As we are aware, the world celebrates the Women’s Day on 8th March every year. The importance of this day lies in the fact that women had been struggling for a long time in history for their equal rights in the society.
The mankind has come a long way in its course in striving to achieve this laudable objective, but it has still not been fully achieved. There is a deep hostility to accede equal rights to women by the society ridden with patriarchal mindset. To any sensitive observer the prevalent discrimination against women is visible in every class of the society, irrespective of rural, urban, educational or economic status.
In the Indian context our politicians of all colours and hues are compelled to woo women voters by providing them many incentives. Women’s participation at Panchayat level is slowly changing the social ethos of the rural scenario. Still India is very far from the complete equality which is a moral goal. Adamant stand taken by army generals against the inclusion of women in their fold is a pointer in this regard.
India is fortunate to have a judiciary which at apex clearly understands ethical significance of gender issues in the society. But no big change is possible by judiciary alone. It is for every citizen in 21st century to think for equal rights to women as this will help create not only a correct moral order but also be helpful for our all-round social and economic development. Women’s Day is an occasion for introspection.
एन. के. त्रिपाठी
एन के त्रिपाठी आई पी एस सेवा के मप्र काडर के सेवानिवृत्त अधिकारी हैं। उन्होंने प्रदेश मे फ़ील्ड और मुख्यालय दोनों स्थानों मे महत्वपूर्ण पदों पर सफलतापूर्वक कार्य किया। प्रदेश मे उनकी अन्तिम पदस्थापना परिवहन आयुक्त के रूप मे थी और उसके पश्चात वे प्रतिनियुक्ति पर केंद्र मे गये। वहाँ पर वे स्पेशल डीजी, सी आर पी एफ और डीजीपी, एन सी आर बी के पद पर रहे।
वर्तमान मे वे मालवांचल विश्वविद्यालय, इंदौर के कुलपति हैं। वे अभी अनेक गतिविधियों से जुड़े हुए है जिनमें खेल, साहित्यएवं एन जी ओ आदि है। पठन पाठन और देशा टन में उनकी विशेष रुचि है।
