If you are currently consuming any
type of mass media in India, you are likely aware of the Twisha Sharma death
case. TV news channels are presenting every minute detail of the case as if it
were a matter of great national importance. The deceased woman’s family is from
Noida, and since most national media channels have their studios in Noida, this
explains the disproportionate coverage of Delhi-Noida-NCR events.
One aspect of this news cannot be
ignored: Late Twisha Sharma was a “textbook woke woman.” Here are a few points
to support this assertion:
1. She
received a good education up to the postgraduate level and worked for many
years.
2. She
chose to join the glamour industry, as she found her calling there.
3. She
married at the relatively advanced age of 32.
4. She
selected her own life partner.
5. She
met her partner through a digital dating app.
6. She
chose a man from a different caste.
7. She
dated him for a year before marriage.
8. She
entered into what is called a “love marriage.”
9. She
terminated her pregnancy of her own free will.
All these points align with the
description of a modern, empowered woman. Yet, the tragic end of Twisha’s life
makes this fact deeply ironic.
For years, traditional Indian values
and ways of life have been ridiculed by modernists. Some of these traditional
elements include:
1. Allowing
parents to choose a life partner, as they have seen the cycles of life and are
believed to make better decisions.
2. Marrying
at the “right age” (early twenties) and having children at the appropriate time
(twenties or early thirties).
3. Avoiding
work in the glamour industry, which is often considered “sinful.”
4. Choosing
a partner from known family connections or with social validation, reducing
risks of misrepresentation or fraud.
5. Marrying
within one’s caste to align family values and increase compatibility after
marriage.
6. Avoiding
boyfriends or girlfriends before marriage, keeping marriage as a “sacred” bond.
7. Never
aborting a pregnancy, as childbirth is seen as a divine blessing.
Modernist propaganda has long
dismissed these traits as belonging to “uneducated, backward families” living
in the 18th century, insisting such values need eradication.
At this point, it is immaterial
whether Twisha Sharma committed sui*ide (as claimed by her in-laws, doctors,
and police) or whether she was murdered (as speculated by her parents). From
the chat messages shared in the media, it is clear she was sad, frustrated, and
deeply troubled in her marriage. Her “love marriage” had failed from the start,
her pregnancy was terminated by choice, her husband had stopped communicating
with her, and her parents were not of much help. The “empowered woman”
narrative promoted as a panacea by modernists failed miserably, and someone
must answer for it.
All the woke female journalists and
celebrity women who sold us this “empowered woman panacea” need to be
questioned. If a “textbook woke woman” like Twisha Sharma was not safe, what
right did they have to discard, denounce, and ridicule traditional Indian
values as outdated customs? What is wrong if men and women take help from
parents in finding the right match, marry at the right age, have children at
the right time, and build a life together in a way that benefits both family
and society?
These questions have been entirely
missed in the debate surrounding this case. The media is busy sensationalizing,
the deceased woman’s family is consumed by vengeance, and ordinary people are
caught in the middle. It is high time that common people start questioning
those who spread propaganda but disappear when faced with difficult questions.
Our society cannot outsource its
thinking ability to TV channels and modernist celebrities parroting Western
values as a cure-all for India’s problems. We must wake up, use our own
judgment, and create a culture that is safe for women, families, and society at
large. This is the only way to prevent more innocent women from becoming
another Twisha.
Om Shanti. May Twisha's soul gets peace, and she is reborn into a happy long life.
— Rahul
