A Girl of tender age and Indian Culture

Festive days are on its high, and you can feel the same, no matter where you go and for what purpose. In comparison of other metros, Delhi has opened its arms wider, you strongly feel the spirit of festiveness in spite of falling from any religion. Diwali is one of such festival which cause to affect everybody in their own way.

But spirit of festive effect of Diwali is not the reason behind my writing but one incidence which prompted me to share the same with you all.

I was waiting for 'life of Delhi commuters' for my destination and I saw a father and his 5 year old daughter sitting at bench of metro station Platform. The daughter was properly dressed like a school girl on a non-school day. I was sitting next to them and had to wait for my metro and was wondering to pass the unbeatable wait of the my destination metro. In the mean time I heard her asking her father that she wants to talk to her mother, father dialed his mobile and gave it to daughter, she spoke to her mother and method of her talking clearly signifies that her mother is out of city and she was narrating things about her place of residence at Delhi and narrating what has she done in morning. I was amazed to listen to her as she was talking so responsibly like a newly married Indian girl who gives each and every details of her work to her mother and asks if mother suggests anything more.  After few minutes of talk with her mother in which mother gave some additional instructions to her for the home, conversation ends. Thereafter, I came to know that they were waiting to receive somebody as the daughter was being inquisitive to know and father was telling that somebody from their hometown is coming and she suppose to “Pranam”(greet) him like her own uncle, and daughter nodded. I was amazed to see the behavior of the daughter and her maturity at her age. For a moment I was very happy and feel proud of our culture but my thought diverted and questioned myself that do we expect the same courtesy and manner from a boy of her age, and answer is in negative. Sorry but I don’t want to offend our male chauvinistic society but the basis difference between the upbringing where we expect the girl more courteous and mannered and I take it positively as it benefits girls in general as its always good to be so and helps in every walks of life. Here I don’t say that boys are ill mannered etc. but certainly they use to be careless or in better words carefree which has its own negative impact on him for future run. This may be the main reason which caused to result in many surveys saying that women are better employer or manager or can work good in team for herself as well as for team etc.

Though all Indian festivals irrespective of any religion, teaches us to be more respectful and courteous to all but girl either willingly take it more seriously or asked to take it so, but certainly it works well for her and society and everyone especially boys also should learn it from them.