Har saal 8 March ko poori duniya mein Mahila Diwas yaani International Women’s Day manaya jaata hai. Yeh din vishesh roop se mahilaon ke samman, unke adhikaron, aur samaj mein unke yogdan ko celebrate karne ke liye manaya jaata hai. Yeh sirf ek tyohar nahi, balki ek aisa aandolan hai jo mahilaon ki barabari, unki suraksha, aur unke vikas ke liye jagrukta badhata hai.
Mahila Diwas ka Itihaas
Mahila Diwas ki shuruaat 20vi sadi ke shuruat mein hui thi. 1908 mein America ke New York mein 15,000 mahilaon ne march kiya tha jismein unhone chhoti kaam ki ghadiyon, achhi salary aur voting rights ki demand ki thi. 1910 mein Germany ki socialist leader Clara Zetkin ne ek antar-rashtriya mahila diwas manane ka prastaav diya, jo 1911 mein pehli baar Germany, Denmark, Austria aur Switzerland mein celebrate kiya gaya.
1975 mein United Nations ne is din ko International Women’s Day ke roop mein manane ki ghoshna ki. Tab se le kar aaj tak, har saal yeh ek nai theme ke saath manaya jaata hai jaise ki gender equality, women empowerment, digital inclusion, etc.
Bharat Mein Mahila Diwas
Bharat mein bhi Mahila Diwas bade utsah se manaya jaata hai. Schools, colleges, offices aur sarkari sansthano mein kai prakar ke karyakram hote hain – jaise speeches, street plays, rangoli, essay writing, aur awareness drives. Yeh samay hota hai un mahilaon ko samman dene ka jo apne parivaar, samaj aur desh ke liye mahatvapurna yogdan deti hain.
Mahilayein sirf ghar tak seemit nahi hain. Aaj ve doctor, engineer, IAS officer, pilot, entrepreneur, aur scientist jaise padon par kaam kar rahi hain. Kalpana Chawla, Kiran Bedi, Indira Gandhi, PV Sindhu, Mary Kom, aur Avani Chaturvedi jaise naam naari shakti ke pratinidhitva hain.
Gaon ki mahila bhi aaj apne hak ke liye awaaz uthana jaanti hai. Ve self-help groups, dairy farming, handicrafts, aur digital literacy mein badh chadh kar hissa le rahi hain.
Mahilayein Aur Chunautiyan
Lekin safalta ke is safar mein kai rukavatein bhi hain. Aaj bhi kai jagahon par mahilayein domestic violence, dowry, workplace harassment, aur gender discrimination ka samna karti hain. Rural areas mein ab bhi ladkiyon ki schooling mein rukawat hoti hai. Health facilities, sanitation aur menstrual hygiene jaise mamle mein abhi kaafi sudhar ki zarurat hai.
Isliye Mahila Diwas sirf ek celebration nahi, ek reminder hai ki humein aur mehnat karni hai taki har mahila apni zindagi swabhimaan aur suraksha ke saath jee sake.
Sashaktikaran Ki Ore
Mahila sashaktikaran ka arth hai mahilaon ko unke hakon, swatantrata, aur faisla lene ki azadi dena. Iske liye education, employment, leadership aur financial independence bahut mahatvapurn hain. Sarkar bhi kai schemes laayi hai jaise Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Ujjwala Yojana, Mission Shakti, aur Self Help Group support schemes, jinke zariye mahilaon ko aarthik aur samajik roop se mazboot banaya ja raha hai.
Mahila Diwas Ka Sandesh
Mahila Diwas ka asli sandesh hai – "Saman Adhikaar, Saman Avsar." Jab tak mahilaon ko poora samman, suraksha aur swatantrata nahi milegi, tab tak samaj ka vikas adhoora rahega. Mahilayein sirf ek pita, pati ya bhai ke sahare jeene ke liye nahi bani hain. Ve apni zindagi apne dum par jeene ke layak hain.
Ant mein, humein yeh samajhna hoga ki Mahila Diwas ek din tak simit nahi hona chahiye. Har din mahilayon ka din hona chahiye. Har ghar, har school, har office mein aisa mahaul banana chahiye jahan ladkiyon aur mahilayon ko samman, suraksha aur pragati ke avsar milen.
Mahila Diwas par humein pratigya leni chahiye ki hum naari shakti ka samman karenge, unka saath denge, aur ek samaan aur sashakt samaj ki sthaapna mein yogdan denge.
