A book that defies the established patriarchal norms and forces of society, Padma is not a gender bias, but a call for awakening for our society and the generations of today and future generations. The exemplary work of writing, Mala Mahesh, was not a fiction, but rather a movement that revolutionized the aspects to be included and impregnated in our mentality, both of society and of the generation. whose main purpose should be to teach his fellow human beings, equality in the truest sense of the word.

THE GREATEST PARADOX

People say that change is the only constant thing in nature. Well, I must say that I strongly ask you to be different here. No, change is not always a permanent element. Take, for example, our social behavior. Whether it was 5,000 years ago, when there was an ancient era, or 200 years ago, when we were still studying and action to live in a structured society, or even as after as now, when we are preparing to ring the bells of the so-called ultra-modern and high-tech civilization-technology, patriarchy and patriarchal forces continue to be the bane of our existence, as they have done since the beginning of time. Yes, nothing is permanent, and yet, such social behaviors seem to be rooted directly in the blood of our ancestors, slowly but surely passing from the cultural aspect to the behavioral aspect posed from the beginning. the seminal nucleus began any line.

Women who may have been considered forever as second-class citizens, as I understand it, have always and forever been victims of atrocities, being victims in all scenarios.

Take an instance of the timeline you want. You will respect a predetermined social norm that glorifies, supports, adheres to and supports only the man and his point of view. The glorification of the male gender has long been a practice that causes only harm and disrupts the balance and balance created by the Cosmos when women were born one of the two, that is, the equal bearer and the bearer of humanity. Unfortunately and unfortunately, thanks to the existence of these patriarchal forces, perhaps since the birth of civilization, they have turned into a terrible parody, loving only the worst possible atrocities that they committed

HAVE WE REALLY MADE PROGRESS?

Yes, I say it with pain today, when we are on the threshold of an era when we are proudly heading towards a more modern civilization that perhaps even promises to “strengthen” and “modernize” our genes to transform them into a form of Homo sapiens much more powerful than what we started, I still think that we are

MEANWHILE, I CONTRADICT MYSELF TO MYSELF
See, did I tell you that? Take, for example, my own previous statement. When I talk about softer gender, okay, I recognize the body qualities, but why and who instilled in me this trait that only body strength compensates for the complete analysis of personality? That’s exactly my point of view! We seem to have entered into a model of behavior in which men were considered and would be considered the more supreme of the two.

PATRIARCHATE
In my opinion, Patriarchy only encourages the male gender to believe and follow the fact that, yes, masculinity must be proven time and time again by the desire to overcome fear through aggression. This creation of fear is something that we, as a society, encourage. This aggression is something in which we, as a society, are mistaken in practice. Aggression towards the other gender, causing fear simply so that it can be proven stronger, is what has been, is and unfortunately seems to be a fundamental belief and a norm that is a constant that I discuss and discuss today.

Eternal submission

You must be wondering what prompted me to write these strong thoughts today. Well, the book I recently read Padma by Mala Mahesh caused me to sit down and think about many aspects that I know but tend to ignore. However, the story, which takes place in parallel on two time lines, has one thing in common: the parody and the struggles that the woman continues to face, the atrocities that are committed to her despite the absence of guilt on her part. When the main character Padma, who is one of the main characters of the book, cannot stand a child, the members of his own clan actually expect the members of his own clan to withdraw from his own position, turning into a terrible parody of which the man is a victim. a patriarchal and Orthodox thought that is uncompromising, that believes only in the continuation of the genre, no matter how and who does the same. What she will undergo, in the process of having to “share” her female rights with another woman, her mental upheavals, her patience – all this is not taken into account. In fact, it is expected that she will “leave” these desires of her family, because she seems to be an “inferiority” who could not give birth to a child.

Even if she accepts her fate, her problems seem far from over, because she is never treated kindly and she is “responsible” for all the fears or unfortunate calamities that seem to weigh on the family or collapse. Although she manages to stand up and be strong all the time, she is constantly transformed into something worse than a rag doll whose personal feelings simply do not matter or simply do not exist, and she is simply created to be a so-called scarecrow subjected to Vendetta due to her “inefficiency” and inability to meet the “so-called” expectations.

AND IT SEEMS TO CONTINUE
Let’s move on to the second timeline, where the other main character Naina seems to be living a similar fate, trying to “replenish” her family and strengthen the bond with her husband. While they are trying modern methods of IVF, invariably failing, they even resort to surrogacy. But Naina obviously loses on this agreement until the end, because thanks to this arrangement, her own peace of mind, her mental health and the well-being of her relationship with her husband Navin are at stake.