I recently came across a bizarre survey which talks about
masculinity display by the Indian men. Before perusing it, I was under the
impression that Indian men’s (excuse the pun) muscle power and vulgar,
abusive language were enough to exhibit their virility. However, the survey provided me a completely
different dimension to the concept of manliness in India.
Would you like to give it a thought?
“Can you just bend a bit, keep the pup aside in your car’s
front-seat, wear gloves, take a polybag, pick the poop and throw it in the
dustbin?”, ahh! my NRI friend is shouting at my neighbour. She dictates it like
a pseudo-code not because she is a software engineer by
profession but because it irks her when people ask the ‘How’ part of daily
ablutions of a pet or are indifferent to it. Moreover, it is not a common sight for
her in the exotic land where NRI’s do the needful voluntarily; particularly, due to fear of hefty
fines. She has visited me after a long time and there are many things which
adds to her fury, as it occurs to most of "the NRIs".
An animal’s excreta had exasperated her so intensely. What if she comes
to know the study fact that I am going to share with you all?
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Wait! This is not done and dusted yet! They believe that the comfort of open air has no comparison with the closed quarters. I mean imagine a white pot in an enclosed area, behind closed doors. Where’s the fun in that? I mean until and unless one squats in the middle of an open field amidst the murmur of flies and fleas and chat with the others around while taking a dump, there is no point of this routine mundane operation!
Who gives a damn what “Swach Baharat” is! No, wait, we are the ones who make commercials to
educate women to raise their voice to get a toilet constructed in their homes and use the same. But what about men? I am amused to say that it is not the paucity of funds for construction of a proper toilet but it’s against men’s ruggedness to use a lavatory. Amused why you ask? Have you forgotten, “Men are the decision-makers in households”. Well! This rings true in majority of the rural households where open defecation is still a major problem plaguing the entire villages.
Gosh!!!
I wish this observation which poses malice towards Indian
men is fallacious.
On a lighter note, if the survey goes true, I deduce that ‘Swachh
Bharat Cess’ will get exhausted in dung clean-up only.
I rest my itchy fingers now, to hear your thoughts aloud!!