So
here’s the thing:
Women
don't feel hungry.
One
hears, in fact,
That
among some
The
culture of skipping tea and breakfast,
And
going straight for brunch,
Is
#trending.
Look
at my grandmother, for example,
In
that day and age too
She
must have been so obsessive about her figure that
Despite
having cooked pots of food
For
a joint family of many,
She
and other women of the household
Would
only have starch water.
Just
as in clothes, in food, as well,
Women
want to have something "different",
Something
unique,
Compared
to what the rest of the family has.
It
is not unusual
To
find on their plates
These
varied styles:
Un-round,
burnt rotis
Broken
pancakes
Residual
potatoes of the potato-pea curry . . .
Why
on earth did they then nag their husbands
To
bring the veggies
They
never planned on having themselves?
Take
my word for it,
All
that attracts them
Are
those advertised
Fingerlickin’
goods on TV.
They
even mix with the family’s ration
The
extra grain they get from the government
During
their pregnancy.
Neither
local or international news
Can
hold their interest.
The
only question they want their men to answer is:
“What
should I cook today?”
(If
men made a joke
On
having to eat bhindi
every day,
Or
got a little pissed
And
threw around
A
few plates,
Does
that mean
They
have no concern in the world,
Apart
from food?)
xxx
Come
to think of it,
It
may not be a bad thing,
That
women do not feel hungry.
Because
when they are hungry,
They
become witches.
Depending
on their religion,
They
start feasting on infants,
Hogging
young, juicy hearts,
Or
going straight for the kill
And
gulping down warm blood.
Those
who call themselves intellectuals,
And
criticise religion,
Do
not comprehend -
Much
intelligence has been invested
In
religions.
To
safeguard people
Against
this all-consuming hunger of women,
Religion
has made rules
Requiring
women to fast regularly.
So
that,
Eventually,
They
are able to grow indifferent
Towards
food,
So
that,
In
case anyone asks,
They
are always able to reply,
“No,
I am not hungry at all.”