

बहुसंख्य है वो , हर तरफ है वो
समाज के हर टपके में है दिखती
कभी उठाती है मैला, फोड़ती है पत्थर
तो कभी हल है वो खिंचती
She is predominant, she is omnipresent,
Visible in every social strata,
Picking up trash, breaking stones;
Or tilling and ploughing the land.
दुनिया के अर्थव्यवस्था की नींव
उसी ने ही है डाली
करके इतनी मेहनत भी रहे,
उसका ही बटवा खाली
It was she who laid
The foundation of the world’s economy,
While she toils away incessantly
Her own wallet remains empty,
इसके श्रम हमेशा गिने जाते
कौड़ी के दामों में,
चाहे वो काम करे घर में
या खेतों खदानों में
Her labour is always counted in dimes,
Whether she works at home
Or in fields and mines
शिक्षा हो या सेहत, अवसर हो या रोजगार
हर जगह होती है वो शोषित
हँसी आती है तब की ,” औरतो को है सामान दर्जा ”
होता है ये घोषीत!
Education or health, opportunity, or employment;
She is exploited everywhere.
It is laughable to hear the words – “women have equal status”
Being declared anywhere!
उसके साथ होनेवाली हर घटना, नाइंसाफी
देती है ये दस्तक ,
मुलभुत अधिकारों का मूल ही नहीं पहुँचा
औरत की तरफ आज तक
Every episode of injustice against her gives the fact away,
That even the roots of women's fundamental rights have not reached her till today,
उसके जीने की डोर उसीके के सामने
धीरे धीरे कांटी जाती
इतना हतबल बना दिया जाता उसे
की वो विरोध भी ना जाता पाती
The thread of her life, gradually severed right in front of her,
She is made so weak and hapless
That even her protest is not allowed to register
उसे पछाड़ने के लिए उसपर सिर्फ
एक ही ना हमला होता
वर्ग , जात , धर्म , अर्थ हर व्यवस्था
का ढाँचा अपना रोल निभाता
Her defeat isn't brought about by any attack singular;
Class, caste, religion, economy,
They all play their role in particular,
जितना औरत का वर्तमान
उसके इतिहास से है जुड़ा
उतना ही उसका भविष्य
उसके वर्तमान मैं है अड़ा
As deeply entrenched as is her present, in her yesterday,
Just as deeply is her 'morrow rooted in her today,
अगर इस भविष्य को
नयी तेजी से करना हो रोशन
तो रोकना होगा हर जर्रे में
होनेवाला वर्तमान का शोषण - दिपा पवार
If a new light is to brighten up her future course,
Then the exploitation in her present must be stopped in all its layers, with all our force.
Deepa Pawar
Hello, dear Deepa,
How are you doing? I am happy to know you write poetry, too! This one clearly shows gender inequality. Thank you for using a poem to raise awareness on this issue.
Hello Deepa,
Thank you so much for sharing this poem, very very powerful. The illustration is also so strong reflecting the women's condition in upaid care work and some of them are also non traditional work of women, which is very inspiring. Keep it up and please post more. Thank you for the meaningful piece. Lovely.
best, anjana
Hi Deepa! So lovely to see your writing here. More power to you
Hello Deepa,
Thank you for sharing this wonder poem which portrays the plight of a woman in am unjust world. Yes, many women are deprived of their rights. She toils, yet no money gets into their purses. We hope that some day work done by women will rewarded.
Thanks for sharing
Hello Deepa,
I love the message of your poem, but I also love the inclusivity of it to those who don't speak English, because translating with google might lose the meaning. That is very good thinking and planning!
Greetings Deepa,
Thank you for your heartfelt writing which millions of women can relate to including myself.
Unfortunately in this world gender inequality is very true and a global concern my organization QSV, aiding humanity addresses in our vision statement and is a major reason why millions of women are strapped below the economic development line educated or not.
Fighting to implement change is worth fighting for indeed.
Mama Queen
खुप छान दिपा खरी परिस्थिती मांडली आहे
Dear Deepa,
What a lovely and powerful poem, naming the ways we are held back, laying out the path for change. "Then the exploitation in her present must be stopped in all its layers, with all our force". I love your powerful ending! This is what we are here to do together.
Dear Deepa,
Yes she is all those things! And her work should be acknowledged too. Thank you so much for sharing with us the power of Women's work. This is a wonderful piece dear.
Keep writing! Your voice will "stop exploitation in her present in all its layers"
In sisterhood,
Sheroo