A day with Dr. Kiran Bedi!
Today, in her speech at Dyal Singh College, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, expressed how it was important to keep following one's dream, the need to 'persevere', that is to keep going, to keep struggling, to keep fighting for your dream. She emphasised, the need to follow a healthy regular routine, where we take out time to play, and keep ourselves fit and healthy. Youth is when a person is the most energetic, and can move towards making a change that he/she wants to see. She shared her experiences of climbing to Mount Kailash in China. She has been a tennis player in her school days, and gives importance to sports, because it leads to the holistic development of an individual. That includes to practise yoga, regular fitness exercises. Dr. Bedi said that she would take healthy meals and avoid junk food, and that she never did overeating. The day, she couldn't exercise much, that day she lessened her meals because she didn't have much appetite compared and the day when she followed her regular routine, when she ate her daily meals. Moreover programmes such as collective yoga can improve the participation of people. Mobility is very important, and to not remain fixed at one place the whole day. "Good health was beyond everything else and for people, money, fame came later"; she explained.
Dr. Kiran Bedi, expressed her experience of a time, when she was filling the form of UPSC, when she was 20 years old. There was a question which asked her religion. She wondered that she went to Darbar Sahib in Amritsar, so she was a follower of Sikhism, she went to Mandir with her mother, so she was a follower of Hinduism, and she was studying in a Missionary school, so she was also a follower of Christianity in that manner. Perplexed, she wrote what came to her mind, that her religion was 'Humanity'. This she did because she had her lessons of moral science with her, so she couldn't believe in the divisions of people on the basis of their religion and in which God they worshipped. She believed in goodness; that is, to be human and care for every person, regardless of their religion and caste. Every individual should inculcate the values of heart and soul, and not create differences with people just because they might belong to a different religion than theirs.
As the discussions for the day were lined on the topic, 'Status of women in the society'; she talked about the times when she was a school girl. How she saw in her surroundings, the upcoming of a male dominated society. In marriages, she had seen the groom's side asking for a lot of dowry from the bride's side. From, sewing machines, to radios; the pressure was always on the bride's family. The aunts and uncles of the groom would expect a lot of offerings on his marriage from the bride's family. As a result of all this, parents didn't celebrate the birth of their daughter's because they had known that one day, they had to go to a different home. So, the girls weren't encourage to study and further to make their name in the world. Even their names were changed after marriage, when they had to take their husband's name or surname. The practice which continues even today. The girls were made to contribute to the household chores, kept away from studies and they waited for that time when they would finally go to their homes. Girls felt alienated even at their parents' homes. This was real irony.
Dr. Kiran Bedi, emphasised on the need for education for every child. From her real life experiences, she narrated how the school or college dropouts, were the most vulnerable set of people to commit crimes again women in India. It was what the figures were when women were out of their homes. On the other hand, women weren't safe even in their homes. To bring to notice, even the most educated men committed these heinous crimes against women, like physical, mental torture and rapes, inside their homes. The men who were engineers, doctors and well educated.
Throughout her speech in the Dyal Singh College auditorium, she gave the message that there was no difference between men and women. Their bodies are same, their minds are same; there is only one difference which comes. That, women can reproduce, whereas men only are contributors to reproduction. Where at one place, men were having more muscular strength; women were compassionate than men in their values. Both men and women need to learn from each other; women need to be healthy, fit to take care of themselves, whereas men need to practice good nature and behaviour like women. These traits define the two genders; strength (muscular strength in men), compassion(in women). This doesn't mean a women was weaker than men, because women could go through training to gain muscles. Mary Kom, the Indian women boxer gives inspiration to women in India; cited Dr. Bedi. She went on to explain how she never differed between men and women when she was Inspector General of Prisons, in Tihar Jail (Delhi). In her words, "Maine ladkon ko bhi thoka, aur ladkiyon ko bhi thoka, kissi me antar nahi kiya. Jo jiska haqdaar tha, usko utna thoka." The students were impressed by her direct speech, in plain words.
She summed up the talks for the day, with answering the students; and also giving them a task that they could follow in the days to come, i.e., to keep the Sai Mandir near the college clean on every Thursday, when many devotees came to the temple and littered around the temple premises. This drive would start from tomorrow (Thursday) and Dr. Kiran Bedi promised of her presence there, not as one of us, the college students but as a visitor. She didn't want to be involved herself, but she wanted us, students to lead a change ourselves. This is was a good advice, and we are looking forward to it Madam.
Gagandeep Singh Vaid
for Artist Address
Dr. Kiran Bedi, expressed her experience of a time, when she was filling the form of UPSC, when she was 20 years old. There was a question which asked her religion. She wondered that she went to Darbar Sahib in Amritsar, so she was a follower of Sikhism, she went to Mandir with her mother, so she was a follower of Hinduism, and she was studying in a Missionary school, so she was also a follower of Christianity in that manner. Perplexed, she wrote what came to her mind, that her religion was 'Humanity'. This she did because she had her lessons of moral science with her, so she couldn't believe in the divisions of people on the basis of their religion and in which God they worshipped. She believed in goodness; that is, to be human and care for every person, regardless of their religion and caste. Every individual should inculcate the values of heart and soul, and not create differences with people just because they might belong to a different religion than theirs.
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| Dyal Singh College, Auditorium (University of Delhi) |
As the discussions for the day were lined on the topic, 'Status of women in the society'; she talked about the times when she was a school girl. How she saw in her surroundings, the upcoming of a male dominated society. In marriages, she had seen the groom's side asking for a lot of dowry from the bride's side. From, sewing machines, to radios; the pressure was always on the bride's family. The aunts and uncles of the groom would expect a lot of offerings on his marriage from the bride's family. As a result of all this, parents didn't celebrate the birth of their daughter's because they had known that one day, they had to go to a different home. So, the girls weren't encourage to study and further to make their name in the world. Even their names were changed after marriage, when they had to take their husband's name or surname. The practice which continues even today. The girls were made to contribute to the household chores, kept away from studies and they waited for that time when they would finally go to their homes. Girls felt alienated even at their parents' homes. This was real irony.
Dr. Kiran Bedi, emphasised on the need for education for every child. From her real life experiences, she narrated how the school or college dropouts, were the most vulnerable set of people to commit crimes again women in India. It was what the figures were when women were out of their homes. On the other hand, women weren't safe even in their homes. To bring to notice, even the most educated men committed these heinous crimes against women, like physical, mental torture and rapes, inside their homes. The men who were engineers, doctors and well educated.
Throughout her speech in the Dyal Singh College auditorium, she gave the message that there was no difference between men and women. Their bodies are same, their minds are same; there is only one difference which comes. That, women can reproduce, whereas men only are contributors to reproduction. Where at one place, men were having more muscular strength; women were compassionate than men in their values. Both men and women need to learn from each other; women need to be healthy, fit to take care of themselves, whereas men need to practice good nature and behaviour like women. These traits define the two genders; strength (muscular strength in men), compassion(in women). This doesn't mean a women was weaker than men, because women could go through training to gain muscles. Mary Kom, the Indian women boxer gives inspiration to women in India; cited Dr. Bedi. She went on to explain how she never differed between men and women when she was Inspector General of Prisons, in Tihar Jail (Delhi). In her words, "Maine ladkon ko bhi thoka, aur ladkiyon ko bhi thoka, kissi me antar nahi kiya. Jo jiska haqdaar tha, usko utna thoka." The students were impressed by her direct speech, in plain words.
She summed up the talks for the day, with answering the students; and also giving them a task that they could follow in the days to come, i.e., to keep the Sai Mandir near the college clean on every Thursday, when many devotees came to the temple and littered around the temple premises. This drive would start from tomorrow (Thursday) and Dr. Kiran Bedi promised of her presence there, not as one of us, the college students but as a visitor. She didn't want to be involved herself, but she wanted us, students to lead a change ourselves. This is was a good advice, and we are looking forward to it Madam.
Gagandeep Singh Vaid
for Artist Address
Know your surroundings. Make it a better place for every person, including you. Start it on your own, by buying books for children who can't afford them. Do this from your pocket money, and see the change you want to see. Your dreams, the flame of your imaginations shall lighten someone's wish. Yes, you can do it. A big change starts from a small step towards it. If you have it in you, share it; teach English, Maths, any subject but start it from yourself.
Love.
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