Celebration...!

 

Lately, on this blog I am sharing selected TedTalks about the ideas that I like, honour, and adore and have converted this blog virtually into a Vlog, it seems! As the tagline of TED goes – Ideas Worth Spreading – I am just helping take their mission ahead which TED won’t mind, I believe!

However today it’s a different idea that I am sharing, and it is needless to mention that it is very very close to my heart for all possible reasons! This is a dance performance of Maitrayee with her friend Harita and what makes it even more ‘Special’ is the occasion (Women’s Day), the subject and the message the performance conveys.

This celebration took place at Department for Empowerment of persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice - Government of India, where Maitrayee is a Consultant at Project Monitoring and Data Strategic Unit at Delhi.

Although the anchor has narrated the script of the performance, it may not be audible, clear, or understandable and as I do not want the readers to miss the context which is not just interesting but overwhelming (I broke into tears, thanks to the song they have chosen that makes it even more poignant!) and must be understood thoroughly to enjoy the act.

Here is the ‘Transcript’ of the ‘Performance!’ Read it carefully and Repsect… HER!

"Having a child with disability can make a woman’s life different from what other women experience. On a day like Women’s Day, while their friends receive wishes, cards and gifts from their children, your heart yearns for the day you hear your child say the words ‘I Love You’.

This woman, despite everyone advising her to go for abortion after knowing that the child has intellectual disability, decides to give birth to the child. Standing up to the doctor, relatives and the entire world, shaking inside and holding back her tears, she raises her precious daughter and tries her best to make her independent in life.

She gives her everything. She feels so deeply and she loves so abundantly.

Today, we want you to know that you are not alone and that we celebrate the wonderful woman that you are.

This performance is a tribute to all those strong women who are mothers, sisters and caregivers for persons with disabilities. 

Happy Women’s Day... This is for you!"

I have shared Maitrayee's Hindi poem on my Marathi Blog, read it here - गुफ्तगू