In homes across India, all parents goad their children to do their best for the 10th and 12th Board Exams. While the kids slog on a table, parents scan their progress, keep foodstuff and crunchy munchies handy and all the while praying for the best. After the 12th Boards, the problem of sending the ward to a good university for graduation comes up. At least for girls.
If the girl was born in a metro, these problems do not usually arise, cos the distance to a good college or university can easily be shortened if you know the bus/train/auto routes or have your own private vehicle or somebody to drop you. But for a small-town gal, the bumps on the road to a bright career are many. Family circumstances may force you to drop your plans for further studies outside. And assuming parents are willing, the next problem is the Problem of local guardian. You may have good friends and relatives in the city, but once you drop the hint of local guardian, you see their smiles vanishing as fast as the ice on Antarctica. Sure, boys have their own set of problems, but to be the local guardian of a girl ?! What if she falls in love and runs away? Or what if she gets in trouble with the roadside Romeos and dishonours our name ? Questions like these bubble up in the minds of the 'local guardians' even when the parents offer multiple assurances. And the poor girl has to swear the family honour above all her wishes and desires....And if any hint is detected in that area, the gal is immediately packed off and her further education stopped. And married off without much ado to somebody unseen and unheard before....
Gals of India, before committing yourself to any foolish and desperate attempts to end your life, Please go thru Indian laws, especially The Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act,2005. Seek help of NGO's who take up the cause of women and keep your certificates handy for a job suited to your education level.
If the girl was born in a metro, these problems do not usually arise, cos the distance to a good college or university can easily be shortened if you know the bus/train/auto routes or have your own private vehicle or somebody to drop you. But for a small-town gal, the bumps on the road to a bright career are many. Family circumstances may force you to drop your plans for further studies outside. And assuming parents are willing, the next problem is the Problem of local guardian. You may have good friends and relatives in the city, but once you drop the hint of local guardian, you see their smiles vanishing as fast as the ice on Antarctica. Sure, boys have their own set of problems, but to be the local guardian of a girl ?! What if she falls in love and runs away? Or what if she gets in trouble with the roadside Romeos and dishonours our name ? Questions like these bubble up in the minds of the 'local guardians' even when the parents offer multiple assurances. And the poor girl has to swear the family honour above all her wishes and desires....And if any hint is detected in that area, the gal is immediately packed off and her further education stopped. And married off without much ado to somebody unseen and unheard before....
Gals of India, before committing yourself to any foolish and desperate attempts to end your life, Please go thru Indian laws, especially The Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act,2005. Seek help of NGO's who take up the cause of women and keep your certificates handy for a job suited to your education level.
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