stopped visiting Gujarat because Narendra Modi was chief minister says on Facebook she has been moved by his Independence Day speech, you know this is something significant. What moved this lady, and many others, as evident from social media feeds this morning? + It was the focus on women. A focus shorn of the patronising and patriarchal attitude that marks public discourse on women in India. A focus that ensured that he said things that are not spoken about in polite society, let alone the ramparts of the Red Fort from where the Independence Day speech is traditionally delivered. + Speaking about the rising incidents of rapes in the country, Modi said something no public figure- and certainly no male public figure- has said publicly: control your sons, not just your daughters. qz/250018/its-heartening-to-hear-a-prime-minister-prioritize-the-difficulties-facing-ordinary-indian-women/ -Taken from above article (Not said by Kalam Sir)
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 03:12:00 +0000
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