It was probably the April of 1974. Bangalore was getting warm and gulmohars were blooming at the IISc campus. I was the only girl in my postgraduate department and was staying at the ladies’ hostel. Other girls were pursuing research in different departments of Science.
I was looking forward to going abroad to complete a doctorate in computer science. I had been offered scholarships from Universities in the US. I had not thought of taking up a job in India.
One day, while on the way to my hostel from our lecture-hall complex, I saw an advertisement on the notice board. It was a standard job-requirement notice from the famous automobile company Telco (now Tata Motors). It stated that the company required young, bright engineers, hardworking and with an excellent academic background, etc.
At the bottom was a small line: “Lady Candidates need not apply.”I read it and was very upset. For the first time in my life I was up against gender discrimination.
Though I was not keen on taking up the job, I saw it as a challenge. I had done extremely well in academics, better than most of my male peers. Little did I know then that in real life academic excellence is not enough to be successful?
Hetah a chhiar zawm theih e.
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August 20th, 2011 at 11:33 am
Khawnge ka dictionary.?
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August 20th, 2011 at 11:42 am
Well, right. Only acedemic excellence is not enough but its the key. But without it, you wouldn’t open any door…
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August 20th, 2011 at 11:43 am
Va hlui veee
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August 20th, 2011 at 11:43 am
No Comment.
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August 20th, 2011 at 11:44 am
lr hlonchhing #2 use your hand to open a door
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August 20th, 2011 at 11:45 am
ka’n chhiar zawm teh ang, ka duh chi a ni tlat mai. english-a article ngaihnawm tak ziah thiam ve hi ka chak ngawt mai
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August 20th, 2011 at 11:47 am
Ropui lutuk. Thanks for the post. Ka rilru a hneh kher mai a.
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August 20th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Nakinah chhiarzawm tawh mai ang.
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August 20th, 2011 at 12:08 pm
Va Fair lo ve aw. Mizoram chu ni se, MHIP in kawngzawh huaihawt ngei ngei na chi a nih khi.
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August 20th, 2011 at 12:33 pm
a hlui tawh e….khing hun lai nen chuan thil thleng khi mak vak pawh nihleinem. India te British in a awp hma zawng pawh khan hmeichhe rapbet nasa ber te zing a mi lawm….Widow remarriage pawh an phal lova mei ah an zuan luh tir ania…khang dan Britain in an paih sak te kha an la haw em em zui. Tun hnai te ah hian an harh chhuak chho ve bek2 chauh alawm.
Tunlai (Today) ah pawh hian public place leh train hrang2 ah te pawh Ladies coach an siam zel a, hengte hi discriminate na pakhat a nia. A chhan chu mipa ten an khawih nasa thei ltk a, chu2 heeee…tah mifing tlemte ten an awm hmun an thliarsak tawp tihna nia. Vai mipa te hi hur ve bawk hek male
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August 20th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
H.Vangchhia# okay
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August 20th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
komen hmain chhiar zawm phawt teh ang.
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August 20th, 2011 at 1:12 pm
Khawvelah computer a awm tih kan la hriat hma..eh
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August 20th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Breaking news: Tun mai khan Israel rama ka in bulah Arab hovin Gaza atangin bomb an rawn thlak. Vanneihthlak takin pawi lian tham a khawih lo hlauh. Den duh khawp mai.
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August 20th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Bill Gates, a couple of years older than me —by 1974 Microsoft-wares were not ever never in dreams of mankind.
Widow Remarriage Act was in practice long time before 1974, back in Bill (William) Ben’s days in our Indian History. On top of that, I was a little fourth-year cadet that time … in 1974 …
Ladies and Ladas (I mean to say Gentlemen) today … you all have the same opportunities unless you’re favored in particular ways!
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August 20th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
14 #chhana… hetah ralmuang deuhin in awm dawn nia
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August 20th, 2011 at 2:03 pm
Nia, Mizoramah thlamuang deuhvin a awm theih reng si a.
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August 20th, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Ka chhiar zo vek, a tha hle mai. Gender issue lam pawh ni chiahin a lan loh hi maw le.
Mi ropui dik tak te character tarlanna tha tak a nih hi. ‘Van a Lal ber, Ranthleng a zal kha’ min hriat chhuahtir hle mai.
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August 20th, 2011 at 2:14 pm
#3 troxx & #10 asteric: He article chhiar chhuak lovin comment in pe a ang ka ti. A story hi chu a hlui tawh mai thei, mahse a ziaktu in a tarlan tum ber erawh hi chu engtikah mah ‘a hlui tawh’ tih phal chi rual a ni lovang.
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August 20th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
‘It was probably the April of 1974’. … Khitih hun laia thil thleng anih chuan a HLUI HRIM HRIM …
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August 20th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Hlui toh tak hle mai a……..tunah chuan a nih toh vak loh hi a……….
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August 20th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
A tha hle tak mai a. Tata chhungkua hi a chhungkua ang zawng chuan India ram tana thawh hlawk ber anni hial ang a.
Mahse tu in nge Ratan Tata hi rawn thlak ang aw… nupui lah hi a nei duh der mai silova.
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August 20th, 2011 at 3:20 pm
A link khi a chhiar zawm chi ang. A tlem deuh a nih hi hrethiamlo kan tam tlat
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August 20th, 2011 at 3:39 pm
#23
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August 20th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Kan Engineer hmeichhia te hi ‘Kulkarni’ ang hian eng hna pawh thawh hreh lo se a duhawm khawp mai.
A bikin Civil Engg bikah hian Survey laia nisat vanga tap ta mai te an awm thin a. Vangvat leh pangang hlau chung chuan ramhnuaiah an tirh ve theih thin loh! Academic lamah emaw Desk Job lamah lo phei chuan an chhawr tlak thin loh hi khawi Dept. emaw te hian an sawi hriat hi anuam vak lo.
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August 20th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Post sei deuh…ka ciar tha peih lo
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August 20th, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Heihi inlo hre tawh em.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSYLuGd44uk&feature=player_embedded#!
no_nick a post tho ani bawk inthlahrung lo mai teh ang.
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August 20th, 2011 at 4:46 pm
“Lady CANDIDATES” tih inziak tel reng si, NEED NOT APPLY tih khi ka hrethiam chiah lo!
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August 20th, 2011 at 5:54 pm
gender discrimination lampang a ni hauh lo mai a. Post tupa chu Rilru chawk buai tawk chin vel chiah i ron ti lang a.
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August 20th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
ka chhiar chhhuak dap lo
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August 20th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Chhiar chiang ta che u le unaute u,article ngaihnawm tak anih hi le
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August 20th, 2011 at 7:17 pm
A hlui hle tak mai aaa…..
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August 20th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
Chhiar ava nuam ve. Ka chhiar chhuak vek
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