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MADURAI: It’s International Women’s Day and seminars, conferences and functions would mark the day and as usual the “mainstream feminists” and their dominant narrative would come to the fore again bypassing the struggle for equality, rights and recognition and the political empowerment of tribal, Dalit, Muslim and lower caste women. To inquire about International Women’s Day and thoughts on the contemporary social realities, a few students, activists and political functionaries were contacted. A group of students from Thiagarajar School of Management’s MBA department have organised an event, ‘Yaadhumagi,’ literally meaning everything, to mark the International Women’s Day. Deepika Kothari of I MBA said that it was an event to showcase the students’ presence in the public sphere. When asked whether Madurai city was conservative or liberal R. Bhuvaneswari, I MBA, quickly reacted that things had changed. The city used to be conservative but now it had become more cosmopolitan and this event itself stood as an example. Gayatri Krishnan had a different view. She stated that it was still conservative and had to be more receptive to women. One thing that all the girls said when asked whether the city was really a safe place for going for a night show was a big NO. When asked about discriminations that happened in myriad forms, T. Rathika said that all discrimination started in the domestic space and entered all levels. “We have miles to go.” Indra Nooyi, Sudha Murthy, Mother Teresa, Chinna Pillai, Indira Gandhi, Jayalalithaa and Mayawati were some of their favourite icons. R. Aruna of Women’s Front, who works among tribals and Dalits for gaining their legal rights, said that both like-minded men and women should jointly work against patriarchy. She stated that violence against women happened at all forms of public sphere and patriarchal outlook was there in each mode of activity in public as well as private domains. She opined that a sensitisation process was needed from the school level.
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