Saturday, September 03, 2011

Rice creates more equality in society than Rotis

Almost everyone from North India can identify with a common household scene which plays out nearly every day. Man/men of the family are feasting on Rotis while the woman/women are running around preparing and serving them. Once the men finish, women start eating. And while men get readily prepared/hot Rotis, women are content with mildly hot/cold Rotis.

Now replace Rotis with Rice. Unlike Rotis - each of which is prepared/cooked separately, Rice is cooked at the same time for every one. Every one eats together, the same quality, the same degree of heat. Hallmark of a harmonious, liberal and equal society.

Could it be one of the reasons/ramifications that Southern Indian states have better living conditions/liberty for women than the Northern states :-)

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