News has just come in that the Maharashtra government has changed its mind on introducing sex education in schools. Now, it won’t. The reason: opposition from MLAs cutting across party lines. The BJP went a step further and claimed that introduction of sex education is anti Indian culture. Yeah, sure! I guess BJP members are all products of Immaculate Conception.
Going by the logic of sex education offending our traditional beliefs, shouldn’t we be doing a Bamiyan at Ajanta, Ellora, Khajurah and other ancient monuments of importance for they dare to depict gods and goddesses in the nude or in various stages of undress?
Or is the logic that when we have Band Stand, the beaches and other places where young kids can have practical sex sessions and discover the secrets of nature themselves, why waste time and money trying to teach them the very same things in school? These places are in Mumbai and I am sure similar places exist where readers live.
And lest I forget, autos and cabs are other places where semi-grown kids can experiment, albeit under the watchful eye of the much experienced drivers. I guess the argument is that these drivers can correct and may be personally teach kids if they get it all wrong.
Humor aside, when will politicians realize the virtue of education, education of any kind? Our cities are brimming to the full with people, space is at a premium, and frustrations are running high. Adding to that would be lack of knowledge leading to misconceptions and the eagerness to experiment without fully realizing the consequences of actions.
These were the same politicians who yelled from roof tops of the ills of Dance Bars and their degrading effect on our culture. The result, dance bars shut down, and dancers turned into fulltime sex workers. And now we have the Indian Cricket League and the Indian Premier League having women wearing next to nothing dancing in front of a billion Indians of which children form a significant part. But I guess nudity with Political blessings and permission (read Sharad Pawar) is not offensive to our traditions. In fact, we may be upholding the values of the Ajanta era, right Mr. Politician?
And last but not the least, for a country with over a billion people, isn’t it surprising that our politicians find the very mention of sex taboo? I guess we are all children of Immaculate Conception, and sex has nothing to do with us being the second-largest populated country in the world. No wonder the West still thinks of India as a land of snake charmers and rope trick magicians.
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