Women’s Day
View(s):“The best way to change the future is to mobilize the women of the world.” This idea was expressed by Sir Jawarhalal Nehru. Each year, Women’s Day is held on a grand scale on March 8, to honour women for the immense service they have rendered to the world. Women’s Day was first celebrated in 1947. In ancient Rome and also the Indus civilizations, a day was celebrated to pay gratitude to all women in the world. A woman is the person who begins life as a daughter, becomes a wife and then a mother. No great men would have been able to adorn the pages of history had it not been for the mother who gave birth to them.
In the past, women were confined at home. Men were treated as superior beings and women were harassed and their rights were violated by society. They were forbidden to receive a good education, were married underage and sometimes forbidden to go outside. They attended to all household deeds and lived quietly braving many hardships. Their courage never failed. Even at present they live through financial and economic problems whilst finding food for their children.
Women took on this silent fight and with technological development they gave taken a step in front of men. Some celebrated personalities are,
Anne Frank, Princess Diana,
Joan of Arc etc. Their beauty of heart, passion, affection and motherly understanding has emerged to change the world.
As Jean Patrick once said,
“The shadow of success of a man,
is a woman.”
Anjalee Handaragama (Grade 
Sujatha Vidyalaya, Nugegoda