Video: Pink saree and stick lati: the women's group Gulabi Gang to keep order in India
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
From school, we remember the textbook about the strength of Russian women: "He will stop a galloping horse, enter a burning hut," but Indian beauties are hardly associated with warlike Amazons. Contrary to all stereotypes, it is in India arose unification of The Gulabi Gang, whose ranks are composed exclusively of women. All of them wear uniforms - a hot pink sari, and are also armed with a long lati stick.
The Gulabi Gang organization unites over 10,000 women who are fighting social problems in the Bundelkhand region. In particular, they express dissatisfaction with low wages, corruption of the law enforcement system, inept agrarian policy, as well as the existence of a caste hierarchy. This region is "famous" for the acute crime situation, conflicts are often resolved through violence, perhaps that is why it was here that this by no means peaceful women's association was formed two years ago.
During the existence of the Gulabi Gang, a number of charges of riots and attacks on government officials have already been brought against the organization. However, the inhabitants are sincerely grateful to the brave warriors for the rebuff they give to the authorities. The leader, 47-year-old Sampat Pal Devi, has been compared by many to the legendary Rani Laxmibai, Queen of Jhansi.
The women in pink, like the Robin Hood team, do good deeds to protect the poor. So, they forcefully forced the police to look for a criminal who had raped a woman from a lower caste. But their main feat is the seizure of a truck with provisions intended for the poor. Instead of providing for those in need, the government shipped goods to stores at inflated prices. The truck was presented to the local administration as material evidence of financial fraud.
The leader of Sampat Pal Devi calls the Gulabi Gang society not a robbery gang, but a team that is called upon to help ordinary people to fight for justice. The bright pink color of clothing was not chosen by chance: in Indian culture, it symbolizes life. An unusual organization brings together women between the ages of 22 and 50. Among other things, they are fighting for the possibility of free employment in the region.
Incidentally, such feminist tendencies are characteristic not only of India. On our website Kulturologiya.ru we have already talked about the Chinese tribe Moso, where matriarchy still reigns.
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