Greetings to all the readers! :-)
For some reason the transliteration button on my computer is not working and therefore I am writing this post in English. Apologies for any inconvenience.
These days, I am writing a paper for Georgetown University (US) that highlights the role of women and religion in trauma healing in Indian context. We all know violence, poverty and disasters cause trauma for the survivors.
During my career with the Red Cross, I had the opportunity to travel all over India to serve those who were suffering due to natural disasters and armed conflicts. I had the honor of meeting strong men, women, elderly and children who not only survived the crisis but volunteered to assist others.
My observation has been that women emerge as the strongest (psychologically) because for most of them struggle is part of their lives before or after the disaster. They do their best to keep going and taking care of their families and communities. Most of them derived strength from the almighty, no matter what religion they came from. Unfortunately, their work is not always recognized or documented.
The women at their level try to facilitate healing for themselves and for their dear ones. In addition to nurturing the family, they take refuge in the religious activities. A colleague from Kashmir shared that women are participating in prayers and doing what Quran commands such as ‘help each other’ and support each other. Many women groups have emerged in the conflict affected areas in the country. Naga Mothers Association in Nagaland and Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) by Parveena Ahangar in Kashmri are two examples of women led organizations. Brahmakumaris is another spiritual group that strives to bring peace around the world through their work.
When the resilience of a woman is combined with the power of God, great things happen. If anybody knows of any woman or women's group that is working towards trauma healing and/or peace building in India, please share with me because I would like to recognize as many groups as I can. If we promote their good work we can rally more support for them as well.
Warm regards!
महिलाओं का गर कहीं, होता है अपमान ,
ReplyDeleteसिखला दुष्टों को सबक, खींचों जमके कान |
खींचों जमके कान, नहीं महतारी खींची ,
बाढ़ा पेड़ बबूल, करे जो हरकत नीची ||
कृपा नहीं दायित्व, हमारा सबसे पहिला,
धात्री का हो मान, सुरक्षित होवे महिला ||
Anjana
ReplyDeletethe transliteration button has been disabled by google as of now
yes many woman are in this field and one is my mother aged 72 who learn't Reiki after a successful career as Hindi Professor with University of Delhi for 42 long years .
You can see http://mysparshtarang.blogspot.com/
Thanks so much Rachna :-) I will look up the link you have provided.
ReplyDeleteजी आप इतनी समझदार और पुरानी ब्लॉगर होकर ऐसी निराशाजनक बातें कर रही हैं इसका मतलब यह हुआ की आप अपने द्वारा शुरू किये मकसद से भटक रही हैं यही तो वोह लोग चाहते हैं आपने यह ब्लॉग शुरू करके नारी समाज में चेतना जगाई और उन्हें मौका दिया अपने बारे में समझने का अपने बारे में जानने का की क्या हैं नारी रचना जी जहाँ तक मैं समझता हूँ नारी ही सर्वज्ञ है नारी ना होती तो हम कहाँ होते परन्तु कई बार आपने देखा होगा जब बच्चा बड़ा हो जाता है तो वो अपने आप को सर्वज्ञानी समझाने लगता है और जो उनके बड़े होते हैं उन्हें गौण समझने लगता है परन्तु वोह यह भूल जाता है की बड़े फिर भी बड़े ही रहते हैं और रही बात भला बुरा कहने और आलोचना करने की करने दो उन्हें आलोचना और इसी को अपना हथियार बनाकर अपनी मंजिलें चढ़ती चली जाएँ आप एक बहादुर महिला हैं छोटे मोटे किस्सों की तरफ ध्यान दोगे तो ऐसे लोग अपने मकसद में कामयाब हो जायेंगे जो की वो चाहते हैं
ReplyDelete