Zindagi Bhar Ki Maut

Grihasthi ya Siksha

“Maa, Maa yahan aao zara dekho Kaun aaya hai?” the little girl said.

Her mother came from inside with a smile and greeted them joining her hands with a smile.

“Namaste, aaiye baithiye. Agar mai galat nhi hoon to aap Barrister Babu Bondita Ji hai aur aap zamindar Anirudh Roy Chowdhury.” The woman said to them.

They smiled at she already knows them and introduce themselves and they too greeted her with joined hands and smile.

“Ji shukriya ham thik hai. Sahi pehchana aapne, mai Anirudh Roy Chowdhury hoon aur ye meri pa…. (Bondita looked at him) patni hai.” Anirudh said avoiding Bondita’s stare.” Anirudh said gently with a smile and continued, “Wo ham aapse ek zaruri baat karne aaye hai. Bahut pyaari hai aapki bachi aur hame bahut khushi huyi isse milke aur ye jaankar kitni icha hai ise padhne likhne ki to ham chahte hai aap ise padhaye ( looking at the woman’s unwilling face) Dekhiye Bondita is bachi ki padhai ki zimmedari lena chaahti hai, aap chinta mat kijiye jo karna hai wo ham karenge, aap bas anumati dijiye.”


The woman was quite for sometime and Anidita were looking at each other in tension when she finally spoke, “Maaf kijiye ham apni beti ko padhana hi nhi chahte aur jahan tak zimmedari ya dakhile ki shulk ki baat aati hai iske baba ka vyapaar acha chalta hai ham vidyalaya ka shulk bhar sakte hai aur baki zimmedariyan v le sakte hai par baat ye hai ki ham ise padhana nahi chahte.

Ek aurat hai ye ise ghar samhalna sikhna hai, padhai likhai nhi. Padhai likhai karegi to ghar kaise samhalegu. Do naavo pe eksath sawari nahi ho sakti zamindar babu.” She said politely yet firmly.

Bondita was about to say when Anirudh said, “Ji mai maanta hoon do naavo pe sawaari nhi ho sakti par is bachi ko abhi do naavo pe sawaar hone ki jarurat kya hai. Abhi iske khelne kudne aur padhne ka samay hai, ise padhne dijiye aur is choti si bachi pankh mat kaatiye ise udne dijiye padhne dijiye aur fir jab badi hogi padh likh ke samajhdar aur kaabil banegi apne adhikaro ko janne lagegi tab baki kaam v sikh legi aur sar utha ke khushhaal jivan jee sakegi, iska bhavishya ujjawal hoga."


“Par padh likh ke kya karegi aur kaun sa ise Barrister banana hai hame. Banegi to ek bahu aur patni hi nah ro behtar hai ek Kushal gruhani bnna sikhe ,ghar ke kaam kaj aur pariwar ko samhalna sikhe.

Akhir ek ladki ko ye sab karna hi hai. Aur haan ye mat kahiyega ladki aur ladko ke kaam barabar hote hai ye sab kyunki ye sab kitaabi aur Vilayati baatein hai,hamare yahan kaun manega in baaton ko.” The woman argued.


“Dekhiye mai maanti hoon aadmi aur aurato ke kaam me Farq nhi hona chahiye aur mujhe mere pati ne yahi sikhaya hai ki admi aur aurat barabar bhagwan ne dono ko barabar banaya hai.

Fir v ek aurat hone ke naate mai ye v jaanti hoon ki ek aurat ko apne pariwar ke liye khana banana,unki dekhbhaal karna kitna acha lagta hai aur ye sari chizein jitne ache se aurat samhal sakti hai utne ache se mard nhi samhaal sakte.

Par aisa nhi hai ki padhai ke sath grihasthi nhi samhaal sakti hai, are ham auratein to ek sath 10-10 kaam kar sakte hai.

Hindustan me na jane kitni aisi maharaniya aur vidushiyan rahi hai jinhone shashan, yudh, siksha aur grihasthi ek sath samhali hai. Aap samajhne ki koshish kijiye ek baar.

Aur shiksha to madad karti hai Kushal gruhani bnne me, padhai to balki madad karti hai grihashthi samhalna me aur grihasthi siksha me. Dono ek dusre ko behtar bnane me madad karte hai. Ek padhi likhi ladki v grihashthi samhal sakti hai.” Bondita said.

Anirudh was looking proudly at her and remembered his own foolishness when he thought that one cannot ride on two boats and broke Bondita inch by inch, gave her immense pain but Bondita proved him wrong many times by managing both amazingly and her housewife skills helped him and his Manorama many times and not to forget her housewife skill made her win and get the right to education.

When the women suddenly spoke, “Kya aap samhaal paayi apni grihashthi?”


It hit them hard, Bondita’s eyes become teary and she flinched at this. Anirudh’s heart also wrenched at hearing this and seeing Bondita’s reaction. Her words stabbed both their hearts.