the hypocrisy of Indian females.

Corruption and bribery are a way of life in India. After all, India is a poor country and even well-educated people are not paid well. And despite the legacy of Buddha and Gandhi , the overwhelming majority of Indians maintain a realistic view of matierial achievement in life. ( thankfully )

All this would suggest that Indians are very eager to improve their personal finances, and don't mind breaking the law for making that extra buck. And frankly , despite the recent ad campaigns on TV, precious little can be done about the problem. Indians would not mind paying bribes for getting the services they are entitled to...even the maintenance of my internet connection requires paying regular bribes to the telephone department babus.

So India is a country where people are ready to use any method, right or wrong, legal or illegal, ethical or unethical to improve their lot, right?

WRONG !!!!!!!!!!

The plain fact is, neither at the personal level or the national level , has the most obvious, not to mention completely legal and ethical method ever considered...

You don't have to be a Phd in economics to understand that if a family has two instead of one breadwinners, the family would have a larger income. Not only that, it is quite simple to understand that more income would lead to greater spending, which would naturally lead to a higher growth rate and would boost the economy , which would in turn lead to more and better jobs , which in turn would lead to further enhanced spending and hence greater growth...and so on, it would become a self-sustaining cycle. Yet this simple and undeniable fact has never quite appeared in our national priorities- - It is quite evident that gender equality is one of the simplest and most effective ways to boost the economy . And what makes it more attractive method is that it requires investment of not a single penny....

The simple undeniable fact is : no real economic progress is possible without social progress..

But the ground reality here in India suggests that Indians are people who don't care about the material progress of their families , and economic progress is the last things on the minds of the government. Even in urban middle class households , families continue to have 4, 5, 6 children, and the reasoning offered for this contribution to the population crisis ranges from the compelling need to have a male heir, to fulfilling their duty towards their caste/ religion by increasing their members, and often both. ( shameful)

And then there are the new breed of hypocrites in this country : the well educated females who sit at home and watch saas bahu serials all day.. they call themselves feminist.. fume at attempts to curtail womens' educational opportunities... yet how conviniently forget that rights and responsiblities are two sides of the same coin. If the women have acquired the rights to get educated, they also ought to take up the responsiblity of earning and contributing towards family income.... but their behavior is not only illogical , but also unethical... consider the fact that many of these individuals were beneficiaries of state funded/ subsidised education... and some even were beneficiaries of state sponsored fellowships... apparently the Indian state funds these individuals' education to enable them to find good husbands !!!

And the height of depravity: these very individuals boast themseves to be Godly ; they are the ones who flock to the temples , mosques and gurudwaras the most... sau choohe kha ke billi haj ko chali.