Can We Replace ‘Karva’ In Karvachauth With Career?

Annual festivities for Hindus have begun, starting with the day of Ganpati to the nine days of Navratri which will last until Bhai-Dooj, every festival has a purpose of its own. They keep belief of culture still relevant for our times.

I love every bit of it.

In all this, there is a particular customary festival that many Indian women take pride in. And to celebrate this day they might indulge in shopping for clothes, buying jewellery, putting henna, and even getting some makeover done to look prettier on the D-Day i.e. ‘Karvachauth’.

When will men fast for women’s long-life?

Why don’t men fast for women, don’t they need us to live long and healthy life in order to complete joint responsibilities? Or should I say, the older customs did not feel that women were important enough and just left them as they were centuries back; festival that care for men’s health only.

But with times, my direction and outlook changed towards the festival.

With women occupying more and more place in corporate world and other fields; on this day they either attend office for limited time or will not be working at all to complete the chores related to this festival. And they will also pray the whole day for her spouse’s long and healthy life, while keeping a fast.

I am personally fan of this day and celebration, but finding context to something that has very little significance in today’s time; where women are fighting their own battles at work front, managing personal priorities, and in all this they are looking after their own career growth for longer run.

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Do all these ‘fasts’ really matter?

Can we replace ‘Karva’ with Career?

If it had to make sense, then, ‘Karva’ should be replaced by ‘Career.’ That will help resolve a lot of the issues related to purpose. For what we are living in today’s world?

Replace ‘Karva’ with ‘Career’ to give that support and strengthen to what she wants. What she wants to achieve at professional side of things, empower her to make decisions at relationship level and around life.

Please see this as an article as an outlook which needs to be brought in our lives. Not to just help women in the house, but also grant her spouse to live longer. If the wife works in a healthy environment, he too can live with less financial burdens and reduced emotional stress; fewer liabilities implies no stress to equate for a longer and happy life.

This will not just help the spouse secure a good life, but also motivate them to raise kids who are smarter and empowered to improve the family’s future status, making it a workable and happy arrangement for all.

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