Tradition verses Modern Law

 


                                  Tradition verses  Modern Law



     One can argue that just as the times have changed , so too should traditions.  When there is a practice of tradition that has been respected, acknowledged, practiced by all and over the years, no one seems to have had an issue with this.  Suddenly the new issue has been cropped up .That is mapping unpaid women's work. A servey to estimate the value of unpaid household chores done by women, to understand how much time is spent in cooking and washing and other things. This is an effort to convert a rich cultural society into a perishable materialistic society.

The Law should come into force in cases where women are ill-treated by husband, in-laws and are deprived of their rights. Similarly when admission is denied to women in educational institutions even if they qualify on merit basis. The Government should take action against pay-disparity given to women, unnecessary harassment meted  out to them in offices.

Regarding the freedom and equality, women are given opportunities to enter into the fields of men like sports, space, etc., though till now they were considered fitting jobs for men in accordance with their physical strength.

Family is the basic unit of society. All along, an Indian woman excelled in all her roles as a dutiful daughter, wife, a mother, as a daughter-in-law. In the role of wife, she has many roles such as a beloved, an ideal companion, partner, counselor, as a nursing mother. She does this willingly and happily. Even now , with men devoted to their career twenty four hours a day, it is woman who takes care of her career if she works outside, manages the house and children. Till today, there was no cry from her side.

To sum it up in the words of George Byron

' The labor of women in the house, certainly enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could; and in this way women are economic factors in society.'

The same is the case with Gay-marriage and Live - in Relationship. The courts should take into account traditional aspects and beliefs and not to be guided by the modenity.
Indian society is even now intact because of the traditions followed. One such tradition is marriage. Marrige is a beautiful institution, envisioned by the  ancient sages,ideal law-makers, devoted to the social welfare, taking into consideration the biological diversity and needs of the woman and man, making it complementary, whole being, resulting in the spiritual sublimation of the same and utilization of their complementary comlementary qualities for a proper, all-round upbringing of their progeny. Infact, the Hindu marriage may be described as the union of two families. In this union, there is no room for petty ambitions and personal ego-trips.The main factor is love for the entire family that one is marrying into. Not only this, the relatives of both the families get connected and stand together in good and bad times. Thus according to Hindus, marriage is a sacred institution devised for the welfare of the society.
It is said that a happy family is but an earlier heaven. This life is given to experience it to enjoy and realize it.

According to Hindu tradition, marriage between two souls is a very sacred affair stretching beyond one's life time. The couple are expected to carry out their traditional duties as householders and  upholders of family traditions and work for the material and spiritual welfare of each other, the members of their family and also society. Their destinies are intertwined by their previous karmas and they have a responsibility towards their family, society, deities,other living beings and their ancestors. Marriage  is the best moral means for the continuation of family through their progeny. Many festivals revolve around the family , cherishing and fostering various beautiful relationships of the members.
There has never been a moral degradation or mental cases in children also. Thus, instead of watering and nourishing the roots of all- beneficial sacred tree of marriage, what wisdom is seen in clinging to delicate branches, anytime-falling, untrodden paths of gay marriage and Live-in-Relationship and deliberate celebration of Father's day, Mother's day, siblings' day, Valentine day ? It is nothing but a movement towards and reflection of consumerism and not of culture.

The greatness of a nation is judged by the richness of its culture. A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
These modern trends in Gay-marriage and Live-in-Relationship may be for convenience and freedom, they may consider, but it is a reflection of uncultured mind and barbarism only, leading to chaos in society and the country.

 The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of the world that it bequeaths to its children.