In this Women's Day address, Paridhi Dhingra thanks and celebrates every woman present, highlighting the myriad roles women fulfill—daughter, sister, friend, partner, coach, student, and warrior—roles that she argues men can scarcely imagine. She likens women to three Hindu goddesses: Durga (the warrior), Lakshmi (the bringer of fortune), and Saraswati (the source of knowledge and wisdom), emphasizing how each aspect enriches men's lives. Dhingra asserts that a woman's presence motivates men to work, grow, and take responsibility, and she apologizes on behalf of men for past shortcomings, asking for forgiveness and offering heartfelt gratitude. The speech concludes with a reaffirmation of love, respect, and appreciation for women.
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Very, very happy Women's Day to every single woman who's sitting here today. Thank you for being who you are. Thank you for being able to play so many roles that men can never imagine. Thank you for playing the role of, first of all, a woman. That itself, I think, is not just a privilege, it's one of the most difficult things in the world. Being a girl, being a woman with so many cultures, so many diverse expectations from you, and you're able to play all those roles so beautifully. And not just being a woman, but then playing multiple characters as a woman. You know, being the daughter firstly to your father, to your mother. Sometimes being that harmony between mom and dad, making them come together like a glue. Then sometimes being the sister to your sister or to your brother. Sometimes being that friend. Sometimes being that life partner. Sometimes being that coach to your life partner, like Indu is to me many times. Sometimes being an amazing student And sometimes being an amazing coach. Sometimes going through these problems like a warrior, as they say in Hindu dharma that we have three devis, right? Who are those three devis? We also have the Durga, who's the warrior. But we also have the Lakshmi, who brings in all this good fortune in our life. So thank you for bringing us this good fortune in our life. And most importantly, then comes in Saraswati, my favorite. All the knowledge, all the wisdom that you bring along with you. Just the presence of a woman brings in a lot of wisdom. I was telling Indu yesterday that women make men look. Amazing. Women make men feel like wanting to work in life and wanting to grow in life. That is why, in our case, in case of men, when we don't work, when we don't grow, when we are not taking responsibilities, our parents say, "शादी कर दो इसकी." Somehow, I think culturally, in all cultures in the world, people know this. Just it's there in our subconscious that if a woman comes in his life, he'll be on track. And that's exactly what happens. So thank you for keeping us where we are. I think we men need that guidance of all 3 parts of you. The Saraswati in you, the Durga in you, and the Lakshmi in you. So thank you for being who you are. We love you. We respect you. I'm sorry many times on behalf of all the men, including me, for not treating you the way you deserve to be treated many times. Please forgive me because many times we don't understand you the way you are. We don't understand your expectations. And I don't think I have thanked you enough. So on behalf of all the men and on behalf of every person in this meeting room, to all the women here, thank you. In case you have felt not enough gratitude from men in your life, on their behalf, please accept that gratitude from me, knowing that we are all the same. So thank you, and we love you the way you are, and thank you for teaching us love. I love you all.
