The storyline of some movies I saw in childhood centred around village fairs – lost and found themes, kidnapping, poverty and exploitation.
I see a new tribe of village women here, all made up and wearing red lipstick selling sugarcane juice. It is a marvel how the local mindset has changed from keeping women well-covered inside the house to having them here.
India is changing in the deep hinterlands. I hope they lose archaic patriarchal mindsets and find better reasons to live.
I hope the women find reasons to work and prosper beyond being a show piece to attract attention.
Reena Saxena 
There can be no balance without women fully participating. We must continue to encourage, educate and show by example. Excellent Six, Reena.
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Thank you, Denise!
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Excellent Six. The falling away of “archaic patriarchal mindsets” can only be a good thing, and replaced with visions and opportunities of equality.
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Amen! Thank you so much!
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The women have so much more to give.
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Always. Thank you, Mimi!
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Hear, hear!
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🔥🔥🔔🔔 💃💃
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I’d go so far as to suggest that (to) “…lose archaic patriarchal mindsets and find better reasons to live.” would not so much as require a person to find alternatives and it (the elimination of patriarchy) would allow people to find within different wats to live.
Good Six
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That’s a good point – like absence of darkness, rather than finding light. Thank you, Clark!
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I fervently hope that more women everywhere have more and better opportunities in their lives. I count my blessings for having – and having the means and ability to take – some very privileged opportunities in my own life.
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Appreciation of what we have spurs us on to do even better.
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Hopefully! I see many women walking away from archaic mindsets and readying themselves for who they want to become. With that said, I believe there will always be those that are satisfied with being a showpiece to attract attention.
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Self-created identity or as we see ourselves matters.
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Very much so., Reena!
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I hope so too! Well said 🙂
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Thank you, Bernadette!
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moving on from om puri to dev patel
and that bollywood
is brown nirvana
methinkz
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Nice description of them: “all made up and wearing red lipstick selling sugarcane juice”. Interesting transition from well-covered inside to attracting attention outside..
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Thank you, Frank!
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Hopefully.
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Thank you!
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