"Kotha" | Mayaa SH's Theory Of Slogan Of Living By Vichaar.

Developmental Feminist, Social and Legal Activist recalls a real-life incident that forced her to write her most powerful composition "Kotha" in an advent of her deep reflection of the progression of mind and mindset. Recalling a situation in which the country's strongest champion of women power was completely shocked when she found herself in a dangerous series of events, akin to a nuclear fission reaction where one was caught unaware with a circle of almost uncertainty. This was in retaliation for the punishment he received for exposing the truth with respect to some other matter. This forced Mayaa SH to think and redefine what empowerment really is? An immature young man and woman from the state of Uttar Pradesh sent her a threatening message in a very derogatory manner. Those messages ended with the words “Dobara Bhauke Toh Dekh Lena”… It was a game changing moment that made Mayaa think that the value of life has become almost zero and considering the seriousness of words that spread hate crimes. Apart from this, what was even more shocking was the obscene language that the girl used and Mayaa had to go through, who after misunderstanding the situation, threatened to humiliate Mayaa by calling her characterless and questioning the morality of her character. We are in the 21st century, yet such incidents happen in which girls and women are considered an object and used as a medium to fulfill the desires of some people and the next day they are nothing. Since ancient times, the objectification of women is deeply rooted in patriarchy. The underlying notion of deep understanding of life is that there are people who are being sold like commodities in the market to become slaves, brokers, and it is extremely worrying that those who find out the truth also become victims of this by getting exposed to abuse and threats.

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