Girls, study hard!

[Monica]

It's been a year since I appeared for JEE and didn't qualify for some reason. I'm now in a tier-5 college.

My parents say that after I finish BTech they'll fund my MTech, and before I complete my PG they'll get me married.

They believe that once a girl starts working, she becomes more interested in earning for herself and loses interest in marriage. According to them, eventually I'll refuse to be a housewife if I have a job. So they think girls should never earn.

Ladies, please fight for your future. Go to a good college, get a well-paid job, become independent.

I'll do whatever I can to land a good job though.

[Danny]

Boys, you should study too.

[Akbar]

You should follow your own advice too.

[Vasant]

I still haven't been able to cope with the JEE trauma. I'm also in a tier-3 college. Now it's on you because we can't say anything to our parents. You have to prove yourself by studying for GATE and, if you get a good college, that'll help.

[Mister]

Sis, your parents are the problem.

My friend's sister studies at IIT-K, and her parents say the same thing. The issue is with the parents.

[Saad]

If you're serious, study hard, go to placements, secretly get a job and tell them 'f*** you'.

[Advik]

I don't get why they're even paying for BTech; why didn't they send you to home science or something?
Anyway, good for you - try to get placed after BTech.

[Ishita]

Son, do you really think that if you were from IIT their mindset would change? BTech is still four years and MTech is still two years.

The problem is the parents.

[Ranjit]

And there are still people saying we don't need a female quota.

[Falguni]

Even when I was in class 12, my parents used to say they'd start looking for a boy for me once I turned 18 and marry me before I turned 20. I used to cry listening to them.

But now I'm in NIT CS, and they don't force me to do anything; they've given me complete freedom.

Girls, earn it and move far away from home.

[Usha]

Keep going.
Find a job and fight for your freedom.