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Educated daughters vs strong daughters: The difference

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Indian government, Indian law, and pro-female organizations in that land talk about increasing education of girls and women. I get very amused at this ineffective and useless propoganda that does nothing great to help the girl child and women. This is because most women even if educated are unable to continue work, career or do entrepreneurship because their parents or in-laws or community will not allow them. So it means educate them for namesake and then make them stagnant to do caring and cooking jobs at home. In short, educate them and again throw them in the same gutter or furnace as before. Education gives them no financial independence, no autonomy, no freedom to decide for self or children. Then what is the role of education for them? Nothing. I pity the parents who think that educating a daughter makes them finish their duty towards her. They continue to rear her as a cow or sheep. The net result is an educated women with no respect or autonomy and no space of her own. This ca...

Why is rice washing essential? How to do it? Benefits of rice water!

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  Rice is the staple food of many regions of the world. But there is a lot of confusion on rice grains washing before cooking. Why it is necessary and how it should be done? Rice washing This is a procedure done in many households where rice is eaten in the form of cooked rice. It is carried out just before the rice is to be cooked and potable water is used for the purpose. People wonder why this is necessary and especially this thought comes to the mind when there is a scarcity of water. People wonder what would happen if the rice is not washed before cooking and instead directly cooked. Rice washing is necessary [Source: Taste] The reasons for washing There are multiple reasons that mandate rice washing with potable water prior to cooking. One of the reasons is to remove dirt and impurities that might have been missed during the initial process of picking up the visible particles in the rice such as small stones, husk, some small insects etc. Besides, cleaning also rem...