Oh Womania

You are the creator..the nurturer lives in you

You are born, The Lakshmi steps in too

From a baby to a teenager, you captivate all hearts

And this is where your journey starts

Blossoming into the beautiful woman that you are today

Moving on, ever smiling, relentless, through the journey of life

Shining eyes speaking volumes, Long tresses flowing in all their glory

Ubiquitous with multiple roles to play

Having battled the minds of men, you have led the foray

As a mother, a sister, a daughter, a wife, a teacher, a worker, ahead

Like the water, tranquil and calm forging ahead

The epitome of Goddess Saraswati, the Durga, the Kali

In you is the Razia Sultana, the Rani of Jhansi, Sarojini Naidu, Indira Gandhi

You, the quintessential women have stretched beyond the horizon

A tall silhouette, walking with a measured and poised gait

Lo and behold you captured the universe, creating your own fate

The Buzz of life, the cracking dawn

Within you is the power to create, nurture and transform

As aptly quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt-Remember,

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

So remove those ‘I want you to like me’ stickers from your forehead and,

Instead, place them where they truly will do the most good — on your mirror!. 

To end, some names of “Women First” In India - Kiran Bedi, Ph.D., is India's 1^st and highest ranking woman police officer.

Kalpana Chawla was the 1^st Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in space.

Muthamma Chonira is the first Indian woman to sit in civil services exam, to join IFS, to be a diplomat, to become the ambassador/High commissioner

Durba Banerjee, the 1^st woman Airline Pilot,

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, 1953 is the 1^st Woman President of the United Nations General Assembly.

Bachendri Pal, 1984, the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest,

Harita Kaur Deol becomes the first Indian woman pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), on a solo flight in 1994,

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha, popularly known as P. T. Usha is the 1^st Indian woman to reach the final of an Olympic event.

The list doesn’t end here... these are the 1^st but not the last.

Needless to say, women have proved their mettle in a world skewed in favor of men.