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JUST FOR HER...

SO YOU SAY THAT CRICKET IS RELIGION IN INDIA...

and as a natural corollary, there should be no discrimination wrt to differnt religions, as we are secular...

but being a society where there are numerous institutions and parameters of discrimination, here is a recent one...
Yesterday,i was listening to news on AIR when i listened that MITALI RAJ, topped ICC ranking in international women cricket, and i was happy, though not mad about cricket. day passed and i as usual was logged into Facebook for considerable time till late night, and visited IE,TH and news.google as routine but  that news report was missing. Facebook enthusiasts who share all type of irresponsible propaganda and photos and tag unnecessarily were silent. Even the most updated cricket enthusiasts and who treat  it as their life were silent. when it was IPL, they updated every increase in score as it seemed that their personal wealth was inflating...at a point of time even i had to search my authenticity of hearing and AIR's reporting, which i later found true...
but this was a girl and that in cricket so you bypass the whole event, had it been UTHAPPA, YUVRAJ OR RAINA...praises would have been sung and aarti's composed. 
i waited for morning to let my thought getting defeated by mainstream print media and to my disgust, (but i was expecting that), even HINDU, EXPRESS didn't mention it and out of curiosity i had to scan atleast 3 times, just to authenticate my stand. similar fate is of other female events... 
you ask people about vijender singh, they will tell you that he is a boxer, then ask about MC marycom and see their expression (off-course they are updated and educated)...add to it:- Saina has to play as per agreement between Bhupathi and Paes, till which limit you will accept subordination...

the issue is not about media space or popularity, it is just reflection of our deep biased attitude towards females which, inadvertently or deliberately, had shadowed every field including print and electronic media and its recent avatar- social media.
if Sachin can be god, then why not Diana Eduljee or Mitali be goddess... though i oppose any kind of idolization of either sex...

but yes, give equity, it is her right and she should assert it...

yes, there is a hope...



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  1. Anjaneesh Pratap singh14 July 2012 at 20:35

    respective to the aura of the concerned field all subordinate agencies related give weightage especially when there is commercial motive hidden....exactly in same way we people react(here instead interest is entertainment or a proepective 2 marker question )...the contrasting data is that now even kids dont confuse btw sania and saina...no doubt mitali raj and women cricket both deserve more attention.

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  2. Anurag Tripathi14 July 2012 at 23:54

    but who will initiate to give deserved attention?

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  3. Sucheta14 July 2013 at 21:47

    Very well written, Anurag, and about a very important issue that deserves more attention. Gender bias is very deep rooted in India and it is high time that we fought against it.

    -Sucheta.

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    1. Anurag Tripathi14 July 2013 at 22:39

      Thnx Sucheta...c the coincidence that this post was written exactly 1 yr ago...i think freedom of expression exercised irrespective of any medium used,is best strategy to bring these fault lines in institutional as well as personal bias towards females in media,enterpreneurship,sports,politics arena...I just want to be a contributor in that struggle...

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