Gender Equality In Modern India

Racial and Gender Equality: The Face of Modern India?

Modernity is a term which marks a shift from the established standards or norms to the innovative and revivifying measures. Every sphere of the society that we dwell in demands equality to be the face of “Modern India”. Racial discrimination and gender inequality are the social evils that grip and stagnate the society. They are the differences that make a difference. India is seldom tagged as “a young country in the ageing world”. In order to make a sound interpretation of the phrase “Modern India”, consideration of a few essential features would be heedful in providing an insight into its understanding. Starting with India’s mantra of “Unity in Diversity” followed by its cultural heritage,

A nation’s architecture is designed by the small units called societies. And societies are constituted by various individuals. These individuals are governed by fluctuating thought patterns and mindsets as an outcome of several inter related factors. No surviving society is spared of social evils such as corruption, female feticide, abduction, human trafficking, eve-teasing, rape, theft, murder and so on, ad addendum. To be precise, traces of gender inequality has left its mark almost everywhere. But the form of racial discrimination has taken the shape recently. Biological difference is a central parameter on which rests the foundation stone of gender inequality. But the basis of racial discrimination is vague and sometimes faltering. When the European sailors and explorers noticed the disparaging skin tone, body features and inequities between the man-woman behaviors they eventually related it as pertaining to the race. Especially in the case of Africans who are tagged as ‘Blacks’ because of their skin complexion, religious beliefs and behavior. Nelson Mandela, the 1st Black President of South Africa fought back ‘apartheid’ by means of fostering racial reconciliation. Individuals belonging to a particular region may be denied and deprived of certain rights simply because they belong to that land. To exemplify, an African woman’s work ia named as labor whereas the same work done by an English lady is considered as

A feather to its cap is added as India is one among the top 20 global traders as per the survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WTO). Titled as the 6th largest service exporter in the world in 2013, India’s fastest growing service sector incorporates construction, telecom, software and information technologies, banking and finance, healthcare, travel and tourism, education, trade, energy and power. Amidst the massive growth of the service sector, multiple occurrences of racial discrimination surround the individual entities at various levels. Its presence is felt at every level of hierarchy which is gradually paralyzing the line of thought. Citing a few incidents would provide some insight in depth. Attacks on Bihari locales and its residents due to their backwardness and a typical regional accent have made them as food for racism. Remarks, verbal abuse, altercation, non-acceptance are the common practices assumed to differentiate and discriminate. The North-East Indians are often nick named as ‘chinky’ which might hurt the sentiments of the inhabitants. Migrated non-Hindi speaking Indians from North-East are still not very much appreciated for their work. Massacres, crusades, violence, killings and bombarding have led to a series of shifts from North-East India. Youth beaten by 3 for not interacting in native language; Five men pulled down from a running bus