Birds That Never Fly Poem by Binu Mathew

4' Indian woman always commanded a pride of place both at home and in society.

3) … often attributed to Manusmriti and Indian scriptures. But unlike the societies of Roman Empire or British Empire, Indian societies were never mesogynic. The Nair community in Kerala was matriarchal. And the Muslim settlers soon adopted this system

3) meaning " The father protects a girl/woman during her teens, the husband protects her in her youth and her sons protect her in old age; the woman is never fit for independence." is the malafide patriarchal and mesogynic philosophy…

2) your lines also reflect the most I'll-used verse from Manusmriti " Pitah Rakshathi Koumare Pati Rakshathi Youvanne Puthro Rakshathi Vardhaykye Na sthree swathanthryam arhati'

Poet Balaamani Amma (mother of poet Kamala Das) wrote "vittayaykkuka koottil ninnenne, Njan ottu vanil paranju nadakkatte…". Meaning, ‘please release me from my prison, let me enjoy flying in the sky..