Who Made Her A Woman? Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Who made her a woman,
Who made her
A woman,
Just think you,
Think you
Who made her a woman
Womanly?

And instead of thinking
About her,
You are.
You are talking about
Her freedom and liberation
On Women's Day.

We gave, gave her a sari
To wear,
A bindi to put on
The forehead,
Vermillion into the parting line
Of her hair.

We asked her, asked her
To keep the hair long,
Not to step outside the house
And to do all household works,
Asking to be involved in
Washing, cleaning, sweeping and rearing.

now you say, say to me,
Who, who made her a woman,
A woman,
She herself
Or you,
It is you who have made her a woman?

Giving bangles to her,
The nose-pin, ear-rings,
Anklets, bracelets,
The necklace,
Finger-rings,
Say you, say you?