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गहने और ग़ुलामी || आचार्य प्रशांत के नीम लड्डू
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Exploitation of women
Materialism
Patriarchy
Dependency
Rebellion
Social Conditioning
Choice
Domestic Violence
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that on one hand, the male class deeply exploits women, but on the other hand, it also keeps them laden with jewelry. He points out that jewelry shops primarily sell items for women, not men. A woman must make a choice, as she will receive both exploitation and jewelry together. If a woman does not want to be exploited, she must also give up the jewelry and the mansions. Those who are greedy for mansions must also be prepared to be exploited. Women who identify as 'respectable women from high-class families' should be ready for exploitation by high-class men. If a girl rebels against her family, society, and its bonds, the first thing she loses is a nice house. The speaker clarifies that he is not talking about relationships but about material comforts like the bed, air conditioner, fridge, hall, car, driver, and lawn. A woman first receives these comforts under her father's discipline, and then her father marries her into a situation where she receives the same material comforts under her husband's discipline. She moves from one shiny mansion to another. If she rebels, she loses the mansion and might have to live in a paying guest accommodation. The speaker notes that there are girls who have rebelled, lost their mansions, and now live in PGs, having given up servants and chauffeurs. The dependency is emotional, but the fear is of losing material comforts and money. Society exploits women extensively but also keeps them adorned and comfortable. A woman is considered the honor of the house and is thus kept laden with comforts. Women from mansions are not seen walking in the sun on the streets. It is possible that they are heavily exploited within the house, facing domestic violence. However, this violence occurs in an air-conditioned room. If she is raped in the house, it will be on a mattress worth one or five lakh rupees. She will receive full comfort, and no harm will come to her fair face, though her mind may be defiled. The speaker cautions against bringing sentimentality into the issue by claiming to be bound by love for relatives, stating that the matter is about the long car and the three-ton AC, not love.