A new "Boys" market has been created for trading boys in India - BNN IPN Exclusive.
13th June 2015
Rajdoop Pardesai: a new "Boys" market on the lines of "Stock Market and Commodities Market" has been made functional in all major cities in India creating an unprecedented excitement, shock around the world. We have Vallavi Ghosh reporting from Kolkata and Beeraraghav from Chennai. Beeraraghav lets hear it from you first, what is really this market all about? and what is the reaction from the public about it?
Beeraraghav : Well Rajdoop, this is just the official version of selling the "bridegrooms" for "dowry" during marriage. The parents of "boys" are really a happy lot, as now they can bargain for a price "officially" rather than adopting "undercover" methods, Rajdoop.
RP : Hmmm, we could see the reactions of the parents of "boys" there. They are certainly a jubliant lot. Vallavi, what is the reaction in Kolkata?
Vallavi : Rajdoop, just see behind me and you could see parents of "boys" really celebrating this day by beating drums, exchanging sweets and singing praise of Gualayam Singh Badav, Lollu Prazad Jadav the leaders who brought about this market from "theory" to "reality". Lets just hear it from them, to a person in the crowd
Vallavi : So now you have the "official market" for getting a better price for your "boys" so how do you feel?
Parent of a Boy : This has been a dream come true for the Indian Society(??), this has been the long standing demand of parents of all "boys" , a fair price for their sons without fearing for police cases, demanding the in-laws etc. We thank Lollu Prazad ji and Gulayam ji for making this happen.
Vallavi : That is the reaction from the parents of "boys" here, over to you Rajdoop.
Well this is just an imaginary situation now, but can be a reality, if we don't wake up.
The most dishonorable, disgusting thing in the Indian society is Dowry. Dowry's meaning in dictionary is "Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage". Now the question is, Is the money brought or sought?
Dowry is not only practiced by Indian society, it existed all over the world. But Dowry was practiced as "sought" only here, leading to innumerable "unrecorded" deaths of daughter-in-laws. Why I say "unrecorded" is because most of the times an "accord" is reached and the deal is "mutual". For the record, number of dowry related deaths for the year 2008 stood at 7618.
The other worrying thing about this trend is the wide acceptance of this dangerous dowry in our society. Demanding dowry is no longer seen as derogatory, rather seen as a status symbol. The parents of "boys" are extremely disdainful when dealing with "girls" parents. More painful is when the tough negotiator and senior torturer of the daughter-in-law is mother of the boy, a woman herself.
Gone are the days when a girl was confined to household chores. The present day girl studies as good, is as brainy, as intelligent and as talented as a boy (even better than, infact). When the scenario is like this, it is extremely unjustified and cruel for "boys" parents to demand money from a girl and her family in the name of marriage.
"23 year old girl commits suicide after being tonsured by her mother-in-law demanding money". "Gas cylinder bursts, 22 year Girl dies of burns".These headlines sound familiar is it not? The fact that these things happen in 2009, (who knows will continue to happen till 2900 also) is case in point for our barbarous attitude.
"Where does the boy's brain go when he comes to know of their parents closing in on a "deal" for his marriage?". Even I am perplexed, is that boy really hapless and helpless against his parents? or he just feels it is justified? The boys need to answer this.
விறகடுப்பு எரித்தது
"gas stove" வெடித்தது
ஓ மின்சார அடுப்பே
நீயும் "shock" அடிப்பாயோ
"மருமகள்" உன்னை இயக்கினால்?
Neither tough legislations nor punishments can prevent this from happening. A "mass mindset change" should happen. The "boys" can do a lot by questioning their parents when they come to know of this and making them understand it is equivalent to begging and selling him off. Until then you will continue to see and hear about those headlines.
Let we boys take a oath at this moment that we will never encourage the concept of "Dowry" as brought or sought and that we will consider girls as equals and not inferior to us. Let us all vow together to wipe this evil monster out of our society and make India a better place to live in.
"உனக்கென்ன பா கவலை எல்லாம் பசங்க தான், என்ன மாதிரியா மூணு பொண்ணுங்க உனக்கு ?" (Why should you worry? All boys only for you. Are you like me , mother of three girls?). When this kind of utterances vanish, when boys and girls are treated equally, then is when India becomes a really "developed country". Lets make it happen!!!
Jai Hind!!!
