Lonely

I am feeling suddenly lonely today. The reason is simple. My family has gone to Mysore to attend a function. I told I shall enjoy being alone. But is it true?

Looks like it is not! Suddenly the walls and doors have become silent. I feel very uncomfortable. Hope I had told at least one of my friends to come and give me company for some time at least.

The loneliness is different from solitude. Sometimes I need my space. I go and shut my inner doors and keep to myself. That is different.  Being alone is different. Being lonely is very different.

I was watching Aamir Khan’s new series ‘Satyamev jayate’  A bold approach.  He has taken female genocide as the first topic. Really burning one.

What was shocking is that the people kill their unborn granddaughter. But they want a daughter-in-law for their son. So they buy from other states. Yes, even Karnataka girls are being ‘purchased’ to bear their kuldeepak (the light of their family)

If I say something, it sounds preachy. Mother, sister, wife are all female. Why not daughter? What difference it makes? Is it the dowry? Is that why people are committing such crimes?

The program showed the audience crying when they heard two of the ladies who underwent torture in their in law’s place because they decided to give birth to their female child.

Even Aamir was shown wiping his tears.

Will it help?

He says people should take up the issue. They are the only ones who could solve this imbalance of male and female ratio 1000 boys to 914 girls as of today.

Aamir generally does what he says and says what he does.

We will all lend our support to a good cause.

Otherwise the daughter in law of the house would be very lonely in fighting this battle. Mostly she will concede defeat without any support.