Cleaning the system

Ethical and moral values in public life, particularly the place it considerations our legislators, have been plummeting to irretrievable depths. We the individuals are left with no selection however to elect “criminals”. When we now have such individuals getting elected to Parliament to make legal guidelines that govern the nation, can their minions be far behind in emulating their chief? We can’t count on Parliament to enact legal guidelines to bar prison components from getting into the portals of Parliament. The Supreme Courtroom of India is our final hope. The highest court docket ought to take the initiative to cleanse the system for the sake of the survival of democracy and to uphold constitutional values.

Kosaraju Chandramouli,

Hyderabad

Venky’s Hen Merchandise

I write this letter because the Firm Secretary for Venky’s (India) Restricted. The Hindu (and one other media home) has revealed a report, “Venky’s pushing antibiotics as poultry progress promoter” (Inside pages, April 6, 2024 and on-line, with a hyperlink at thlink.in/Venkys), which alleges that Venky’s hen has a heavy dosing of antibiotics. The story was aired on Reside TV and circulated on social media platforms. The assertion made by the media homes is unfounded, inaccurate and in distinction with the info. Venky’s, a pioneer within the Indian poultry business, has been supplying prime quality hen to its customers for over 4 many years. One of many merchandise bought by Venky’s is ‘processed and able to eat hen’ (Venky’s Hen Merchandise) which is made in state-of-the artwork processing items which have the best normal of manufacturing practices and that are in strict compliance with Meals Security and Requirements Authority of India (FSSAI) norms. Our hen processing items have internationally recognised certification resembling HACCP and FSSC 22000.

Venky’s hen merchandise are made out of internally sourced hen meat — from birds raised in-house or grown underneath contract farming supervised by Venky’s. We are able to proudly state that the birds utilized in Venky’s Hen Merchandise usually are not fed with antibiotics on a preventive foundation or as a progress promoter. The meat used to make Venky’s Hen Merchandise is periodically examined at FSSAI-approved NABL-accredited laboratories for antibiotics residue, as per FSSAI norms. Venky’s Hen Merchandise are in compliance with FSSAI antibiotics residue norms.

Rohan Bhagwat,

Pune

Patriarchy and feminism

Set within the yr 2001 and primarily based in fictitious “Nirmal Pradesh”, Laapataa Girls fantastically lifts the veil from numerous societal evils resembling patriarchy, dowry harassment and comes off as a satire. Utilizing humour as a mechanism it tells the story of two newlywed ladies who get blended up through the prepare experience to their husbands’ villages as their faces have been lined by a “ghoonghat” — which is maybe used as a metaphor to outline the veil as an object which not solely hides the face of girls but in addition hides them from equal rights and alternatives.

In other places and unusual conditions, though misplaced, the naive Phool and bold Jaya find yourself discovering and discovering themselves whereas navigating by the evils of patriarchy. Phool stays on the railway station and assists the outdated girl who runs a tea stall on the platform and gathers some knowledge from the outdated however smart girl. For example when Phool asks her why ladies usually are not given any alternatives, the response is that girls are able to doing the whole lot, from farming to working the home, and don’t really want males in any respect. But when all ladies had this figured it out, males could be in a large number. However, Jaya at a stranger’s home finds freedom from a pressured marriage to an abusive, chauvinistic groom and desires to review additional and be impartial. She even endears herself into the ambiance and makes use of her data of farming to assist Phool’s in-laws.

The film additionally questions numerous societal norms resembling why ladies can’t deal with their husbands by names, what a girl’s id is other than being somebody’s spouse, what her rights are and whether or not ladies from good properties are taught any helpful expertise — when the outdated girl questions Phool whether or not she was taught methods to attain her personal home or knew the title of her newly-wed husband’s village the place she goes to remain ceaselessly. Numerous situations within the film communicate volumes about how ladies really feel alienated of their husband’s properties and a patriarchal setup the place Phool’s mother-in-law says someday out of the blue how she has forgotten what she likes to eat; whether or not ladies ever cook dinner for themselves and the way Phool’s sister-in-law has nobody to speak whereas her husband has gone away to town seeking a livelihood.

The patriarchy permits males to be the pinnacle of the home and grants them the decision-making powers whereas ladies are supposed to take a seat again, preserve quiet and abide by them. And even when she dares to talk her thoughts she is just not thought of to be a “ache ghar ki ladki”.

Through the years, feminism has been a topic of appreciable debate whereas many confuse it with hating males or being a “Feminazi”, with out contemplating the truth that, even immediately, ladies need to sacrifice their decisions and careers over prioritising their households and family duties, whereas males are free to no matter they need, which perpetuates the spiral of male dominance and chauvinism in Indian society.

Madhumita Sharma,

New Delhi