Kaberi Dutta ChatterjeeDirector, KAA Media · Narrative Architect | Director, KAA Media Inc.

Free women from guardianship in India #rgkar #rgkarmedicalcollege #india

27 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker argues that the continued use of relational identifiers such as "wife of" or "daughter of" for adult women—particularly those over 18—in West Bengal and across India reflects and reinforces a lack of respect for women. The speaker contends that these labels deny women's independence and calls for a change in law and administrative practice to stop adding such descriptors, emphasizing that a woman becomes an autonomous individual at age 18 and should be treated as such.

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As long as this state of West Bengal or the country keeps on adding husband's name, husband, wife of somebody, or daughter of somebody who's more than 18 years old, this country will never have, never give right respect to women. That's what I feel. So stop adding, change the law, stop adding wife of somebody or daughter of somebody. No. No, a woman is independent after 18 years. She is on her own. Respect that. Thank you for watching.