Should they cover their
body properly?
We see in these days there is much cry about Parda or veil custom in
the society. Modern thinking people insist that we should get out of
this custom and women should move in public without covering their
face; claim that it is their right to show off their best. It is
shown in history that in ancient India there was no parda custom and
it was introduced only as Muslim invaded and began to rule this
country. We see and read in many old literature in Sanskrit and other
ancient Indian languages like Tamil, where women are described to be
in half necked dresses. In Kerala till recent times I know, women
were not wearing blouse or brassiere. Now that they have stopped. In
Rajasthan we know ladies wear upper garment with back open so long as
they move in their chosen society it is fine but in other places it
may be risky. This shows that in some places they do not feel unsafe
and so they freely enjoy showing off. Women have a natural need for
appreciation of their best and since it is a natural need it is not
to be objected but other things make it difficult.
We see in many carvings on temples and in caves woman is shown in
minimum clothes. There is not a single carving where we see a woman
in veil. We know that the sculptors were depicting women of that time
and so we should accept that as the proof that in ancient India woman
was not compelled to wear veil. She did not feel unsafe as she does
today.
Why this change took place after Muslim rulers came here is the
question I wanted to study. I consulted many psychologists and I kept
on getting only one answer from them. Most of them agreed that the
veil custom has something to do with moral health of the society.
Here society refers to men of the society. One psychologist told me
that veil is required by a female to give her some type of protection
from unholy elements in the society. In ancient India and in many
aborigine societies we see that females are not fully dressed. They
have no danger while moving in their society. In many houses in our
society we see women of the house are not properly covered at home so
long as they are with men of that house but as some body outsider
comes in the house they intuitively begin to cover them in the house
also.
In Islam Prophet Mohammad introduced veil for the first time in his
followers but that he did not explain anywhere as to why he
introduced veil even though previously women of that Arab society
were not wearing veil. History writer keep on imagining reasons for
that but not a single explanation appears to be acceptable. It may be
that Mohammad had imagined of future troubles to women as Arabia was
becoming a cosmopolitan society. This also explains that if society
is of only same people then women do not feel unsafe but as society
becomes mixed due to migration of people from alien places they feel
unsafe and prefer to cover them as a way to avoid any inkling from
foreign men. That shows that veil is not imposed on them by any
social concept but they do it naturally as they feel unsafe.
Above brief discussion shows that veil is due to unhealthy element
that stays in the society. Particularly if that element becomes bold
enough that moral element in the society is not in a position to
control that bad element. This happen when power of government goes
in hands of bad element. In a society bad and good both elements
co-exist at all times but only when the balance shift from good
element to bad element the trouble begins. This explains why we see
more such cases of molestation to women happening in UP and not in
states such as Tamilnadu. As bad element over powers good element in
government by entering in political parties and bureaucracy trouble
to women and weaker element in the society begin to grow. Because
this advancing of bad element in government encourages other bad
element in the society thinking that it is a license to advance in
society and continue to do wrong things everywhere.
Bottom line I should put is that women should continue to cover them
so long as society is in control of bad element at politics and
bureaucracy. Today we see some girls insist that to keep open in
public places is their right and they will continue with that trend.
I would advise them that they should be more realistic and prefer to
keep properly dressed so long as our society is made of sick people.
They can enjoy showing off in a limited closed society but not in
open public.
Next question is; when will our society be out of that sickness? I am
sorry , I really do not know.
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