The chaos of traffic and colour with motorcycles weaving through is a common scene. What's different about this moment is the helmet on the woman. I think this is the first time in my almost 4 months here that I've seen a woman passenger with a helmet on.
There is a law in Delhi that all drivers must wear helmets with the exception of turban wearing Sikh men.
In 1997 Sikh women protested and won exemption for themselves.
Basic assumptions are thrown askew when you add reincarnation into the logic. Maybe one life lost in a motorcycle accident is preferable to seven lives with leprosy.
Once again my North American perspective (judgement) is shaken.
There is a law in Delhi that all drivers must wear helmets with the exception of turban wearing Sikh men.
In 1997 Sikh women protested and won exemption for themselves.
"As per the Rehat Nama (rules of the community)," says lawyer Manjit Singh Butalia, who filed a petition in the high court seeking exemption of the rule for Sikh women, "a Sikh cannot wear a topi. If he does, he will die of leprosy for seven lives. By forcing our ladies to wear a helmet, the government is violating our fundamental rights. The authorities are prohibiting us from practicing our religion."
Basic assumptions are thrown askew when you add reincarnation into the logic. Maybe one life lost in a motorcycle accident is preferable to seven lives with leprosy.
Once again my North American perspective (judgement) is shaken.
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