She have dare to brake the oppressive tradition.

[Jayashri Kamble]

She have dare to brake the oppressive tradition.

She got a little emotional at the beginning. Later on, I understood the reasons. It had been 17 years since her husband expired and at that time she was very depressed because she had a family of three daughters and one son and she was worried about how she would manage this life alone. Her name is Satabai. We discussed with her through salt. After the death of any woman's husband in the village, the woman removes her ornaments like the mangalsutra around her neck, the kumkum on her forehead, the anklets on her feet and the bangles on her hands forever because they were worn when she had a husband and after her husband and her husband came, all these ornaments have to be removed at that time. This tradition is still there. Also, 17 years ago, all these ornaments of Satabai were removed by the social system and since then she had been living a widowed life. Eight days ago, I took salt with her. At that time, I suggest put a tikli (kumkum) on her forehead. She refuse my suggesion, at that time she said people 

 Taunt me. So i can't dare to this. I said please try it onc time, because you have a lot of strength you have taken care of your daughters alone you raised them from infancy you have given them complete education you have married two daughters you are educating two sons so you are a brave woman and you are aware of your strength. After that three-four days I saw her at that time she had a tikli(kumkum) on her forehead I was very happy and I asked her how did you do this dare, she said "when you made me aware of my strength and I also felt that I should take some initiative so I put kumkum on my forehead and I feel very good now when I look at my face in the mirror I feel very good that" this is a great thing because she did something that the social system kept her away from for 17 years just after my one and a half hour discussion this is a very big thing. And surely widowed women will get inspiration from this.

[Rituu B. Nanda]

This will inspire other women too! Thanks Jayshri