A page from every woman’s diary

A page from every woman’s diary

After a while I finally have some time for myself, so I thought I will place flowers on the graves of my thought (“Two key suspects in Zainab’s rape, murder arrested”, Gulf News, January 21). I have many questions to ask, and I desperately need answers. Is our body any different from that of a man’s? They look similar. Then, why are there acid stains present only on a female’s body? Why do these brutal scars leave their marks only on our bodies? When an iron rod is inserted into someone it hurts a lot. Not only does blood ooze out, not only is there pain and screaming, but prayers and compassion don’t seem to work and it feels as if someone has dipped the iron rod in the sun, and placed it on that part of my body. It feels as though, someone has dropped coal on an open wound. It feels like a child’s fingers have been scratched by a sharp knife. But he doesn’t feel that way. He is still drowning in the obsessions of his childhood, wherein he believes that if he breaks my legs, twists my neck and throws me away, someone will present him with a new doll to play with. But I’m not a doll.

From Ms Prerna chandiramani

UAE

Fire safety is must

While reading about the fire accident, some thoughts came to my mind (“What you should do in case of fire”, Gulf News, January 23). I would like to share some ideas so that little children and students should get some classes. During Physical Education (PE) classes or some free period, teachers can introduce some good lessons to their students on how to survive a fire and how to escape it. Even some awareness campaign should be introduced for the public, to create awareness for the public.

From Ms Habeeba Salim

UAE

Row over film continues

Recent protests from nationalists of a few states in India over the film Padmaavat, whose release was said to be banned in some states in India, were cleared by the Supreme Court of India (“‘Padmaavat’ outrage: Appeal to Indian PM to ban film”, Gulf News, January 22). This was good news for the film, and particularly the fans of the actors in the movie. The Court said that the film was already cleared by Central Board of Film Certification, and hence cannot be stopped by the states. Despite the top court’s order, a particular nationalist group is still not willing to approve the release, which is a surprise. How are the states going to tackle the issue? We have to wait and see.

From Mr K Ragavan

India

Hello, Prime Minister

The Padmaavat controversy in India is almost exhausting now. It has been going back and forth for days and there is no conclusion to it. India is supposed to be a country where there is freedom of speech and expression. What have we become? There is no place for art or film in our country. Filmmakers have to apologise, actors are threatened, art is banned, painters seek asylum elsewhere. Are these the good days we were promised? Expressing ones opinion is one thing but terrorising others is another issue. Everyone is under pressure from the government, politicians, moral police and nationalists, which makes it suffocating. Ironically this has nothing to do with the smog in New Delhi.

From Ms Alia Mathur

Dubai

Cricket woes

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli’s sparring with journalists was clearly not dignifying (“K.R. Nayar column: Kohli inspires and exasperates — all in a week’s span”, Gulf News, January 22). As averred by the author, Kohli should know that there will be accolades when on a winning spree, and some unpleasant questions, especially when his team is losing. At the same time, he is dead right when he says that every batsmen, including Kohli, were found wanting. Though Kohli had blamed his batsmen, he himself is to be blamed in cancelling the one and only practice match the team was supposed to have. They seemed to be overconfident of their ability to tackle the pace bowlers of South Africa. It would be better if he mends his ways to select performing players for the final test to avoid a washout.

From Mr N. Mahadevan

India

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