I have a question for ppl(including ppl at rediff who came with wonderfull idea) who support this idea....will they accept the same if their daughter/sister is into this
I request rediff editor for his comment....
I expect media to act with some social responsibility..if they say it happens in US...pl post this in rediff US website
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by jaya menon on Jul 17, 2007 01:26 PM Permalink
100 % true, we can be global indians but we should stick to our own culture!!
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by Salil Kumar on Jul 17, 2007 01:30 PM Permalink
And what if a rediff staffer was to say, yes, it is fine if my daughter/sis went ahead? Then? Will you change your views, or brand the whole family deviant? Come on, think about it, before you ask such rhetorical crap
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by sangya pundir on Jul 17, 2007 01:36 PM Permalink
wow.. typical indian mentality.. m curious y u said "will they accept the same if their daughter/sister is into this" ???? So basically this is just one more thing, where instead of having a problem with the issue yiu hav a problem with GIRLS doin it! Y not say sons/brotheres as well?? So its ok if a guy does it but not a girl!! If u hav a problem with women being involved in something, u shud hav a problem with men being invilved in it too! Hypocrites like you make me sick! As far the issue goes, live-in relationships are ppl's personal matter. Its for individuals to decide, not for the society.
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by sampath mohapatra on Jul 17, 2007 02:53 PM Permalink
What culture are you talking about? A culture which puts females into prostitution just because they are born in particular community (Devadasis). Culture is nothing but the values accepted by a community voluntarily and not forced on them. There is no difference between a live in and marriage except a legal agreement.
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by Suresh Kumar on Jul 17, 2007 05:08 PM Permalink
My friend, Devdasis are women given to GOD(temple duities) after they were born by parents prayer to GOD. These woman involve themselves in temple duties and usually live with the help of temple organizers. They are free to choose a sexual parner. Moreover they were never disrespected in the society before British invasion. They were allowed to have sex with the whoever they choose, not whoever chooses them.Devadasi means as below. "Deva" means GOD's and Dasi means servant. This is how the term was born. Also please give time and effort to understand OUR OWN motherland INDIA by indians and do some research before you conclude anything. Just don't conclude based on some westeners view of indian devadasis. Everything has corruption in it and the same way Devadasis was also corrupted but not entire community. Its shows the freedom offered to women by society not what you think. Go ahead and do some research and explain to people my friend, we are a lot misinformed about our culture and Taj mahal and many more things which we should not pass on to our future generations.
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by Suresh Kumar on Jul 17, 2007 05:09 PM Permalink
One more thing, I believe that people choose how they want to live. So its entirely up to each couple whether they want to be married before they live or not.
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by kagome on Jul 17, 2007 04:09 PM Permalink
for ur kinda mentality, ur daughter and sister will not even tell u that they are in such relationship.... u will not give them a chance to discuss this matter.... so i think if u dont talk about this it is better for all readers
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by Injun Abhi on Jul 17, 2007 01:43 PM Permalink
Yes I support live-in relationship yes, I would encourage my daughter/sister to live-in before getting married if they desire to know the person before getting married. Marriage should be a choice, not a compulsion that society imposes on us. Hope it answers your question.
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by Ipsita S on Jul 17, 2007 01:52 PM Permalink
consenting adults have a right to live together if that's what they want. why should anyone else bother them ? 'what about children' is a dubious reason to prevent it because children will not have any problem if the people accept the children as equal to all other children. yes, i have no qualms if my daughter/sister chooses this option, as long as they are doing this as an adult with free consent. why did you think i won't ? The way you have worded your question, actually reveals your sexist nature. Think about it if you can.
