From: prem@prem.lbl.gov (Shirdi R. Prem)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: More about India
Date: 7 Oct 1992 21:31:35 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Reply-To: prem@prem.lbl.gov (Shirdi R. Prem)
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In article <1992Oct7.182506.12815@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> gayathri@ec.ecn.purdue.edu (Gayathri Krishnamurthy) writes:
>In article <1992Oct05.202736.122673@ua1ix.ua.edu>, ngopalas@ha15.eng.ua.edu (Nath S. Gopalaswamy) writes:
>> A wholly understandable attitude. No wonder females do not want to go back 
>> to India. Another factor is that females here no longer give an opportunity 
>> to be in physical contact with men. They travel in cars and spacious 
>> atmospheres.
>> So even if there were eve-teasers here they do not get a chance to make 
>> physical contact. Unlike India where people are always in close contact all
>> the time.  
>
>Ever seen a female college student go on stage in a Co-ed college in an Indian
>town ? Usually, the first thing to greet her would be the loud chorus "Coo !",
>issued from some of her esteemed male counterparts. And eve-teasing need not
>be necessarily physical. The above is just one example. 

	If you mean this happens in India alone, I gotta disagree. I have
	seen the same kinda behaviour at frat festivals (no, not a typo :-) 
	here in the US.

	The only difference is that the girls here whistle and coo as well
	when a stud takes the stage.  :-)

>the parks near Sankey lake (just below the bridge) in Malleswaram, Bangalore.

	Hey! Bangalore !! My kinda town!

>15 mins passed in peace while I composed my thoughts and began my writing.
>A few mins later, there was this policeman who walked up to me from behind
>my bench, and around me - looking at me suspiciously. When I stared back at 
>him he asked me what I was doing and I replied - "writing". He looked at me
>for a few more moments and then said "Don't do these things here ...". What
>the hell, it was a park, open to the public !! And I was just by myself, 
>minding my own work, not disturbing anybody ! 

	Probably a pre-emptive measure. The cop probably thought he was
	doing you a favour!

	Anyway, this isn't just restricted to girls you know. I remember
	the SI in Vijayanagar (Bangalore) once shouted at me and a couple 
	of my friends for hanging around in front of a bakery. Apparently,
	he mistook us for some jerks who hung around there regularly and
	created a nuisance. We just happened to be in the wrong place at
	the wrong time.

>Ever wondered why so many "heroes" of Indian movies start courting their 
>heroines by teasing them in public, running after them stupidly and giving
>them as much trouble as possible ? I really wonder why this is considered
>such a "macho" act....and why many such movies become box-office hits. Is
>this really part of "Indian culture", then ?

	Agree with you there. This trend has been getting stronger now.
	It probably started as harmless fun, such as DevAnand in JewelThief,
	and then people started running out of other ideas, hence........

	IMO, this kinda behaviour by the "(z)heroes" in new hindi movies
	just adds to the problem. Also, the majority of the "sinayma"
	watching public doesn't seem educated enough to recognize this as 
	inappropriate behaviour in real life.
								 
>Gayathri.
>--
>Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you !!

	Then maybe I shouldn't post this flame!    :-)

	Prem!
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