Yesterday I saw a video on the internet of Kareena Kapoor Khan and Ratna Pathak Saha talking about ‘Karwa Chauth’ and poking to women who practice it are uneducated. However, people should respect people’s right to celebrate their traditions. If anyone doesn’t want to practice this tradition that’s totally fine but shaming women who choose to practice it is controlling too. And calling it patriarchal practice without knowing the reasons behind it. It’s progressive elitism.
Controversial Statements By The Celebrities On Karwa Chauth
Kareena said in one of her interviews “No need to go hungry to prove love“. Okay, fine, I personally admire her a lot but this make me think of her belief like it seems Kareena has converted her religion, which she is free to do so. But she or anybody has no right to play with sentiments of other religions.
And another one Ratna Pathak she said in one of her statement on Karwa Chauth is “Fasting on Karwa Chauth is stone age customs and uneducated people practice it“. This shows the hypocrisy level of the one by citing such statement in media. And interestingly her own husband (Nasruddin Saha )has legal right to marry three more times, she should also speak how this right helps women’s liberation” isn’t? But according to these literate people keeping ROZA fasting is sacred, triple talaq is good for women to get free from marraige, burqa is for women’s protection and hijab is for modern and integration with others in school. Great what an amazing and educated woman of 21st century hats off to her.
Then sorry I must say Katrina Kaif is an illiterate because being a foreigner she practiced the ritual.
What ancient history says about Karwa Chauth and it’s scientific reasons-
According to lunisolar calendar of Kartik month of chaturthi (Chauth) people do celebrate this festival every year. Now let’s understand the relationship of a woman and the moon and we all knows about the cycle moon which is of 29.5 days and surprisingly menstrual cycle of women is also if 29.5 days. Scientists and philosophers do understand about the effects of moon on human being. And there is connection between moon and females fertility. Women’s menstrual cycle gets sync with the cycle of moon and this is why our ancient sage advised to fast on every 4th (Chauth) Krishnapaksh of the month to maintain the synchronization.
Now most of the people ask does fast brings positive and healing impact in ones body? So here fasting promotes analysis and detoxification and it is a proven fact that body’s healing process and protein synthesis works well during the fast.
And during this Karwa Chauth weather changes which affects people and also impacts fertility of women. So fasting this particular time of Karwa Chauth is very much preferable and good for female body. And there’s is saying “Happy wife means happy life” and research also says that having a happy spouse could be good for your health. So overall it seems like this moon and female fertility, moods are connected with each other. And a healthy wife is the reason of blessed husband which means long life.