In what way did Tomba contribute towards ashangbi.
Chapter : nature created man and woman as equal
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The house and its surroundings are a sight of peace in the early morning of April. It nestles by the side of
a small stream of crystal-clear water. The stream tumbles down the green mountains only two miles or
so away. There is a stretch of hundreds of acres of fertile land rolling with yellow mustard flowers,
between the mountain range and the house. A garden is in front of the house. Trees of many kinds
bearing flowers of various hues and fruits grow on all sides of the house.
The courtyard smells of jasmine which blooms in bunches of white pearls. The fragrance mingles with
the thin smoke that rises from sweet smelling incense sticks. The burning incense sticks are glowing at
the altar of God in the middle of the courtyard.
Ashangbi is in her reading- room and is busy writing an article. She is a middle - aged mother of three
children and a journalist and woman’s rights activist. Lanthoi, her youngest daughter, enters the room.
She is an intelligent girl. Today she looks thoughtful and she takes a seat by her mother’s side. At the
sight of her child, Ashangbi lovingly asks, “Have you finished your study, my dear?” “Yes, mother, I
finished it last night. Today being Sunday, I want to do something interesting.” Lanthoi says and waits for
her mother’s response. “Tell me what you want to do,” Ashangbi asks her quite amused. “Mother,
tomorrow I’m going to represent the Siroi Lily House as a speaker in a symposium at our school. The
topic is ‘God Created Men and Women As Equals’. Will you spare some time to have a discussion with
me?” Lanthoi presses on her mother.
Lanthoi has just had a discussion with her father on the topic. Tomba, her father, is a husband
supportive of the activities of his wife and a loving father. He is a lawyer and a social worker, who
advocates the cause of women. He is always proud of his wife, the two daughters and the son. In times
of need, he extends his helping hand to his wife and children and to the society at large. He does not
discriminate between a man’s work and a woman’s work anywhere. He shares equally with his wife in
doing the household chores like cleaning, washing, cooking and feeding the children. Had he not shared
in these activities in the way he does, his wife would not have been a successful professional. He
wholeheartedly believes in equality irrespective of class, religion and gender. In his discussion with his
daughter, he laments over the great injustice done on women in the society, telling her, “My dear child,
the world is still full of inequalities. We have to find a way to bring equality between men and women”.
Her father’s words are still ringing in the ears of Lanthoi. And she tells her mother of what her father has
told her.
Appreciative of her husband for his views, Ashangbi says, “Your father is right. In no society do women
enjoy the same opportunities enjoyed by men. It is because of your father that I feel no difference or
inequality at home. But, outside our home, I have seen that women have been subjugated in many
ways. It is against the will of God. God has sent men and women to our Earth to share the joys and
sorrows of life equally, to share his blessings and to enjoy the bounty of Nature equally. This is what
your topic means”.
Ashangbi knows well that men and women are equal. Women, who are half of the human race, are as
important as men. She writes and talks about such topics. Her daughter, though a child, also
understands well that her mother is not a person of lesser quality than her father. She says, “Our home
is full of love with you, mother.”
Answer:
Tomba was supportive the activities of his wife Asin b extended his helping hand to her and the children and to the society at large he help is wife in household source like cleaning washing cooking and feeding the children and other activities also