Blouse se Prostitution Tak, Kya Humne Apne Itihas Ko Galat Samjha Hai?

Yeh hai ek first century ki Indian female ka picture, third century aur 17th century ke pictures mein agar aap dhyan se dekhen, toh ek cheez common hai: teenon pictures mein female ne apne upper body ko cover nahi kiya hua.

Ab agar aap 19th century ki aurat aur aaj ki aurat ka picture dekhenge, toh kaafi fark milega.

Blouse yeh word tab exist hi nahi karta tha, aurat sari ko bina blouse ke hi drape kar liya karti thi.

Toh aaj humare desh mein itna bada cultural shift kaise aa gaya?

Akhir kyun humare desh mein aise anek prachin mandir milte hain jinmein alag-alag prakaar ke sexual acts ko detail mein explain kiya gaya hai, wo bhi mandir jese pavitra sthalon pe, jahaan par buzurg se lekar bachchon tak ko aane ki ijazat hoti hai?

Aaj agar humare desh mein prostitution illegal hai, toh kaise Arthashastra ke chapter 27 aur Kamasutra ke book six mein bohot detail mein explain kiya gaya hai ki sex workers ko samaj mein kaise izzat deni chahiye? Unhe business kaise karna hai, apne clients ko khush kaise rakhna hai, maintain kaise karna hai? Aaj kyun in kitabon mein sex workers ko samaj ka ek aham hissa maana gaya hai?

Kya aaj hum apne itihas ko pehchaan nahi pa rahe hain, apne hi culture ko bhool chuke hain, ya phir yeh kisi ki saazish thi humein apni hi Sanskriti se nafrat karwane ki?

Well, aaj se 150 saal pehle Max Müller, jo ki ek British Indologist aur Sanskrit scholar the, yeh keh rahe the ki humari Sanskriti ko akar dene ka ek tareeka tha, par yeh unhone khud hi apne shabdon mein likha tha ki unhone Hinduo ke 3000 saal purane Vedas ko jadd se mitane ke liye, ek aisa translated version banaya tha jo unke itihas ko hamesha ke liye badal dega. Iska natija hum aaj tak bhugat rahe hain, khaas karke humari Indian auratein.

Pichhle hi saal ek case aaya tha, ek ladki ke parivaar ne apni beti aur uske husband ko sheher dikhane ke bahane Mumbai bulaya, aur unka murder karke unke shareer ko chhote-chhote tukdon mein kaat kar phenk diya. Kyun? Sirf isliye kyunki us ladki ne apne pasand ke ladke se shaadi kar li thi. Honor killing abhi bhi India mein ek bohot bada problem hai, aur abhi tak cases chal rahe hain.

Yeh sab kaise hota hai? Dharm ka hawala deke, yeh kaha jata hai ki yeh sab humare desh ki parampara ke khilaf hai.

“Agar aaj love marriage karna bhi ek gunah hai, toh phir humare apne dharmashastr ke 11th adhyay mein Gandharv Vivah ka varnan kaise kiya gaya hai?”

Humare purane texts, jese Arthashastra, Kamasutra, aur dharmashastra, sabko britisers ne apne tareeke se present kiya tha. Yeh texts humare asli history ko humare liye pehchaanane ka ek zariya the, lekin aaj tak humein un texts ka asli meaning samajh nahi aaya.

Pardah System aur Jauhar ki Shuruat bhi kahan se hui?

Aaj humari society mein auraton ki situation ko lekar jo confusion hai, uski ek badi wajah humare history ke badalte huye perspectives hain. Jab hum purane India ki baat karte hain, toh ek point clear hota hai: humare purane samaj mein auratein apne adhikar ke liye khud ko protect karti thi. Lekin, jaise-jaise invaders aaye aur humare culture ko badalne ki koshish ki gayi, humne apni pehchaan ko khona shuru kar diya.

Pardah system ka shuruat bhi ek time par auraton ko protect karne ke liye kiya gaya tha. Jab Delhi Sultanate aur Mughal era mein, ek naya social structure ban gaya tha, aurat ko apni safety ke liye apna chehra chhupana padta tha. Pardah system ka main purpose tha, auraton ko male soldiers ki nazar se bachana aur unhe utha le jaane se bachana. Isliye yeh practice humare society mein develop hui thi. Jahan pe pehle auratein freely apni zindagi jeeti thi, vahin Pardah ne unhe apne ghar ke andar restrict kar diya.

Jauhar ki Pratha kaise aayi?

Jauhar se ek aur important shift dekhne ko milta hai. Jab Muslim invaders jaise Mahmud Ghazni aur Muhammad Ghori ne humare desh par attack kiya, tab auraton ki izzat ko bachane ke liye Jauhar ka pratha shuru hui thi. Jauhar mein, jab apne rajya ko haarne ka khatra hota tha aur enemies ke haath me poori taqat thi, toh rajput auraton ne apni izzat bachane ke liye apni zindagi khud le li thi. Yeh ek extreme step tha, jisme auraton ne apne jeevan ko apne raja ke haath me na jaane dene ke liye apna jeevan samarpit kar diya. Yeh pratha kisi bhi samaj mein extreme aur traumatic thi, lekin is pratha ne auraton ki izzat ko sabse bada priority diya tha.

Vish Kanya ka kya concept tha?

Ek aur purani aur kadak pratha thi Vish Kanya, jo ki purane samay mein raja aur samraton ke liye secret agents ki tarah kaam karti thi. Vish Kanya, ek aisi ladki thi, jise bachpan se hi dheere-dheere zehr ka bohot hi kam dose diya jata tha, taaki woh apne dushman ko shikaar bana sake.

Yeh ladkiyan puri tarah se zeher ke liye immune ho jati thi aur unhe apne honthon par zeher laga kar, dushman rajyon ke raja ko maarne ke liye bheja jata tha. Jab yeh ladkiyan un rajaon se physical contact karti thi, to turant unka mar jana hota tha, kyunki unhone unhe zehr diya hota tha. Yeh ek extreme aur dangerous practice thi, lekin apne raja ki raksha karne ke liye, Vish Kanya ka kaam kiya jata tha.

Ab conclusion par aate hain:

Humare desh ki samajik aur sanskritik history mein itni gehraiyan hain, jo aaj ke samay mein humein samajhna bohot zaroori hai. Jab hum apne purane texts jaise Arthashastra, Kamasutra, aur Dharmashastra ko samajhne ki koshish karte hain, toh humein yeh pata chalta hai ki humare purkhon ki soch kaafi progressive thi. Yeh texts sirf vyakti ke jeevan ko sukhad aur santulit banane ke liye nahi, balki samaj mein dharmik, aarthik, aur manasik vikas ko bhi promote karte the.

Humari asli Sanskriti aur itihas ko samajhna ab humari responsibility ban gayi hai. Agar hum apni purani soch ko waisa samajh kar aaj ke samay mein apply karein, toh hum na sirf apne liye, balki apni agle peedhi ke liye ek behtar aur respectful samaj bana sakte hain. Apni roots ko samajhkar, hum apne aaj aur kal ko sudhar sakte hain.

Jab tak hum apni purani history ko samajhne ka effort nahi karenge, tab tak hum apne aap ko samajh nahi paayenge. Humari purani society, jahaan pe auratein shiksha mein bohot aage thi, unhe apne jeevan ki har field mein izzat milti thi. Aaj bhi agar hum apne history ko waisa samajh sakein, toh humare liye aur humari next generation ke liye bohot kuch badal sakta hai.

Isliye, apni purani sanskriti ko pehchaano, apne itihas ko samjho, aur unse seekh kar apne samaj ko ek naye raaste par lekar chalo. Yeh humari duty hai, aur agar hum yeh karte hain, toh hum apne desh ko sach mein ek viksit aur pragatisheel samaj bana sakte hain.