இவள்

Despite the year being 2016, the society I belong to still discourages women from pursuing and thriving in their careers after marriage. I observed two distinct categories during the period between 2012 and 2014 when I was residing in Coimbatore. Many families had exceptionally talented daughters who excelled in both their studies and passions. Paradoxically, the parents were more inclined to prioritize getting them married off, seemingly prioritizing parental rituals over their daughters’ aspirations.The second category comprises women who had made a significant impact before marriage. However, post-marriage, they find themselves assuming a completely different role due to family and social responsibilities that they believe they own. As a result, they often deviate from their career paths. The script “இவள்” is a tribute to all married women who, in the classic Indian term, are “Settled” on paper but, in reality, feel “Unsettled” by nature.

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இவள் 
தெளிவாகச்சிந்திக்கிறாள்
பக்குவமாய்ப்படிக்கிறாள்
மதிப்பெண்களைக்குவிக்கிறாள்
கல்லூரியில் மலர்கிறாள்
நிறுவனங்களில் செழிக்கிறாள்!

ஏனோ
திருமணமென்ற கால்கட்டில்
தாயென்ற மகுடத்தில்
உறைந்தே நிற்கிறாள் - தீப்பெட்டிக்குள் தீக்குச்சியாய்!

கால்கட்டால் முற்றுப்புள்ளி 
அது அன்றைய சமூகம்
சுதந்திரம் - நீங்கள் தாரைவார்தது 
விடுதலை வேண்டாதீர்
பாரதியின் புதுமைப்பெண்ணே
கல்வி கண்திறக்கட்டும் - தீப்பந்தமாய் வழிகாட்டுங்கள்
அவன் இனி குடும்ப ஆணாகட்டும்

       ----- என்றே ஆனந்தன் -----

6 thoughts on “இவள்

  1. True AP… I see small changes happening here and there but not that great. Recently happened to meet quite a few ladies who are married with kids pursuing their Ph.D…Its for economic purpose but its here and there. Always compromise on the girls side to relocate to where the guy lives and find a job in that city with some conditions/constraints…

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  2. Your close observation on society and the rear side of every women is understandable in your Tamil quote.

    Nothing else but mother tongue has the choicest of words to express our inner thoughts in poetic form.

    I think we have lost a Kavignar to the fast world and UK…

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