Well, we may do well to ask the organizations, or the personalities presiding the pennkodathi these questions: Do they really like to see women of Kerala ever having autonomy over their bodies ? Even while we find chapters of peedanam unending here in Kerala, are we confident enough to be able in any near future, to stop seeing women of Kerala just as victims of 'peedanam'? When will we able to find them as active individuals/ collectivities fighting , challenging the male regime of gender and sexuality on the one hand, and demanding progressive reforms in education about sex and reproduction on the other? When will we/ they be able to take on this essentially anti-woman, protectionist attitude that promotes kind of single handed discourse on peedanam, wherein, active agency is denied to women on every count? When will be able to dispense with the need of outfits like "Stree Suraksha Samithis" ,which virtually edifies the dictum of Manu (Women should always be protected, and they never deserve to be free) Flip side of the institution of peedanam is family, the burial ground of every right of women to full citizenship. It is high time that we openly defied Culture, Morals and Traditions at least to the extent that they openly take sides with an agenda of perpetuating patriarchy in all walks of life, be it physical labour, reproduction, sexuality or the organization of family.
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