Draupadi: Your argument holds water, but going by feminist ethics, she still advise you not to stand to
men’s level. The logic of “an eye for an eye” is
patriarchal logic which sends the whole world
blind. Settling scores does not settle issues…
But this does not mean, I should allow you to
degrade yourself as a mere “reproduction
unit”…. What are test-tubes for? Let them produce daughters in labs. To set the tilt right.
Nandini:
this out, till the balance is extorted, the sexratio and the monogamy are restored.
Nandani: Man- management is the toughest, O’ God..
But meeting with you had made sense. Thanks
for being there all the time as an inspirational
support.
Draupadi: But before you leave, let us sing a song together.
And how about the unwilling sub-mission to
multiple advances? There is so much to do in
the world…. And someone or the other is after
your life all the time with the hidden agenda to
warm the bed…. All roads lead to “a room”.
(They Sang)
In my womb
I happily nurture
Another female embryo –
At times one takes pity and surrenders, but
then it becomes painful, even disgusting ...
because the mind is not involved, one becomes a detached onlooker of the act of love,
and because the act of love is not aesthetically
pleasing in 99 out of 100 cases, one feels like
parking every now and then ... How could you
manage five husbands, Ma Draupadi, I Wonder!
Deer – like Usha
And peacock – like Sandhya,
Radiant Vani like the Ganga –
Much – much more
Than a husband – pleasing woman
And a son–bearing woman we are,
Draupadi: I had an advantage over you. The exile was
some kind of an emergency. In emergency,
you’re all set for a tough life... I could bear
multiple advances also because in my five
husbands’ life, sex was not the only pre-occupation… They were busy doing nobler deeds,
helping out people in distress.
Elements shower
Sandal – pasted flowers on our head:
“Be you be the mothers
Of a hundred beaming daughters,” they say,
So we have overcome, finally!
Men suffering for a great cause have a divine
glow about them, their animalism is curbed,
and it is easier to pamper and love them then.
Let us tear–up boundaries.
Let us laugh and relieve
All Acharyas
You also try this out. Set tough goals for them
and get them busy there. Invest your motivational force and earn your breathing space.
Of pious warnings
To save us from Purgatories
Try this out, men are not beyond repair. Soften
consideration of harmony, fellow feeling, love,
justice, co-operation and forbearance are not
completely alien to man’s nature, so a better
reapprochment between men and women is not
quite impossible, if men choose to sensitise
and involve themselves in nobler pursuits. Try
Come, let’s build the world afresh,
Let’s invoke waters in our boys and in our girls a mild
fire!
Let’s weed out disjunctions, we bloom and we let
others flower!
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