India Needs Feminism

A lot of talk has been going on about feminism in recent days. Some of it fuelled by the photos which are uploaded by Rega Jha which are a part of #IndiaNeedsFeminism (insert link).

But what is feminism? Everyone keep branding the word around without an idea what it actually means. I overheard a random conversation wherein, seeing the photos, a guy asks what is feminism. The girl in the group replies as “Women being more powerful.. like bosses……” and I’m appalled. Really? That’s what you understand from feminism? That is as wide off the mark a definition as I’ve ever heard. A Google search gives the meaning as “the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.” That word equality. That’s what it is. That’s the whole crux of it and at no point there is ever a mention of female domination.  Feminism isn't about "one sex over the other", it's about equal rights for men and women.

Coming back to the Photos. India Needs Feminism, big time. India Needs Feminism because women would like to and should do whatever they like without having their motives questioned. India needs feminism because not everyone wants to be pictured/pencilled in like a character in some Ekta Kapoor serial. India needs feminism because culture should be followed, but not imposed. India Needs Feminism because women of this country should never feel inferior. India needs feminism because no one should ever say “Boys will be boys” and get away with it. It’s high time and people need to realize that this is the 21^st century and Women can be held back no longer.