Disclaimer:
I am not a hindi movie fan nor I watch hindi soups but the terminologies used
in this write up perfectly describes the situation. Reader’s discretion is
advised and you can draw your own conclusions over my observation.
The other
day, on a mundane drive just above the Norzin Lam lane, I saw an elderly rich
lady and a frightened young girl. Her appearance made me conclude that this girl
is either her house maid or a nanny. I stopped for a while attending to a call
and then I saw this elderly lady take out half and untidily packed luggage’s
similar to those carried during our ancestors time, from her polished land
cruiser. The whole scene made me think that the lady
is throwing this babysitter out of her house.
The lady was
a fierce looking master and the girl, helpless and almost in the brink of
tears. The lady with expensive outfits and a half jacket was taking things out
as if she was throwing some waste out of her house. The girl standing beside
her car looked at those things with unimaginable helplessness. I could see
injustice, ill treatment and misery in her eyes.
In the
following paragraphs, I have voiced my opinion and I am in no way qualified to
say whether the girl or the lady was wrong.
How do
Thimphu-ites get these house maids and nannies? Did the urban rich and middle
class bring them to be mistreated? If nannies make some curable mistakes, does
this mean that the masters are well behaved in conduct? All middle class
require nannies for babysitting and this has become a social ill making young
innocent girls become victims of child abuse. If our society accepts such
practices and if we cannot do away without nannies at home, then it is not the
problem with those nannies but with their seemingly wealthy masters. The
masters want their workers at home to behave in the best acceptable manner and
they show no responsibility as a biological parent. Children of such homes are
what we now see as hooligans and push outs of society with cash. Cash is what
they got when parents had no time to spare and cash is what they have as
friend. They became push outs in the very first place for the pride associated
with cash they got from their inhuman wealthy dads and moms.
Can the
elderly be more civilized and human while dealing with nannies? I am told of
some Bhutanese nannies in the west experiencing the same there. To those,
nanny-ing abroad, I say that your Bhutanese masters here are in no different
situation. This is bloody slavery and inhuman in the most developed town of
Bhutan. Most abuses go unnoticed and unreported but now people are coming in
public to ridicule, mock and insult the very people who took care of their
tempered babies and spoilt brats.
And coming
back to the scene of abuse, how I wished, she could have settled this at her
home treating the girl more humanely. I saw Anupam Kher in that lady and
Sridevi in the girl after watching Chalbaaz (A hindi film) a decade ago. Dear
readers, do you have a nanny at home? If yes, then please behave! As informed
citizens let us not multiply more Anupam khers and Sridevis! LOL but this no
laughing matter!
Good day
folks!