The two Bhartis

The name Bharti rings a bell everytime it appears in newspapers. It does remind me of an emerging India and also of a patriarchal India. If you have been reading the morning papers, you must have noticed Bharti occupying a slot in the front page. One a mournful lover, the other a telecom giant.
Both have a foreign connection now. While Bharti Yadav has settled abroad in London after her brothers brutally killed her lover Nitish Katara in 2002, the telecom major has forged an alliance with US retail leader Wal Mart. On one hand, an Indian women is forcibly sent to the West by her parents to prevent her from marrying the man of her choice. On the other hand, we are bringing dollars from the US to propel our economy. While we are contantly innovating ourselves to bring more money into our economy, are we doing enough to change the patriarchal nature of our society? The entire juxtaposition of the two Bhartis of India is indeed a reminder of the two Indias that we inhabit in the times of economic resurgence and growing divide between the rich and the poor. Let the government take pride in providing tax sops to Mr Mittal as also in getting rid the country of honour killings.