Comments on: The darkness I saw this Diwali https://amritaspeaks.com/2014/10/25/the-darkness-i-saw-this-diwali/ When women take centre stage... Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: amritaspeaks https://amritaspeaks.com/2014/10/25/the-darkness-i-saw-this-diwali/#comment-4161 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:11:06 +0000 http://amritaspeaks.com/?p=695#comment-4161 In reply to Bobby Chakraborty.

Bobby so true. This means u have read that wonderful book too 🙂

]]> By: amritaspeaks https://amritaspeaks.com/2014/10/25/the-darkness-i-saw-this-diwali/#comment-4160 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:10:27 +0000 http://amritaspeaks.com/?p=695#comment-4160 In reply to Sipra Banerjee.

Dear Sipra Banerjee,
Thank you. My mother in turn says that she learned a lot from your mother and will always respect her for the progressive ideals she stood for.

And you are one of those in my family to whom I have always turned to for inspiration.

Regards
Amrita

]]> By: Sipra Banerjee https://amritaspeaks.com/2014/10/25/the-darkness-i-saw-this-diwali/#comment-4156 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:03:56 +0000 http://amritaspeaks.com/?p=695#comment-4156 Enjoyed your article so much. Like your mother, my mother also taught us to respect & offer puja to people as they are the children of god, home is the temple.

]]> By: Anusia https://amritaspeaks.com/2014/10/25/the-darkness-i-saw-this-diwali/#comment-4152 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 08:54:16 +0000 http://amritaspeaks.com/?p=695#comment-4152 These people are not at all educated in true sense,sorry to say this.

]]> By: amritaspeaks https://amritaspeaks.com/2014/10/25/the-darkness-i-saw-this-diwali/#comment-4143 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:42:34 +0000 http://amritaspeaks.com/?p=695#comment-4143 In reply to Mahesh Sowani.

Dear Sowani,
Thank you so much for writing down this anecdote here. This is the saddest part people in those times went to such a great extent to ensure a better life for women but now despite all the education and exposure people are still discriminating in the name of tradition.

Regards
Amrita

]]> By: Mahesh Sowani https://amritaspeaks.com/2014/10/25/the-darkness-i-saw-this-diwali/#comment-4142 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:09:35 +0000 http://amritaspeaks.com/?p=695#comment-4142 Amrita thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a lovely comment. I loved your blog, particularly this post. My great-grandfather’s daughter was a child widow. He lived in a village. Then too he kept her in Pune, which was more than 1000kms away and educated her. She was remarried to the great social reformer Sane Guruji’s younger brother. It was Mr.Sane’s first marriage. For this act my great-grandfather was boycotted by the community. Still he didn’t budge, for he stood for his principles. Needless to say that the boycott was withdrawn latter. Sad to know that the darkness still exists that too in a city like Dubai

]]> By: Bobby Chakraborty https://amritaspeaks.com/2014/10/25/the-darkness-i-saw-this-diwali/#comment-4135 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 04:26:37 +0000 http://amritaspeaks.com/?p=695#comment-4135 !!!!! This darkness exists…Dongri to Dubai!! Thanx. Regards.

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