NEW DELHI: It was once foster daughter Namita Bhattacharya who performed the last rites of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, giving hearth to the pyre after the standard ‘parikrama’ (circumambulation) with different members of the family.
Soon after moving scenes at Vajpayee’s cremation, feedback on social media hailed Namita’s position as an empowering act for gender equality with visuals of the last rites of public figures extra frequently related to male kin reminiscent of sons and brothers sporting out the ‘fire-giving’ ritual.
Before the cremation, Vajpayee’s foster granddaughter Niharika was once passed over the Indian Tricolour used to drape the funerary field sporting the previous PM’s mortal remains.
Though it is no longer unusual for daughters to steer rituals related to demise, the televised visuals of the Bhattacharya family caught standard attention. “A country where people desire to have a son who will supply them ‘Moksha’ performing their last rites. Daughter Namita Bhattacharya performed last rites of #AtalBihariVajpayee. How is the affection of a daughter other from the son?” a tweet by way of Megha Bist stated. There had been several others reflecting the similar idea.
Another tweet from Shubham Jain stated, “Maybe the discrimination against ladies in tier 1, tier 2 cities will stop now where we don’t allow ladies to go into in graveyards and cemetry. #NamitaBhattacharya ma’am started a brand new pattern by way of performing last rites of our liked #atalbiharivajpayee sir”.
Vajpayee was once recognized to be as regards to Namita who's married to Ranjan Bhattacharya. Niharika is their most effective kid.
Soon after moving scenes at Vajpayee’s cremation, feedback on social media hailed Namita’s position as an empowering act for gender equality with visuals of the last rites of public figures extra frequently related to male kin reminiscent of sons and brothers sporting out the ‘fire-giving’ ritual.
Before the cremation, Vajpayee’s foster granddaughter Niharika was once passed over the Indian Tricolour used to drape the funerary field sporting the previous PM’s mortal remains.
Though it is no longer unusual for daughters to steer rituals related to demise, the televised visuals of the Bhattacharya family caught standard attention. “A country where people desire to have a son who will supply them ‘Moksha’ performing their last rites. Daughter Namita Bhattacharya performed last rites of #AtalBihariVajpayee. How is the affection of a daughter other from the son?” a tweet by way of Megha Bist stated. There had been several others reflecting the similar idea.
Another tweet from Shubham Jain stated, “Maybe the discrimination against ladies in tier 1, tier 2 cities will stop now where we don’t allow ladies to go into in graveyards and cemetry. #NamitaBhattacharya ma’am started a brand new pattern by way of performing last rites of our liked #atalbiharivajpayee sir”.
May the discrimination against ladies in tier 1, tier 2 cities will stop now where we dont allow womens to go into in… https://t.co/bYKwLbKste
— shubham jain (@shubhamjain1108) 1534516293000Vajpayee was once recognized to be as regards to Namita who's married to Ranjan Bhattacharya. Niharika is their most effective kid.
Foster daughter lights Vajpayee's pyre, sends a powerful message
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