INDIAN WOMEN🙂

  This is a poem by an Indian poet Shiv K Kumar, the poem explores the lives and experiences of typical Indian women.  The work reflects on the hardships and societal expectations these women face, which still is a stereotype. Where women are not allowed to etch eyebrows on the mud walls which clearly shows that the male is the head of the family so he has every right to show anger at anything inside the mud walls. 

         "Patiently they sit", Indian women have been labeled as they were known for patience and it is their quality. This has also been stereotyped, that women have to wait patiently and endure hardships, often in silence, while performing their daily tasks and fulfilling their familial duties. Therefore the poet has written in a positive way that Indian women as strong and steadfast, highlighting their quiet strength and the significant role they play in the fabric of society. 

         However, the poet has given a positive view of their strength and perseverance. From my point the poem seems to reinforce stereotypes, with the example of their domestic roles, endurance and suffering, and the poet implies the loyalty of Indian women as "They guard their tattooed thighs" and this reflects the stereotype that a woman's primary duty is to uphold her family's honor through her behavior.

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