Chapter-5
After two weeks, she stands in front of thousands and sees her dad and Raghav sitting in the crowd. She says, I am here to glorify our Indian culture and values. Look at our scriptures like Ramayana when Sita arbitrarily crosses the line was abducted by Ravana. In Mahabharat Draupadi said few words to Duryodhana and she had to sacrifice her dignity. What have we learnt from these episodes? If women do not follow the rules, then teach her a lesson. Why do we ignore Bharat’s sacrifice or Karan’s kindness? Although we live in a male dominated society.
I lost my mother few days back. She had dark complexion and thin lips. She looked ugly and even was not educated but a good housewife. My father married her because my Nanu paid debts of my grandfather. She always dreamt that her husband would adore her in every way but her dreams shattered the very first night when she comes to know that her husband is fond of red roses. She tried every way to win his heart but failed. One day she was watching a porn movie because of unfulfilled desires,her husband comes close to her and she wasn’t shy and he thought her to be a shitty woman who is eager for sex. After my birth he distanced himself. She sent me to a boarding school so that I don’t notice her loneliness. She gave me the best education to make me independent. I look like her and she was afraid of it because men only like fair colour, she always asked me to apply some creams every day. One day, she met a man name Suryakant, they liked each other. She fulfils her heart and body’s desire. Soon, he broke up with her. She again met another man named Jagdish Mathur. He liked my mother very much but one day my mother comes to know that she will die of aids but she had no regrets because for some time she lived the way she wanted to. When my father came to know about her disease, he decided to divorce her. He even asked for DNA test to know that I am his blood or not and by God’s grace I belong to him only. Her husband tortured her for not being loyal to him. Finally, she decided to give up her life.
In our country values are different for men and women.
Firstly, Men need women who is fair, tall and beautiful and if she is successful and rich then it is an advantage.
Secondly, she should be hesitant with her husband when she physical intimates with him otherwise she is shitty and bold which is not acceptable.
Men never accept the flaws of women. He set his own rules for them, why? We expect women to accept the imperfections of men but we didn’t accept Sita and asked her to leave Ram to prove her innocence. We still don’t consider Draupadi a sati because she had five husbands. We punished Ahilya for mistakenly having relationship.
Our culture is like red or pink rose, who is beautiful is acceptable but the truth is there are thorns too. We never look at black rose which stands ignored and lonely in the garden. My mother was a black rose, so I am. Raghav, I got cosmetics surgery done on my face and lips and I am not a virgin. I lost it at the age of seventeen. You like me because I am successful and ambitious. Meera in tears when says this and looks at chief guest. Sir, I think you should appoint other person to glorify Indian values and culture which are biased because I have failed to do so. Unexpectedly, a big round of applause heard in the hall. Her speech gets billion views on you tube. She started a foundation with her mother’s name to help ignored and non-acceptable women in the society due to any reason.
Her father feels guilty but it was too late. Meera left her home. Raghav asking her for marriage but she refuses.
Before Jagdish Mathur died, he published Meera’s mother autobiography named “Black Rose”. Her mother story motivates every woman to come forward and be brave to live life in her own way because beauty of our culture is to treat every individual equally.
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